This show checks off all the boxes you need for a good drama. Within the first 3 minutes we're given characters with plot lines that have the potential to be really interesting for several episodes and even seasons. But then it all falls apart.
First is the messy and unbelievable dialogue. The first time we see all the friends together their conversation is riddled with exposition that sounds incredibly forced. I feel like the show runner (who is also the writer of most episodes) hasn't actually had a friendship like that. It's more in line with the shoddy dialogue written for a group of women.
And speaking of women, the female characters seem to all just be a vehicle to move the men's story along. And while I realize the show is about the four men and their friendship, you could remove most of the scenes with the main supporting women and still have the same show. Possibly better, since several of the storylines the women support are unnecessary moments of suspense. I get that this is a drama, but there's too much thrown in at the expense of the story, which makes it all lackluster all around.
I want to like the show, but seeing as how all but 1 episode so far is credited solely to the creator, I have my doubts it will improve. Strong actors can't fix a weak script. ABC would have been better off waiting to release this show until they had a strong writer's room, preferably with some diversity, since this desperately needs the input of different voices.
First is the messy and unbelievable dialogue. The first time we see all the friends together their conversation is riddled with exposition that sounds incredibly forced. I feel like the show runner (who is also the writer of most episodes) hasn't actually had a friendship like that. It's more in line with the shoddy dialogue written for a group of women.
And speaking of women, the female characters seem to all just be a vehicle to move the men's story along. And while I realize the show is about the four men and their friendship, you could remove most of the scenes with the main supporting women and still have the same show. Possibly better, since several of the storylines the women support are unnecessary moments of suspense. I get that this is a drama, but there's too much thrown in at the expense of the story, which makes it all lackluster all around.
I want to like the show, but seeing as how all but 1 episode so far is credited solely to the creator, I have my doubts it will improve. Strong actors can't fix a weak script. ABC would have been better off waiting to release this show until they had a strong writer's room, preferably with some diversity, since this desperately needs the input of different voices.