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Friends from College (2017)
The world doesn't need this
The world doesn't need another show about Ivy League alums living in unrealistically big homes in and around New York City. Although I appreciated the skilled acting from most of the cast, and definitely laughed out loud a few times, this show's just so out of touch.
I didn't get the friend chemistry or understand how a group of people who are all so mean to each other could have kept their "friend group" going so long. I also didn't appreciate how the married characters take center stage while their apparently pathetic single friends are basically mere doormats who lend a helping hand (or drugs or fold-out couch) when needed.
The writers just missed so many opportunities to be relevant here, and settled for a slightly raunchier, darker spin on well-worn ground. It's reasonably funny, well-acted, some somewhat clever, but watching it just feels like a waste of time when there is much fresher material available in this Golden Age of TV.
Have a Laugh: Blam! (2009)
For viewers not smart enough to follow a classic Disney cartoon
Apparently BLAM! was created for people who aren't intelligent enough to enjoy a classic Disney cartoon without a narrator telling them exactly what's going on and what will happen next. After about 15 seconds of BLAM! you will want to strangle the narrator and kill your television. I guess the only good thing about BLAM! is that it's mercifully short.
Other annoying features:
* speeding up and skipping the "slow" parts so you won't change the channel
* zooming in on and explaining things you might have missed because you are apparently illiterate
* explaining what happened a minute earlier because you might have missed the joke
* warning you well in advance of a joke, in case you weren't sure you were watching something funny