Initially seeing the negative reviews, it made me curious to look the series in order to see if those criticisms were completely justified. After giving a shot to Season 1, I've come to the conclusion that "Hoops" is victim of unreasonable judgement from people who think that it doesn't follow "today's humor parameters and standards", without taking into consideration that humor is actually SUBJECTIVE and that every series have its own, different humoristic standards...And this comes from a long-time viewer that has seen far more irreverent, humorous series like Drawn Together, Rick and Morty, and South Park.
Moreover, it is also unfair to make a review after just watching ONLY 1-to-2 episodes and judging it as "garbage", because not only the bias is quite noticeable at first sight, but it also plays down the potential it could have, as well as the opportunity to improve further over time...And that's something that unfortunately has become kind of a hypocritical norm today, given the fact that some today's successful series had a turbulent start on its first seasons. The same can be said of those who complained it was too vulgar, because it was well known from the outset that this was one of several sitcoms aimed towards a public that likes black/transgressive humor and looks for some diverse content in today's politically correct world.
Now, I have to admit that Hoops had some problems in plot development terms, due to the fact that although the creators and producers had good ideas for the series, those just got tangled up when implementing it, therefore causing the series to have a difficult time getting off the ground, but it manages to do it without further issues at the end of the season. As for the characters, although the development of some leaves a little to be desired, I really liked them a lot and even some of them started to grow within me as Season 1 progressed, such as Matty and Scott. Also, I even felt identified with them at times.
And finally but not least, the series' point of controversy: the jokes. Here I'm going to differ greatly from those who gave this aspect a negative score, since although there were jokes that weren't so amusing, there were others that managed to pull a good chuckle/laugh from me; mainly due to the fact that I understood them through immediate reasoning and open-mindedness, apart that I did not set any "general humor parameters" while watching the series in order to enjoy it full-throttle.
I've the hope that Netflix renews it for a second seasons (Or another TV network that is willing to do so, in the scenario Netflix cancels it; such as FOX, Adult Swim, Hulu, or Comedy Central), since it has good potential to be successful in the future, it is simply a matter of giving it a chance to address all the shortcomings and develop to the better. Also because I'm one of several people who wants to know what will happen next in the story after such BRUTAL end-of-season cliffhanger.
PS: Shortly afterwards of doing this review, Netflix cancelled the series, which was very disappointing (but not surprising), given its tendency to take decisions based on its controversial algorithm, an aspect that has caused over time anger and frustrations among the platform's users and creators, respectively. However, I hope that with the renewed public interest, Hoops can find a new home where to demonstrate its full potential through a Season 2 onwards...Obviously, at the end of Netflix's two-year post-cancellation cooling period. But that remains to be seen.
Moreover, it is also unfair to make a review after just watching ONLY 1-to-2 episodes and judging it as "garbage", because not only the bias is quite noticeable at first sight, but it also plays down the potential it could have, as well as the opportunity to improve further over time...And that's something that unfortunately has become kind of a hypocritical norm today, given the fact that some today's successful series had a turbulent start on its first seasons. The same can be said of those who complained it was too vulgar, because it was well known from the outset that this was one of several sitcoms aimed towards a public that likes black/transgressive humor and looks for some diverse content in today's politically correct world.
Now, I have to admit that Hoops had some problems in plot development terms, due to the fact that although the creators and producers had good ideas for the series, those just got tangled up when implementing it, therefore causing the series to have a difficult time getting off the ground, but it manages to do it without further issues at the end of the season. As for the characters, although the development of some leaves a little to be desired, I really liked them a lot and even some of them started to grow within me as Season 1 progressed, such as Matty and Scott. Also, I even felt identified with them at times.
And finally but not least, the series' point of controversy: the jokes. Here I'm going to differ greatly from those who gave this aspect a negative score, since although there were jokes that weren't so amusing, there were others that managed to pull a good chuckle/laugh from me; mainly due to the fact that I understood them through immediate reasoning and open-mindedness, apart that I did not set any "general humor parameters" while watching the series in order to enjoy it full-throttle.
I've the hope that Netflix renews it for a second seasons (Or another TV network that is willing to do so, in the scenario Netflix cancels it; such as FOX, Adult Swim, Hulu, or Comedy Central), since it has good potential to be successful in the future, it is simply a matter of giving it a chance to address all the shortcomings and develop to the better. Also because I'm one of several people who wants to know what will happen next in the story after such BRUTAL end-of-season cliffhanger.
PS: Shortly afterwards of doing this review, Netflix cancelled the series, which was very disappointing (but not surprising), given its tendency to take decisions based on its controversial algorithm, an aspect that has caused over time anger and frustrations among the platform's users and creators, respectively. However, I hope that with the renewed public interest, Hoops can find a new home where to demonstrate its full potential through a Season 2 onwards...Obviously, at the end of Netflix's two-year post-cancellation cooling period. But that remains to be seen.