Great to see Mavis/Michelle as a main character with layers and depth that other big people can relate to based on the comments in positive reviews. The rest was often cringe though, and the comparison some made to (the OG) SITC was laughable.
To get a show through these days something has to be weird clearly. So there was a bunch of sex by people that aren't sexy (except maybe Khalil and India, which was a good look), mixed in with stereotypes (emasculating corporate boss chick, flamboyant gays, oversexed New Yorkers, the oppressive man and his sidekick "Karen" blah blah. I'm not white yet couldn't relate to most of this, and it doesn't reflect the majority of the POC groups shown either. It would be nice to be able to just watch a show for entertainment value vs shock value again one day. Also, it got preachy in spots and forgot the golden rule of writing to "show vs tell."
Message to the entertainment industry: Not every demographic box has to be checked nor every evening news storyline jammed in for a show to be a hit! Contrived. But potential.
To get a show through these days something has to be weird clearly. So there was a bunch of sex by people that aren't sexy (except maybe Khalil and India, which was a good look), mixed in with stereotypes (emasculating corporate boss chick, flamboyant gays, oversexed New Yorkers, the oppressive man and his sidekick "Karen" blah blah. I'm not white yet couldn't relate to most of this, and it doesn't reflect the majority of the POC groups shown either. It would be nice to be able to just watch a show for entertainment value vs shock value again one day. Also, it got preachy in spots and forgot the golden rule of writing to "show vs tell."
Message to the entertainment industry: Not every demographic box has to be checked nor every evening news storyline jammed in for a show to be a hit! Contrived. But potential.