There isn't much NOT to like about this show. Although, I do find myself losing interest halfway through the hour and a half long installments and then perking back up just for the end.
In all honesty, I wasn't expecting much from this show - but it really surprised me. I knew I would keep watching when I literally found myself laughing out loud in the first episode. Analeigh Tipton is adorkable, and considering its recent downfall, I'd say this show is a perfect replacement for New Girl.
Possibly and probably my favorite show of all time. Can't get enough of those meat analogies.
Update: Taking the third season slow so far since it's truly riling me up quite a bit. Has anyone else noticed how much of the back of Frank's head we're seeing?
As an avid horror watcher, this is watered down, contrived and overrated. I've watched 4 episodes and there's just no respect for the viewer. Have you learned absolutely anything? No. Is it scary at all? No. The scariest part of this show was a CGI sickly kitten. The little "hints" or "connections," if you'd like to call them that, that are supposed to keep you watching are kinda dumb, like an obvious juxtaposition with poor writing of Theo in her childhood saying "don't touch me" and then adult Theo saying "touch me." Could they have written that any more in my face? We still would've gotten the message without that awkward line at the end. Give your audience a little credit, Netflix. This isn't horror; this is a slow drama with an occasional and obnoxious jump scare. I'm not wasting 9 hours on this to get to the 10th hour when they finally decide to explain something to me.
The only redeeming parts of this show are the acting and the backstories, but there are plenty of other shows that give me this and more.
Maybe this show gets better...but then again maybe it doesn't.
After putting myself through two painfully boring and uncomfortable episodes, I have no interest in finding out.
Has anyone else seen the Amanda Knox documentary on Netflix yet? That was much more effective in keeping my attention than Making a Murderer, in my opinion. Murderer was a similar concept, but dragged out far too much. This would've been much more entertaining and captivating as a long documentary or perhaps a two to three part special...
An entertaining show about two abnormal people trying to sort out their differences for the fate of humanity.
but actually...
I stopped tracking this show after the first few episodes and I really don't see how this show is going to last. Turns out he's not actually the Last Man on Earth, so the title is deceiving. Also, I'm just generally not a fan of Murphy's-Law-type humor. If you were a huge fan of Curb Your Enthusiasm, which was basically the epitome of that type of humor, then you might like this show. For me, it just gets irritating after a few minutes.
If you liked Numb3rs back in the day, you'll like this show. The show itself is fine, the characters are...fine. The puzzles are pretty damn cool. That's about it.
Season by Season Ratings:
Murder House - 5 Stars
Asylum - 3 Stars
Coven - 4 Stars
Freak Show - 3.5 Stars
Hotel - 4 Stars
Roanoke - 3 Stars
Cult - 3.5
I'll admit...I'm biased - working for a company which may or may not be heavily featured in this show...and on the basis that I just generally love Lee Pace (and those fantastic eyebrows). But as a television show, I'd say it's sophisticated, surprising, and thought-provoking enough to be worthy of taking the Breaking Bad time slot on AMC.