simonsaysmaybe

This show is nicely shot and has a reasonable starting point for a good story. However, the direction and acting are pretty shaky, the plot is laughably unbelievable and the scriptwriting is just terrible. There are some embarrassing and nearly unwatchable scenes (one featuring a gun pointed at someone's head that turned into two people screaming at each other made me want to hide behind the sofa). The main husband / wife relationship is completely unbelievable and most supporting characters are weak and undeveloped. The series seems to get worse and more confused with every episode and the ending is truly ridiculous. When it finished, I wanted to throw a brick at my television.

Cheesy, fairly basic in its concept and certainly not as profound as it would like to be, but, thanks to decent acting and production values, this series will probably keep you hooked. Ricky Gervais has mastered the art of creating shows that deviate from the normal output, whilst still keeping them mainstream, easy to understand and enjoyable for the masses.

I laughed and was moved at times (but then I almost cry watching the Waltons). By the third series, the general concept had started to feel a little exhausted and some episodes tended to drift a bit in places, but the simple, symbolic final scene scooped the whole show up into a whole and left me feeling it had been worth watching.