I sincerely tried to watch this series because of the good buzz from the critics, but finally gave up after watching the first 5-6 episodes. It was very painful and took much willpower to make it that far.
Unfortunately, I remember the 50s and 60s very well. Far from being a wonderful time, they were, as the series suggests, full of stupid actions and opinions---smoking, racial prejudice, gender prejudice, etc. But I don't need to be reminded of that.
Beyond that, the plots, such as they are, are dull, slow-moving and predictable. Which leads one to ask, "If I don't like the characters or the premise, and nothing is happening, why am I watching?"
The overall effect of the series is like that of movies where special effects are overused, thinking they will wow watchers to such an extent that they will forget about the lack of plot. Simply having everyone smoke and wear ugly 60s clothing while sitting on ugly 60s furniture and spouting uninformed, narrow viewpoints isn't enough to hold viewer interest. At least not mine.
Unfortunately, I remember the 50s and 60s very well. Far from being a wonderful time, they were, as the series suggests, full of stupid actions and opinions---smoking, racial prejudice, gender prejudice, etc. But I don't need to be reminded of that.
Beyond that, the plots, such as they are, are dull, slow-moving and predictable. Which leads one to ask, "If I don't like the characters or the premise, and nothing is happening, why am I watching?"
The overall effect of the series is like that of movies where special effects are overused, thinking they will wow watchers to such an extent that they will forget about the lack of plot. Simply having everyone smoke and wear ugly 60s clothing while sitting on ugly 60s furniture and spouting uninformed, narrow viewpoints isn't enough to hold viewer interest. At least not mine.