I love the MacGruber movie. I watched it again before this series and it still cracks me up. So I was excited for this continuation. But as I watched, my excitement diminished. It's not terrible and it made me laugh a decent amount. It's just not nearly as funny or as good as the movie.
My guess for why this didn't work as well is the writing. Both the movie and the show go for stupid-funny humor. The movie does it cleverly, the dumbness feels intentional. The show, on the other hand, frequently feels unintentionally dumb. More like, "it doesn't matter if it makes no sense, people won't care."
If they make another season, I'll probably check it out in hopes that it's better. It's needed with how rare comedy movies/shows are these days. (1 viewing, 7/22/2023)
My guess for why this didn't work as well is the writing. Both the movie and the show go for stupid-funny humor. The movie does it cleverly, the dumbness feels intentional. The show, on the other hand, frequently feels unintentionally dumb. More like, "it doesn't matter if it makes no sense, people won't care."
If they make another season, I'll probably check it out in hopes that it's better. It's needed with how rare comedy movies/shows are these days. (1 viewing, 7/22/2023)