matt_sole-372-208203
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I did it the wrong way around. I watched - and became a great fan of - Veep before I found The Thick of It.
The Thick of It is a marvel and Ianucci is just a divine creator, but arguably Veep did it better, riding on the coat tails of this.
The Thick of It is a perfect window into what Britain is really like. All of the characters is fully believable, even though you despise each and every one of them. The writing is low superb, the situations ridiculous and the show is equal parts hilarious and depressing.
The Thick of It is a marvel and Ianucci is just a divine creator, but arguably Veep did it better, riding on the coat tails of this.
The Thick of It is a perfect window into what Britain is really like. All of the characters is fully believable, even though you despise each and every one of them. The writing is low superb, the situations ridiculous and the show is equal parts hilarious and depressing.
Let me start by saying I've never watched "The Office". I have seen plenty of other fly-on-the-wall style comedies so understand the format.
But The Paper just falls flat for me.
I watched the first two episodes to give it a fair shot but won't be going any further.
I only remember 3 characters. The new guy, the girl he is obviously going to have a will-they/won't-they relationship with and the utterly atrocious Esmerelda. I agree with pretty much every other reviewer on here that she is absolutely the worst thing about the show.
I found nothing to laugh about. It isn't comedy. It isn't clever comedy. It's the rehashing of an over-used format that brings nothing new to the table.
I'm sure it will find its audience, but it definitely doesn't deserve to be heralded as a new classic.
I guess if you liked the original The Office, there's a 50/50 chance that you'll enjoy this. If you didn't watch The Office, there's no reason to watch this show.
But The Paper just falls flat for me.
I watched the first two episodes to give it a fair shot but won't be going any further.
I only remember 3 characters. The new guy, the girl he is obviously going to have a will-they/won't-they relationship with and the utterly atrocious Esmerelda. I agree with pretty much every other reviewer on here that she is absolutely the worst thing about the show.
I found nothing to laugh about. It isn't comedy. It isn't clever comedy. It's the rehashing of an over-used format that brings nothing new to the table.
I'm sure it will find its audience, but it definitely doesn't deserve to be heralded as a new classic.
I guess if you liked the original The Office, there's a 50/50 chance that you'll enjoy this. If you didn't watch The Office, there's no reason to watch this show.
I'm 2 episodes in and I'm really enjoying the show.
I had low expectations... the TV Networks and Streamers are churning these thriller drama series out at such a rate that they are getting progressively worse and I expected In Flight to be no exception.
But I was shocked when the story grabbed me quite quickly. The opening scenes are a little disjointed as the story jumps through different timelines (a pet hate of mine and so common on shows at the moment) but that only lasts for a couple of minutes. This story is t a slow burn, you get into the action quickly and by the end of the first episode you know exactly what you're in for.
Even early in, you can see some of the minor characters being set up to play a bigger part later in the story. I'm intrigued to see where it goes.
One of the things that I'm enjoying is that it isn't TOO complex. So many of these thrillers now demand 100% of your attention and dialogue is traded in for visual storytelling, which means it's common to lose some of the story, but In Glight makes the story really easy to follow, there's no 4D chess to work out what's happening and the cast is quite small so you get to now all of the characters quite quickly.
Some of the other reviews have been quite harsh and I think it's unfair.
It's gripping but easily watchable and it isn't trying to be a Hollywood Blockbuster, it's trying to be a TV crime thriller... which it does very well.
I had low expectations... the TV Networks and Streamers are churning these thriller drama series out at such a rate that they are getting progressively worse and I expected In Flight to be no exception.
But I was shocked when the story grabbed me quite quickly. The opening scenes are a little disjointed as the story jumps through different timelines (a pet hate of mine and so common on shows at the moment) but that only lasts for a couple of minutes. This story is t a slow burn, you get into the action quickly and by the end of the first episode you know exactly what you're in for.
Even early in, you can see some of the minor characters being set up to play a bigger part later in the story. I'm intrigued to see where it goes.
One of the things that I'm enjoying is that it isn't TOO complex. So many of these thrillers now demand 100% of your attention and dialogue is traded in for visual storytelling, which means it's common to lose some of the story, but In Glight makes the story really easy to follow, there's no 4D chess to work out what's happening and the cast is quite small so you get to now all of the characters quite quickly.
Some of the other reviews have been quite harsh and I think it's unfair.
It's gripping but easily watchable and it isn't trying to be a Hollywood Blockbuster, it's trying to be a TV crime thriller... which it does very well.