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How I Met Your Father: Dirrty Thirty (2022)
OBVS Written by Older People
This show has messed up a lot so far, but this episode was extra bad. What did it for me, was when these characters who are supposed to be turning 30 in the year 2022 are referencing Christina Aguilera's song "Dirrty" as their "dirty 30 party theme."
The characters would have been 10 when the song came out in 2002. So while they would've heard it, they absolutely would not have understood it, and their discovery of sexual songs to reference coming-of-age would not have happened for another 3 to 4 years.
Not to mention how the sheer term "dirty 30" is 95% exclusively heard by elder millennials (such as the actors in the show who are almost going on 40).
Honestly, the writers of the show are utterly terrible. They should just all give up and let some Gen Z kids write it. Hell, at least they would make it realistic and contemporary.
How I Met Your Father (2022)
Shames the Original
"How I Met Your Father" is a horrible show. It lacks all of the initial charm of the original while also embodying and expanding on all of the disgusting stereotypes and misogyny of the original.
Having a woman main character does not make up the for the original show's massively sexist tones, nor does it provide anything new in terms of exploring dating in the 2020s. Honestly, and I have watched all four episodes aired so far, this show sucks and is stupid. And, honestly, this idiocy actually diminishes the original show with its pathetic caricatures of the original characters.
At least the original series could claim that their cultural missteps were a product of the times. Meanwhile, this show is just trash with poor acting and no excuse for their derogatory stereotypes. It's really too bad that they had such great actors, such as Chris Lowell, in this garbage.
This show will absolutely be canceled in 1 to 2 seasons, before we ever find out who the father is. Also, they ruined it by saying the father was met during the first episode. Though, I guess, maybe they were actually setting themselves up to be able to wrap it up quickly once they get cancel.
4400: Past Is Prologue (2021)
A Pathetic Reimagining
This reboot is sad.. it's missing all the charm and intrigue of the original. I like their tackling of social justice issues, especially how they updated Mahershala Ali's character's experience in the original (especially the smoking) to be 2021 contemporary.
But overall, this is boring. No gripping storylines. Not even the random 4400 power preview is interesting (right, so the closest door that the chick can unlock jag happens to be unguarded on both sides- okay...).
I'm so glad I went in with zero expectations, since not even those were met.
-5/10.
Slasher: Thicker Than Water (2021)
Horrible. Bad Acting. Terrible Writing.
I LOVED the first three seasons. But this is just awful. The acting is terrible. And the whole thing comes across as a sad TV version of "Ready or Not."
Idk what happened between season 3 and this, but it's just so bad. Even the effects are horrendous; the first on screen murder switches between the character's (whom we don't care about except that he's screwing someone in the main story) face and the supposed evisceration. They literally switch screens so much during it that it's obvious the shots were filmed separately.
I'm going to keep watching, but mostly because I'm truly hoping it gets better and actually lives up to the Slasher reputation.