People seem to love this show so much that I almost feel bad leaving a less-than-stellar review. I stumbled upon this show on Amazon Prime and decided to check it out since the premise sounded cute and the ratings are so high. I am nine episodes in and...I don't get it. At all.
This is a harmless show-it's not a bad show. But it is quite literally the most bland TV show I have ever seen. All of the accolades I see are quite befuddling, especially the reviewers who imply that you may actually strain yourself from laughing so hard. I do understand this is a Canadian show. So all I can imagine is that the television in Canada must be downright terrible and/or the very definition of "boring" if this is a program that stands out as being among the best Canada has ever produced (as multiple reviews imply). I have chuckled a couple of times but that is all.
There are no storylines or plots to speak of. I would be okay with that if there were anything funny or even halfway fascinating happening at all. But there isn't. You could put on any episode at random and it would be fine to watch because there is no story to keep track of or follow. Nothing happened in the previous episode so you didn't miss anything. You don't need to pay attention to anything because nothing happens. All of the characters are one dimensional. All of the situations are absolutely minimal in terms of any impact to any of the characters.
I am in no way someone who needs explosions or sex or cussing or anything like that to find a movie or show entertaining. But this show evokes nothing in the way of emotions of any kind. There's nothing particularly funny that happens and there is nothing heartwarming. Or scary. Or involving. I feel like I'm just watching people go through life but I'm only seeing the top later, nothing more. I can watch that at work and at the store. Sorry. :(
This is a harmless show-it's not a bad show. But it is quite literally the most bland TV show I have ever seen. All of the accolades I see are quite befuddling, especially the reviewers who imply that you may actually strain yourself from laughing so hard. I do understand this is a Canadian show. So all I can imagine is that the television in Canada must be downright terrible and/or the very definition of "boring" if this is a program that stands out as being among the best Canada has ever produced (as multiple reviews imply). I have chuckled a couple of times but that is all.
There are no storylines or plots to speak of. I would be okay with that if there were anything funny or even halfway fascinating happening at all. But there isn't. You could put on any episode at random and it would be fine to watch because there is no story to keep track of or follow. Nothing happened in the previous episode so you didn't miss anything. You don't need to pay attention to anything because nothing happens. All of the characters are one dimensional. All of the situations are absolutely minimal in terms of any impact to any of the characters.
I am in no way someone who needs explosions or sex or cussing or anything like that to find a movie or show entertaining. But this show evokes nothing in the way of emotions of any kind. There's nothing particularly funny that happens and there is nothing heartwarming. Or scary. Or involving. I feel like I'm just watching people go through life but I'm only seeing the top later, nothing more. I can watch that at work and at the store. Sorry. :(