I watched Narcos, and El Chapo and loved them. Went on the hunt to find similar shows and came across Alias JJ. Without knowing anything about the show, i just dove right in. I have to say I enjoyed the first 20 episodes but after that it just started getting weird.. the use of voodoo rituals, come on. Opening restaurants in jail, haha get real. The fact that 39 episodes in, JJ is still in prison? I guess this is the premise of the show, I just wasn't really expecting it.
There is so much recycled footage in this show its amazing. The acting is pretty poor. There can be obvious signs of life when people have died (sometimes fluttering eyelids, other times chest rising and falling).. yet I can't stop watching. I guess it could be due to my stubbornness to give everything I start a worthy shot. Its not entirely bad after all. Alliances and hostilities switch places so quickly its uncanny, betrayals are very common, the show has dramatic and thrilling qualities. The story line is interesting. And there has been a ton of people killed so far.. I dunno, its something to pass the time.. maybe too much time since its 60 episodes. As someone else said, much of the fluff could have been done away with to condense this series to 40 episodes or less.. I wouldn't have been upset.
If your'e looking for something similar to Narcos and El Chapo like I was, this isn't it.. although you may find this a decent watch on its own.
There is so much recycled footage in this show its amazing. The acting is pretty poor. There can be obvious signs of life when people have died (sometimes fluttering eyelids, other times chest rising and falling).. yet I can't stop watching. I guess it could be due to my stubbornness to give everything I start a worthy shot. Its not entirely bad after all. Alliances and hostilities switch places so quickly its uncanny, betrayals are very common, the show has dramatic and thrilling qualities. The story line is interesting. And there has been a ton of people killed so far.. I dunno, its something to pass the time.. maybe too much time since its 60 episodes. As someone else said, much of the fluff could have been done away with to condense this series to 40 episodes or less.. I wouldn't have been upset.
If your'e looking for something similar to Narcos and El Chapo like I was, this isn't it.. although you may find this a decent watch on its own.