...don't fix it. Or should I say don't ruin it! After watching last night's show, it was such a turnoff to me that I didn't even watch the entire episode. The live band included with the show was really a stupid idea. What a waste, I don't see this running a full third season at all!
shareIf network TV isn't broken, then I don't know what is. I applaud them for trying something. Live TV is nothing new but it is out of the ordinary. It's also something different from Netflix and the binge watching model. They're trying to carve out a different space or else this show was going to die anyways.
share...don't fix it. Or should I say don't ruin it! After watching last night's show, it was such a turnoff to me that I didn't even watch the entire episode. The live band included with the show was really a stupid idea. What a waste, I don't see this running a full third season at all!
It was broke to begin with. If you suffered through the first season, a lot of people said undateable was "unwatchable". At least there's some spark to the show and they break the fourth wall a lot.
shareOf course for all the criticism I bet most everyone complaining keeps on watching and keeps coming back to complain... or at least keeps coming back to complain.
I thought Season 1 was ok. Season 2 fixed pretty much everything I thought was wrong with the first season and ended on a high note with the live episode. This season I was worried the formula change might be too much but it worked out fine. I loved the episode and am looking forward to the next. I can see why some folks wouldn't like it. But I like SNL with the band playing between scenes and the sets getting shown, actors improving to throw others off and so on. So it hits a lot of good notes including being on Friday like the old great sitcoms of the late 80's & 90's.
As for this running a full third season, keep in mind the full season for this show is like 10 episodes so it's already 20% there since they billed this as a double episode premier.
The worst part about this live format, is it gives the actors the opportunity to ham it up, intentionally screwing up lines to get attention. That is a huge turn-off to me. The first season was good, they should have just left it alone. One other thing, what makes them think everyone likes their choice of music/bands!?
shareOf course for all the criticism I bet most everyone complaining keeps on watching and keeps coming back to complain... or at least keeps coming back to complain.
The worst part about this live format, is it gives the actors the opportunity to ham it up, intentionally screwing up lines to get attention. That is a huge turn-off to me.
After the first act of the most recent episode, I deleted it and canceled the OnePass on the TiVo. The live episodes are way too gimmicky and, as others have said, take the audience out of the plot constantly with either fake line screw-ups, or self-referencial BS. Sorry, I liked this show a lot until this season. If I wanted to see a play every week, I'd go to a theatre.
shareFully agreed!
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