Hard to say what show, if any, the 8+ reviewers watched. Maybe there was a special release that they saw where it was edited with a lot more funny scenes and the story made sense. What I've been watching is a dumpster fire.
When you name a series after a movie it is assumed there will be some kind of linkage to the movie. The series "The Continental" is expected to have some linkage to the John Wick series. If it is about a low end hotel in the bad part of town with John Clease as the manager then it would be a disappointment. Even if Clease gave the comedic performance of his life.
Now, onto the other implied expectation in the reviews and postings. That this is a comedy. No. It is not. There is nothing remotely funny about this show. There are no buildups to jokes that execute and make you laugh. At no point does tension build and suddenly something funny happens and you laugh at how your expectations were subverted. The charachters don't even quip. They are like two uncomfortable strangers with nothing in common trying to have a conversation on a 22 hour flight to New Zealand where one of th has a 1 hour layover while the other is on a 2 week vacation. Nothing at all in common and nothing funny from the situation.
I don't care that they traded the two attractive and sexy leads for two moderately attractive actors who can't create the least amount of sexual tension much less the impression of romance. Screaming that bigots are down voting this is total BS.
The show simply sucks. Nothing more, nothing less. It's another in a pointless parade of garbage on the streaming services. Content for contents sake. Watch it if you want. Some people like this kind of garbage, you might be that kind of person.
When you name a series after a movie it is assumed there will be some kind of linkage to the movie. The series "The Continental" is expected to have some linkage to the John Wick series. If it is about a low end hotel in the bad part of town with John Clease as the manager then it would be a disappointment. Even if Clease gave the comedic performance of his life.
Now, onto the other implied expectation in the reviews and postings. That this is a comedy. No. It is not. There is nothing remotely funny about this show. There are no buildups to jokes that execute and make you laugh. At no point does tension build and suddenly something funny happens and you laugh at how your expectations were subverted. The charachters don't even quip. They are like two uncomfortable strangers with nothing in common trying to have a conversation on a 22 hour flight to New Zealand where one of th has a 1 hour layover while the other is on a 2 week vacation. Nothing at all in common and nothing funny from the situation.
I don't care that they traded the two attractive and sexy leads for two moderately attractive actors who can't create the least amount of sexual tension much less the impression of romance. Screaming that bigots are down voting this is total BS.
The show simply sucks. Nothing more, nothing less. It's another in a pointless parade of garbage on the streaming services. Content for contents sake. Watch it if you want. Some people like this kind of garbage, you might be that kind of person.
