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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Those Old Scientists (2023)
Indescribably irritating
Good series, horrible episode. If I wanted to watch annoying cartoon characters, I guess I'd watch Below Decks, but since I'm not 9 years old, I do not. Frakes' direction to the actors was obviously no more complex than "pretend you beamed in from a SpongeBob Squarepants episode." And the s tors nailed it. Mote's the pity. When TOS and usually TNG wanted to get silly, they at least had the seriousness of purpose not to act like rejects from a Three Stooges short. The characters' movements, voices, even the facial expressions were meant to be comic I assume, but again, what kind of comedy? DON'T DO THAT AGAIN.
Odwilz (2022)
Promising start. Silly end.
A promising beginning, interesting story, nice cinematography. Unfortunately it devolves into silly, overwrought melodrama. The final three episodes made me feel like I was watching a telenovela- it was that bad.
I really object when an otherwise decent police procedural stoops to stereotyping a female lead as an irrational, impulsive liability, rather than just allowing her to be a good detective who gets the job done. And then to have to watch her fall into bed with a hated moronic colleague in a moment of weakness - shame on you filmmakers for giving in to this kind of crap.
I'd add that I'd choose subtitles any day over the truly awful dubbing HBO Max jammed down my throat.
Crime (2021)
Pretty good story, pretty poorly executed
I started watching this show because I like police procedurals and I like Jamie Sives. Unfortunately Sives is wasted in this show.
The acting here is largely awful. Starting with Dougrey Scott. I've never seen him in anything else so I don't know if the material let him down or he let the material down. His overly theatrical gestures and delivery make it impossible to get immersed in the mystery. The actor who plays his boss plays the role as a clown in a 1980's BBC comedy. It's a real shame.
The dialogue is harsh and coarse. The writers probably assumed this would lend and earthy realism to what is a disturbing story, but it is so overdone, again it keeps the viewer out of the drama rather than immersed in it.
All in all, pretty bad, and disappointing given the pedigree of some of those involved.