Season 1 – The Spoils of Babylon

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03/05/2017 Dear "Spoils of Babylon," I understand you want to be just like your big brother "Dark Place," and you started out on the right track, but unfortunately you tripped up along the way and have fallen hard. Let's hope you can learn from these valuable life lessons: 1) Don't cast comedic actors in a parody; the characters need to take everything absolutely seriously, and comedic actors already have an uphill fight to achieve that (See "Hot Shots," "Police Squad" and "Top Secret" for successful examples.) 2) Don't use the same joke over and over and over again. Once is funny, twice is mildly amusing, three or more times is simply annoying. 3) Don't let Will Ferrell riff and then feel obliged to use ALL of it; a little bit goes a long way. 4) When constructing a parody, don't try to be intentionally cheesy. Use the best effects that they could during the time period you are emulating. No mini-series ever used toy cars pulled with string or cardboard houses surrounded by lichen-trees. You made the cardinal mistake of trying to be funny instead of entertaining, and you succeeded in neither. I hope you are able to take these suggestions to heart, and in the spirit in which they are offer. I'd hate to have others waste valuable time in their lives watching mediocrity disguised as humor. Yours, A Concerned Viewer See more andrei d @RT74856639 08/08/2016 De?tept, poate prea pe alocuri See more 09/06/2015 Groseramente absurda y genial! See more 04/05/2015 Not quite as good as Casa de mi Padre, but definitely worth watching. See more 03/30/2015 Love It. Read the full review: http://wp.me/p5EQnP-31 See more 01/04/2015 Very funny/oddball mini-series. See more Read all reviews

The Spoils of Babylon — Season 1

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