The Four Seasons

I wasn't sure what to expect with this series but I was pleasantly surprised with the show. I did not realize until after I watched it that it was a remake of the 1981 movie of the same name.

Each character was developed in such a way to make me relate to each of their personalities.

The storylines were enjoyable; lighthearted/funny at times, heartfelt at times, sad at times, and frustrating at times (for how much all marriages are the same 🤣).

The acting was good. The couples were paired up the right way. When I first went to watch this, I thought the pairing would be the normal Steve Carell Tina Fey pairing, but it was better that it was not them together.

This is definitely a good show to binge and now I will be watching the 1981 movie to compare!

The Four Seasons is an enjoyable relationship dramedy that manages to pack a lot of emotional depth into short episodes. I especially liked Kate and Jack's storyline - Tina Fey gives a sharp, believable performance, and their couple felt the most authentic and grounded.

That said, the show leans too heavily on certain stereotypes. Claude's character felt exaggerated to the point of caricature, and it distracted from what could have been a more nuanced role. Other characters, like a grown daughter who reacts childishly to her parents' choices, or a group of 30-somethings acting more like Gen Z tropes, also felt a bit off. These moments undercut the realism the show otherwise tries to create.

Still, the writing is often clever, and the central theme - how long-term relationships shift and survive - is handled with honesty and warmth. It's not groundbreaking, but it's worth watching for the cast and the insights.

I loved this limited series. Good cast, good script, I laughed out loud several times in every episode. The person whose review called it bourgeois sounded very bitter and was way off base in my opinion. I did not find the characters "out of touch" and there were no "lavish" vacations. One of them owned a vacation home that the all went to twice. One of the other trips was to their and their children's college for " family weekend" and the third was to a presumably inexpensive ie not very fancy Caribbean resort. I have seen the 1981 movie 2-3 times and was pleased with the way this version was similar but did not try to replicate the original. And I loved the ending which I was not expecting. Such an enjoyable experience!

I don't really understand a lot of the comments on here, both the ones in favour and against. I enjoyed the show for the most part. It's got an interesting mix of characters, and there's tension because one of the characters decides to leave their wife, which causes mayhem for the group of friends, comprised of three couples. It's not laugh out loud funny but there are plenty of amusing moments, mixed with mostly easy to digest drama. Where it really goes astray however is in the end of the second-last episode and the final episode, when the story takes a twist which just makes the whole show a downer. And totally takes the shine off of it. It wasn't necessary to go this direction at all. Given that the whole series tracks the original film pretty closely, I don't see why they needed to make this particular deviation which took the fun out of the whole thing.

It's a show about three couples of a certain age navigating life, love, and everything in between. It focuses on their relationships with their partners, but just as much on their friendships with each other. Not a family by blood, but a family by choice-by friendship.

It's a fun and funny show. Nothing too deep, just something to enjoy. At least, that's what I thought at first. But it still got me thinking.

When you hit the lower end of your 30s, you imagine that life after a certain age will be dull, settled, over somehow. But this show reminds us that life keeps its complexity. You'll still hesitate to speak your truth. You'll still crave change, or comfort. There's still drama, still sex, still parties. Life doesn't stop. It just shifts. It's pretty much the same as now, maybe with more money, and hopefully, more wisdom.

It's a show about living your life, maybe in the same patient, familiar way you always have, even if that comes with its own problems. Or maybe it's about changing everything, blowing it all up and starting fresh-and that also has its problems. There's no simple way to do it. No perfect path. But the show embraces that messiness.

Tina, Steve, and Coleman are carrying the show. Their acting is light-hearted, funny, sometimes dramatic, but always feels realistic and deeply human.

Like I said, it's a fun show. I laughed out loud. More than once. And when I get older, I want to be like Danny. Maybe he's not even a great role model, but he's fun, sarcastic (he has some fantastic lines!), and he has a great fashion sense.

If you're looking for something to binge-this might just be your show.