A clever story with enough intrigue to keep it exciting. The characters are all very interesting and their chemistry works well together.
Stanley writes and edits a local music rag and hears Louis Lester's band in a local dive. He decides to help them become successful and succeeds.
I wouldn't read the blurbs here accompanying each episode because they describe exactly what happens in that particular episode.
The production values, camera work, sets, costumes, make-up and hair are all great and authentic. There is just the right balance between the drama and the music.
They don't get too bogged down with the politics of "negro" prejudice which is refreshing. Yet we are always aware of it in the background.
My only disappointment was I felt the ending of Episode 5 was extremely rushed with a lack of the usual explanation and depth.
I assumed it was the final episode until I saw Episode 6 listed in the TV guide for tonight.
The Interview was something Stanley always wanted but I found the episode boring and superfluous especially since it wasn't the interview I was expecting. We didn't need this companion piece. They would have been better spending more time on the the end of the series although I think Stanley left us with a wimpy cliffhanger for a potential Season 2.
It's almost as if they ran out of funding, time or backing and several of the main stars left before the end of Episode 5. Episode 6 was improvised and didn't make any sense because Stanley obviously had been gathering interview material from the start.
