Like i don't understand what are they trying to do. It's not a comedy, it's not action , it's not even a spoof. It doesn't have a real story every character and dialogue are intentionally paper thin and flat.
So what the hell is the point of this?
It is a comedy and it is a spoof and it is an action piece. I can understand that it wouldn't be for everyone, but I love it. It's definitely a weird mix and it took me a couple of episodes to really understand where it was coming from. I laughed out loud at some parts, was on edge for others and really appreciated the characters despite the obvious put-on. That is a tight line to walk and I'm amazed they were able to pull it off. I'm not sure it's something that someone could explain and all of a sudden it would all make sense. You're either a fan of this style or not.
And I don't mean any of this in a condescending way. There have been plenty of shows that other people get that I just don't (Seinfeld, for example).
I know what they were trying to do and totally failed. When you try to hard to make a spoof you forget about the character, story or anything. They just beat you over the head that is a spoof but everything so the story and character become flat and way obvious
shareThat's where I thought they succeeded. I agree that with a spoof (such as Police Squad, which I think this resembles in some ways), you don't really care about the characters. This wasn't a pure spoof, though. They interwove a story that I thought was compelling, and worked towards the other aspect of the show, which is seeing America through the eyes of others. It's especially relevant now, as we're starting to walk back from being a citizen of the world to an "America first" type of agenda (not to mention the specter of communism looming large again).
There was also the humor that came from the over the top view of America, like we were all walking around in Michael Jackson jackets and eating 5 Big Macs at any given point in time. Or that Christian masses resemble some sort of demonic ritual. But the films and shows that we've been fed over the years would probably look like that to someone in Romania or Russia or Mexico or whatever the case may be. They even added some black humor that you would find in other grim cop type shows (all the way to the last line, "Great, now how are we gonna cuff him?").
Despite that, I still found the characters interesting and wanted to see how it all played out. Are they as nuanced as Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey in True Detective? No, but they shouldn't be, this is a different type of show.