The Four Seasons - Netflix TV show

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Anonymous wrote:i hate nick and I'm glad he died

Seriously?!? Thanks for the spoiler.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i hate nick and I'm glad he died

Yeah, the problem I had with the show is they never really convinced me that Ginni would be with him. I get that he has money, and maybe he was more romantic than guys her age. But all of her friends were not coupled up and she tried to come across it first that she was really into fluidity blah blah blah. And he was super messy with a teen daughter and an ex-wife? I just don’t buy it.

Like why would she get with this older dude and want to hang out his friends? It just wasn’t a convincing relationship to me. And it made no sense that after only a few months, she would’ve done the parents weekend. I also didn’t get that she was a dental hygienist! They should’ve made her the Pilates, instructor or something. It just didn’t track with her friends that she would be a dental hygienist. That’s kind of a working class job and she clearly comes for money as do her friends.

But I will say I did really love the show. It kept me hooked for sure.

This is a good analysis and brings up a lot of good questions. All that said, Ginni was a complete good sport and very blameless in all of it. It's really hard to find fault with her or her relationship (even if it wasn't fabricated in an all that convincing manner!). They certainly shed her in a very good light. But it does make the most sense that Nick starts to go on her vacations and separate from his group a bit.

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Anonymous wrote:Trying so hard to see what you all liked about this. I just hated every bit of it -- and I watched the whole thing in part because of the positive comments here, trying to see if it would grow on me.

No one was convincing as longtime friends or spouses. It bummed me out how unattractive they all are and how ugly their clothes and stupid hats were. (That's not something I care about and don't know why it makes me cranky except maybe they screwed around with a movie I loved.) The editing and pacing were horrible. Maybe that's what happens when you stretch a single movie into 8 episodes.

This was godawful.

I actually loved Danny and Claude's wardrobe.

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Anonymous wrote:Trying so hard to see what you all liked about this. I just hated every bit of it -- and I watched the whole thing in part because of the positive comments here, trying to see if it would grow on me.

No one was convincing as longtime friends or spouses. It bummed me out how unattractive they all are and how ugly their clothes and stupid hats were. (That's not something I care about and don't know why it makes me cranky except maybe they screwed around with a movie I loved.) The editing and pacing were horrible. Maybe that's what happens when you stretch a single movie into 8 episodes.

This was godawful.

When they shared the backstory it became even more confusing. Only Danny, Kate and Jack are the college friends? Then Jack worked for Nick briefly until he got fired (he's a teacher now). I think I got that right. Anyway, I do not think Kate would be so chummy with her husband's rich boss who fired him's wife? I would think that's a very distant relationship. And why are Nick and Ann related to the college at all. Their kid wanted to go there? Or did one of them actually go to the college. I agree it doesn't make for such a close group as they are trying to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The original movie is amazing!

It was boring AF.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trying so hard to see what you all liked about this. I just hated every bit of it -- and I watched the whole thing in part because of the positive comments here, trying to see if it would grow on me.

No one was convincing as longtime friends or spouses. It bummed me out how unattractive they all are and how ugly their clothes and stupid hats were. (That's not something I care about and don't know why it makes me cranky except maybe they screwed around with a movie I loved.) The editing and pacing were horrible. Maybe that's what happens when you stretch a single movie into 8 episodes.

This was godawful.

NP - My feelings are along these lines, though slightly less intense. I wanted to love this and enjoyed a lot of it, but was ultimately really frustrated by it.

+1 tried to like like it. It felt forced

[Anonymous]

It's just too slow. Endless awkward scenarios stop being funny pretty quickly.

[Anonymous]

I just finished it this AM. I was strangely sad about Nick. It could be that I just love Steve F (he looks great, btw). But, overall, the whole series felt forced and full of stereotypical tropes. I did like;

Alan Alda’s cameo
The play scene—hilarious

Tina was so wooden, which was disappointing. And, while I could relate to the marriage themes, it was like being hit over the head with them…over and over.

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I love most of what tina fey does, she plays to her strengths which is the high functioning/overfunctioning professional daughter or wife who is surrounded by well meaning but underfunctioning/clueless friends and family (see Baby Momma, Date Night and Admission, for example). She's good here overall but I saw early on that she was sticking to what she knows best. Unlike a previous poster's comment, the couples felt real enough to me and tge acting was good overall. Steve Carrel especially. I found the music cloying and overdone but it was done by Jeff Richmond, Fey's husband, who is very talented. But it seemed a mismatch to me.

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Anonymous wrote:I just finished it this AM. I was strangely sad about Nick. It could be that I just love Steve F (he looks great, btw). But, overall, the whole series felt forced and full of stereotypical tropes. I did like;

Alan Alda’s cameo
The play scene—hilarious

Tina was so wooden, which was disappointing. And, while I could relate to the marriage themes, it was like being hit over the head with them…over and over.

I thought she was more wooden in the beginning but improved.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just finished it this AM. I was strangely sad about Nick. It could be that I just love Steve F (he looks great, btw). But, overall, the whole series felt forced and full of stereotypical tropes. I did like;

Alan Alda’s cameo
The play scene—hilarious

Tina was so wooden, which was disappointing. And, while I could relate to the marriage themes, it was like being hit over the head with them…over and over.

I thought she was more wooden in the beginning but improved.

I just don't understand why Kate would stay with her husband. That coupling makes no sense.

[Anonymous]

I appreciate that they didn't make the younger GF a cliche. Appealing character.

[Anonymous]

I didn't love it, but it grew on me. I'd watch a season 2.

[Anonymous]

I thought it was entertaining-not great but fun. As someone in midlife, I appreciate seeing middle aged actors/characters onscreen. While I wasn't crazy about the ending overall I thought it was a good watch.

[Anonymous]

I enjoyed the show. I really enjoyed the Alan Alda cameo, and it made me miss him. I didn't realize that he both wrote and directed (as well as starred in) the original movie, which I also enjoyed. He was ahead of his time.