Oh, what a God Awful production. There are a few saving graces; Allison Janney seems in her element. WONDERFUL to see Julia Duffy (Newhart) on the screen. Ricky Martin holds his own, but the rest of the cast really seems... rote. Even Laura Dern feels... forced. And it is truly a shame that the spectacular. Carol Burnett, other than in a few flashbacks, is reduced to playing a comatose body for most of the first three episodes (as far as they have been released to date). This show needs her; just the snippets of her have.raised this train wreck to incredible heights.
I was trying to place Leslie Bibb then realized she was the star of "GCB in the early 2000's, which has a lot of the same vibe that Palm Royale has.
The other saving grace for PR is that they nailed the atmosphere perfectly.
I don't know if I care to watch the rest of the series. I REALLY wanted to like Palm Royale, but after three episodes, am finding the dialog and plot to be just annoyingly bad. Not entirely a Kristen Wiig fan. When she goes out of swimlane (comedy), she really falls out of her element (WW84), and she is woefully out of her element here.
I am giving it 4 stars for Ricky in a bathing suit, Allison, Julia and Carol, but... that's about it.
I was trying to place Leslie Bibb then realized she was the star of "GCB in the early 2000's, which has a lot of the same vibe that Palm Royale has.
The other saving grace for PR is that they nailed the atmosphere perfectly.
I don't know if I care to watch the rest of the series. I REALLY wanted to like Palm Royale, but after three episodes, am finding the dialog and plot to be just annoyingly bad. Not entirely a Kristen Wiig fan. When she goes out of swimlane (comedy), she really falls out of her element (WW84), and she is woefully out of her element here.
I am giving it 4 stars for Ricky in a bathing suit, Allison, Julia and Carol, but... that's about it.