Season 1 – Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City

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Ruby S @RT94461701 04/21/2024 Very poorly written and excruciatingly bad acting from the newer characters. I barely finished 2 episodes and halfway through episode 3 I finally gave up. Everyone involved should feel ashamed to have ruined such a beloved show. I felt for Olympia Dukakis, Laura Linney, and Barbara Garrick; it was obvious they knew this was a steaming pile of garbage but did it anyway. See more Keith H @RT68802092 07/16/2023 I loved the original series from the 1990s, which were light, quirky, often funny and had some compelling storylines. This resurrected series presents a handful of the original cast members, and the familiar Barbary Lane set has been reconstructed, so it's like meeting old friends after thirty years. For this viewer, however, the storylines in the new series were weak and lacked the gentle humour that made the original so pleasing. It is annoyingly "woke", pushing TQ+ at the expense of the LGB (I am a gay man, so I think I can say that!) and is tediously "diverse" (ticking every box the producers can think of, like current TV adverts). There are too many unnecessary sex scenes that go on for too long. The newer characters are largely unsympathetic, even unpleasant, and need to be told to grow up. The "music" is loud and awful and some of the new characters speak incomprehensibly. It's all too earnest.in pursuing its diversity message and it has. So. there it is; this series is like visiting a place you might have lived 30 years ago for a reunion with a few old friends with whom you lost touch; you cannot successfully recreate the past. See more Mark S @RT40202855 06/28/2023 What a disappointment. Whoever wrote the screenplay has absolutely no understanding or appreciation for Maupin's characters, his style or his humor. I've read the books at least 3 times and loved the first three mini series... - but this? This was unwatchable and I barely made it to the end of episode 3. I can't imagine how Armistead Maupin must feel about the result. I would be devastated. See more em @RT55375835 10/20/2022 emotional and heartfelt, it feels like a nostalgic ride that celebrates queerness in all the right ways. See more tom m @RT96790832 10/10/2021 Well done. A number of solid performances by some excellent actors. The story felt a little Hallmarkish at times. The antagonist's motivation seemed pretty thin & petty. Otherwise, entertaining enough. See more 01/25/2020 With good stories and a soft development, the show goes to an necessary and emotional ending which makes it totally worth it watching. See more Read all reviews

Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City — Season 1

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