Basically, Darren Star writing for the Hallmark Channel. This is no Sex in the City. Emily is annoying, trite, and the French are all caricatures set around Emily, the rude, vapid American who thinks she's always right, but blatantly ignorant, and doesn't bother to learn the French culture, customs, or language. But, neither did Darren Star, so, what do you expect? The way they sell and buy things in France is completely different than America, so, her bulldozing ahead in "her" way is completely at odds with their culture and would never work.
The story reads like, Darren Star took a trip to Paris for a week and thought, "They're so different and funny here, what if I wrote a show about that?" Most likely this is some show Darren wrote in a short time, nobody would pick it up, and it sat in a draw for awhile. Then streaming came around and the VOD studios are tossing money to anyone with a name, which is why a lot of great or good storytellers are suddenly doing a bunch of bad or mediocre shows.
A hard pass. Not the worst I've seen in the past year, but, even the scenery is not enough to make up for the bland writing and the annoying character Lily Collins is forced to play. She and her neighbor are both nice to look at and would be much better suited for a show with a little more...je nais se quois.
The story reads like, Darren Star took a trip to Paris for a week and thought, "They're so different and funny here, what if I wrote a show about that?" Most likely this is some show Darren wrote in a short time, nobody would pick it up, and it sat in a draw for awhile. Then streaming came around and the VOD studios are tossing money to anyone with a name, which is why a lot of great or good storytellers are suddenly doing a bunch of bad or mediocre shows.
A hard pass. Not the worst I've seen in the past year, but, even the scenery is not enough to make up for the bland writing and the annoying character Lily Collins is forced to play. She and her neighbor are both nice to look at and would be much better suited for a show with a little more...je nais se quois.