‘The Idol’ Is a Bomb for the Ages: The Winners and Losers of HBO’s Summer Disaster (Commentary)
‘The Idol’ Is a Bomb for the Ages: The Winners and Losers of HBO’s Summer Disaster (Commentary)
"The Idol," a five-episode collaboration between Sam Levinson, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, concludes as one of the worst shows ever made
The five-episode collaboration between Sam Levinson, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and Reza Fahim concludes as one of the worst shows ever made
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It’s kind of a bummer because there is definitely a great idea for a show here. The casting was great outside of The Weeknd (I thought Lily Depp was surprisingly good! Looking forward to her in Nosferatu now. ). They should have focused more on the record company and managers with Hank Azaria and co. The tone and cinematography was really good as well. I even enjoyed the OST but that comes down to personal preference.
The first two episodes showed some promise such as the initial scene with the photoshoot/rehearsal and episode 2 with the music video.
But oh boy the whole cult stuff was extremely cringeworthy. The dialogue from The Weeknd was awful and his acting was mediocre. The fact that this was 90% of the show was disappointing.
They never explored the management side again and I expect the cut episode was going to focus on them and their actions (that leads to the end result of the show). Sad to see such a great idea butchered.
The dialogue from The Weeknd was awful and his acting was mediocre
I <3 the Weeknd's music but man, as soon as he appeared in the trailer I just got this vibe that this whole thing was going to suck big fat donkey balls. What @freamon@feddit.nl said is on point, it's rare for HBO to eff up so badly.
Yess exactly. Have been a huge fan of him so I continued watching it for the music but giving him the lead role was a big mistake .
How is the music? I haven't checked out the stuff from the show yet.
Not bad, worked well with the show. Standalone If you’re not gonna watch it I’d recommend
- Family
- Dollhouse
- Fill the void
- My Sweet lord cover by Troye Sivan (who also surprised me with his acting)
Thanks. I've listened to a bit of each, they all seem decent! Will add them to the playlist.