This show is far, far better than it has a right to be. Nostalgia, pathos and Shakespearean nuance all play out with touches of action and humor.
While Mr. Macchio is clearly enjoying himself and is a welcome presence, the show truly belongs to William Zabka. Hollywood is fickle, and maybe this guy payed the bully in one 80s flick too many and got pigeonholed into a quiet career onscreen, but DAMN is this man one fine actor; balancing the elements of comedy and tragedy in every shot (maybe the fact that he has branched out creatively as an writer and director has helped him learn to flex more than his muscles too?). His Johnny is like an injured lion....glorious, yet downtrodden...confident, yet tentative. And a complete jerk, yet a total charmer. And he is even more magnetic as a fifty-something than he was as a twenty-something 80s pin-up boy. I hope his agent's phone starts to ring...when I think of all the things Charlie Sheen and Tom Cruise have done over the decades when it could have been HIM all along...
How long until Season 2?
While Mr. Macchio is clearly enjoying himself and is a welcome presence, the show truly belongs to William Zabka. Hollywood is fickle, and maybe this guy payed the bully in one 80s flick too many and got pigeonholed into a quiet career onscreen, but DAMN is this man one fine actor; balancing the elements of comedy and tragedy in every shot (maybe the fact that he has branched out creatively as an writer and director has helped him learn to flex more than his muscles too?). His Johnny is like an injured lion....glorious, yet downtrodden...confident, yet tentative. And a complete jerk, yet a total charmer. And he is even more magnetic as a fifty-something than he was as a twenty-something 80s pin-up boy. I hope his agent's phone starts to ring...when I think of all the things Charlie Sheen and Tom Cruise have done over the decades when it could have been HIM all along...
How long until Season 2?