To ask an audience to believe (which this Series does with the tag-line 'Before he was Shakespeare he was...') authenticity must be present. Will is simply too Ridiculous for belief. London has been made to look like the Rio Carnival & I was half expecting a song from Oliver to come bursting out from the hammy wee scamp who steals from Shakespeare at the very beginning. Consider Yourself - cringe worthy?
There are some really notable cast members, but they have been let down by Legs Akimbo amateur dramatics. If only a writer had been employed to push the ridiculous into overdrive, Will may have worked as a comedy/farce. As is, it doesn't work due to not really knowing that it isn't a play but a TV series.
You can get away with some of the nonsense seen in Will within the confines of the theatre but not on TV. TV is for a mass audience & not a theatre clique.
Out of touch writing & production are employed. I can imagine those involved blaming the audience for any criticism received & the inevitable failure. Then again, I could be wrong.
Am I being too harsh? No! I'm not. Don't sell me steak then give me pop rocks.
There are some really notable cast members, but they have been let down by Legs Akimbo amateur dramatics. If only a writer had been employed to push the ridiculous into overdrive, Will may have worked as a comedy/farce. As is, it doesn't work due to not really knowing that it isn't a play but a TV series.
You can get away with some of the nonsense seen in Will within the confines of the theatre but not on TV. TV is for a mass audience & not a theatre clique.
Out of touch writing & production are employed. I can imagine those involved blaming the audience for any criticism received & the inevitable failure. Then again, I could be wrong.
Am I being too harsh? No! I'm not. Don't sell me steak then give me pop rocks.