Why a new showrunner is not enough to save Vinyl

http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/can-vinyl-be-fixed-after-such-a-disappointing-first-season

The HBO drama ended its season struggling with its main character, played by Bobby Cannavale. As Alan Sepinwall notes, "The Richie problem is emblematic of Vinyl as a whole. Even if (new showrunner Scott Z.) Burns magically fixes every flaw — which doesn't usually happen when outside people are brought in to rescue a sagging show (see also Smash season 2) — the 'It's much better now!' critical narrative almost never brings back viewers who left during the bad old days, much less brings in people who were reluctant to sample to begin with.” PLUS:

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