The Circuit

I went into this with low expectations, mainly due to the underwhelming performance of Aaron Pedersen in a previous series (Homicide). Even though he is not a particularly distinguished actor, Pedersen is smart enough to let other actors shine in this series. And wonderful actors they are, natural and heartfelt. The stories all resonate, especially during the first season. Highly recommended.

The only bad thing about this show is that it stopped after only two seasons. I really hope that the producers see fir to bring back at least one more season!!!

Having been added to streaming service Stan The Circuit is well worth a watch. Consisting of only two seasons this up close and personal examination of hard life in the Kimberly region of northern Western Australia pulls no punches.

Found the show to be unwatchable due to annoying camera zooms, pans, jumps.

It's difficult for me to properly rate this season as I could only bare to finish one episode (episode 4).

I must agree with another reviewer in his or her comment that the style of the camera work is highly distracting. In all truth, within the first few minutes of watching the first episode, I began to get a headache due to the crash zooms, sudden pans, deliberately shaky hand-held shots, and the quick cuts. I realize that this was a popular technique for a few years and many directors had a go with it, but director Catriona McKenzie seems to have embraced it thoroughly. Thankfully, that fad was short-lived and will hopefully never rear its ugly head again.

Episode four is the only episode in season one that wasn't directed by Catriona McKenzie or Richard Frankland (who it seems also followed this methodology). The story is fine, along with the acting, etc. However, when skipping so many episodes one is left, unfortunately, to decide which is worse: missing character stories or risking a possible stroke.