The premise of Drag me to Dinner was intriguing, has some of the best drag artists performing it, stars Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka, and Bianca del Rio. All of that can and should magically add up to a stellar show, advancing the art of drag and comedy.
Then the first episode began and it all went to hell very quickly.
The show's premise is a farce, the acting from the queens and from NPH and fellow judges was pedantic at best, and the editing was abysmal.
NPH whom I have loved and followed since Doogie Howser, MD up through Hedwig, and ASOUE knows how to be an incredible comic actor; and yet here he feels awkward, uncomfortable and out of place. You know something horrific must be happening if Bianca del Rio keeps her mouth shut, which she does for most of every episode.
The show jumps and cuts back and forth so much it felt like some one was doing cocaine in a blender while editing this dreck. The viewer has no idea what to focus upon, nor do we have any empathy for the teams "competing". The production value is sophomoric at best.
Everything is overtly forced, overacted and manipulative.
Why do you have to make a mockery out of hard working drag artists? Why not make it as the title promised? A group of drag artists hosting a fabulous dinner party with help from friends all to show the world that the queer community is not a joke.
After the second episode I couldn't stomach anymore.
Then the first episode began and it all went to hell very quickly.
The show's premise is a farce, the acting from the queens and from NPH and fellow judges was pedantic at best, and the editing was abysmal.
NPH whom I have loved and followed since Doogie Howser, MD up through Hedwig, and ASOUE knows how to be an incredible comic actor; and yet here he feels awkward, uncomfortable and out of place. You know something horrific must be happening if Bianca del Rio keeps her mouth shut, which she does for most of every episode.
The show jumps and cuts back and forth so much it felt like some one was doing cocaine in a blender while editing this dreck. The viewer has no idea what to focus upon, nor do we have any empathy for the teams "competing". The production value is sophomoric at best.
Everything is overtly forced, overacted and manipulative.
Why do you have to make a mockery out of hard working drag artists? Why not make it as the title promised? A group of drag artists hosting a fabulous dinner party with help from friends all to show the world that the queer community is not a joke.
After the second episode I couldn't stomach anymore.