Green Wing

First of all, I tried to like this. I kept watching hoping the mediocre show would improve after the writers and actors found their stride. It didn't.Over the years, I've watched my fair share of British comedies. I can probably quote lines from dozens of them right now. And this show has some of the pieces to succeed. For one it has actors from other shows I've quite liked (Spaced, Black Books, Peep Show, Mr. Brittas Empire), but it seems to have taken none of the humor and good writing from these shows.One major thing lacking is chemistry. Everyone is trying so hard to be their "quirky" character that they aren't building anything believable with the other actors. There's something fundamentally wrong with the character development here. I personally cringe every time Mark Heap and Michelle Gomez's characters come on. They actually irritate me and have not so much as caused a snicker.One last thing, much of the show's (and your) time is wasted transitioning from one little snippet scene to the next with the same music clip. You get tired of it. Very quickly. Just like this show.

I'm trying really hard to like it, especially since so many people gave it 5 stars. I loved Black Books and most other British comedy shows but I've never laughed out loud at this one. It's slightly amusing and I've watched the whole first season but it's just not that great. I'm really watching it just to find out what happens at this point (almost like a soap opera) and not because I expect to laugh or anything. The constant slow motion segways and repeat background music is a little off-putting sometimes as well.