Is it worth sticking with? I mean, do the characters dial down their annoying attributes enough (especially Helms) to make it watchable?
> On May 2, 2021, at 1:49 PM, Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've watched the whole season, and at last, it's a sitcom where my people > are properly represented -- by which I mean Northwestern University alumni > who are doing something with their lives other than acting (there are two > characters in the show who fit that description, including Jana Schmieding's > character). > > The best thing about it was Paul F. Tompkins, who appears in 2 of the 10 > episodes in the role he was born to play (eccentric college professor who > also hosts a podcast). > > >> On May 2, 2021, at 10:36 AM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Streaming on Peacock. It's the latest Michael Schur "sitcom" starring Ed >> Helms and Jana Schmieding. The series has a number of Native Americans in >> the cast and in the writers' room. It's about the tension between Helms's >> character, a descendent of the white founder, the Minishonka who have their >> own history of the town, and the townspeople who don't really care about the >> history or heritage. >> >> Pros: the Minishonka characters have differing viewpoints among themselves >> and they own a casino so their grievances don't come from poverty. The >> series feels like it's current and based on contemporary attitudes and is >> not a throwback. >> >> Cons: there's not a laugh to be had in the pilot. Helms and Schmieding play >> characters I don't want to spend any time with. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiH3Ymmr0aT9fJ-OrAWHy3nV1cKYrnWtbfU3jJQHAHJ0zw%40mail.gmail.com. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/48CB93FE-0FA9-460C-B3BF-23E21539234A%40ellwanger.tv. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/C9A7641F-2A0F-4BFE-846C-8FA1B5CC117F%40gmail.com.
