The show takes place in one night at a Manhattan bar with 10 people. Each episode is titled after 2 or 3 of the characters as the show follows their stories. Sometimes there are flashbacks to take the show out of the bar, but mostly it takes place in the bar.
First off, I'm tired of this bar. While a bar could be fun, it doesn't mean that everybody wants to be spend forever at the bar in the same night. I think most of the audience would get tired of a show that never leaves one place and never leaves that one night. It's kind of the definition of purgatory.
Second, the characters aren't that interesting. Of course, they're being cornered into one night in their lives. I doubt anybody could be that interesting for long if all we have is one night. On top of that, most of the characters are fairly shallow. I can't see them grow that much as characters in one night. It's a TV version of 'Groundhog Day' without the Bill Murray character who gets to change and grow.
The actors are a nice bunch who are relative unknowns. The only one I know from before is Vanessa Lengies. They all do a good job in their individual characters. However they can't really overcome the inherit problems of the premise.
EDIT: I stuck it out through its entire run. Luckily, I liked some of the characters. Nobody annoyed me too much. It was a spring replacement that got canceled after half a season. Quite frankly, I don't know how much story is left in that one night to squeeze out. I've revised my vote from a 5 to a 6. It's a barely pass.
First off, I'm tired of this bar. While a bar could be fun, it doesn't mean that everybody wants to be spend forever at the bar in the same night. I think most of the audience would get tired of a show that never leaves one place and never leaves that one night. It's kind of the definition of purgatory.
Second, the characters aren't that interesting. Of course, they're being cornered into one night in their lives. I doubt anybody could be that interesting for long if all we have is one night. On top of that, most of the characters are fairly shallow. I can't see them grow that much as characters in one night. It's a TV version of 'Groundhog Day' without the Bill Murray character who gets to change and grow.
The actors are a nice bunch who are relative unknowns. The only one I know from before is Vanessa Lengies. They all do a good job in their individual characters. However they can't really overcome the inherit problems of the premise.
EDIT: I stuck it out through its entire run. Luckily, I liked some of the characters. Nobody annoyed me too much. It was a spring replacement that got canceled after half a season. Quite frankly, I don't know how much story is left in that one night to squeeze out. I've revised my vote from a 5 to a 6. It's a barely pass.