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Difficult People (2015)
Tedious People
Another show that I wanted to like that managed to persuade me to think otherwise in only a few episodes.
The characters were mildly amusing at first, but are neither particularly likable or not likable; they are mostly tedious and affected. Their one-dimensional personalities evidently contain no surprises after only a few shows.
The scripts so far haven't offered any novel premises or even particularly good jokes. What they all share in common seems to be pointlessness. An episode is a unit dose of tepid comedy smooth and featureless from end to end, definitely not a short story.
I don't see this one being renewed but I do hope to see the cast move on to better things.
State of Affairs (2014)
Remarkably bad
Not very good at all.
I've watched the entire season waiting for just about anything interesting or entertaining. Having never seen "Grey's Anatomy" as a point of reference I must say that Heigl swings between overacting and wooden model poses with ease.
The writing is not very good at all and has the same listless mechanical feel conveyed by Heigl's acting. The soap opera aspects of the script are just awkward and tedious. These elements are distracting and enhance the sense that the show has no idea what it should be.
I don't think there's anything to be salvaged here. One season should be enough for anyone.