Strip away nostalgia from those who were kids and what's left:
Honestly, the songs would be unknown without a series constantly promoting them. That's something you cannot say about the Monkees or Ricky Nelson. They had talent independent of the shows they were on, and singing careers long past the shows.
Basically it was two teen stars chosen for their looks. David Cassidy and Susan Dey had millions of girls and boys with crushes on them. They could belch into a microphone for three minutes and kids would still buy the records and concert tickets.
Comedy? There is none. Slow, slow meandering scripts that are all over the place. Very few jokes, even judging by the laughtrack telling you where it was supposedly trying to be funny.
Nelson and the Monkees have many fans and are a big part of rock history. This faux group's songs are occasional punchlines on places like Saturday Night Live and that's it.
If you do like the music, download it and avoid this dull show.
ETA: I'm glad of the strong reactions to my review, both the downvotes and the higher than I expected number of up votes. Good to know some others feel the same.
Honestly, the songs would be unknown without a series constantly promoting them. That's something you cannot say about the Monkees or Ricky Nelson. They had talent independent of the shows they were on, and singing careers long past the shows.
Basically it was two teen stars chosen for their looks. David Cassidy and Susan Dey had millions of girls and boys with crushes on them. They could belch into a microphone for three minutes and kids would still buy the records and concert tickets.
Comedy? There is none. Slow, slow meandering scripts that are all over the place. Very few jokes, even judging by the laughtrack telling you where it was supposedly trying to be funny.
Nelson and the Monkees have many fans and are a big part of rock history. This faux group's songs are occasional punchlines on places like Saturday Night Live and that's it.
If you do like the music, download it and avoid this dull show.
ETA: I'm glad of the strong reactions to my review, both the downvotes and the higher than I expected number of up votes. Good to know some others feel the same.