Dabbling in Peacock
May. 1st, 2023 11:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamsharkTaking advantage of an Amex Offer to get 2 free months of Peacock TV, and really enjoying it. I signed up specifically to watch Resident Alien, which did not disappoint. It's a warm-hearted, goofy ensemble comedy with sharp writing and an excellent cast, headed up by Alan Tudyk as the stranded alien.
The other Peacock show I wanted to try was Poker Face, which is a gender-swapped mashup of Columbo and the Fugitive starring Natasha Lyonne. It's not bad, but lacking in imagination. Sure, it's a high-concept setup, but once you get past the cleverness of the elevator pitch it's pretty derivative. I like Natasha a lot, which might be enough to keep me watching through 10 episodes. But if they just keep recycling old Columbo plots with occasional frissons of "Oh no, here comes Lieutenant Gerard again!" I'm not sure I'll stick with it.
Tonight I noticed that as a companion to some totally unnecessary remake of the old Quantum Leap show, Peacock is offering the original 1989 Quantum Leap, a show I remember dimly but with great fondness. I just watched the first episode and I'm kinda hooked. I'm not sure I'll rewatch all 5 seasons, but at the very least I need to see the 2nd half of the 2-hour pilot.
I'm also watching Mrs. Davis, but won't know until I get to the end if it was worth spending time on. I'm beginning to suspect that it's another example of whatspiderplanet calls the "must be deep because it's surreal" syndrome. Yeah, it is surreal. But I'm increasingly dubious about the "deep" part.
Even if you don't have an Amex card, Peacock is only $5/month with ads (and the commercial breaks are short). It's definitely worth a month or two just for Resident Alien.
The other Peacock show I wanted to try was Poker Face, which is a gender-swapped mashup of Columbo and the Fugitive starring Natasha Lyonne. It's not bad, but lacking in imagination. Sure, it's a high-concept setup, but once you get past the cleverness of the elevator pitch it's pretty derivative. I like Natasha a lot, which might be enough to keep me watching through 10 episodes. But if they just keep recycling old Columbo plots with occasional frissons of "Oh no, here comes Lieutenant Gerard again!" I'm not sure I'll stick with it.
Tonight I noticed that as a companion to some totally unnecessary remake of the old Quantum Leap show, Peacock is offering the original 1989 Quantum Leap, a show I remember dimly but with great fondness. I just watched the first episode and I'm kinda hooked. I'm not sure I'll rewatch all 5 seasons, but at the very least I need to see the 2nd half of the 2-hour pilot.
I'm also watching Mrs. Davis, but won't know until I get to the end if it was worth spending time on. I'm beginning to suspect that it's another example of what
spiderplanet calls the "must be deep because it's surreal" syndrome. Yeah, it is surreal. But I'm increasingly dubious about the "deep" part. Even if you don't have an Amex card, Peacock is only $5/month with ads (and the commercial breaks are short). It's definitely worth a month or two just for Resident Alien.
