Royalties (2020)
6/10
A lot of good, hindered by the format
28 September 2020
As I've felt with all the shows I've watched on Quibi, the short format really hurt this show for me. Which is a shame, because I'm a massive fan Nick and Matt Lang, and this show was at times a great showcase for their wacky brand of silly comedy.

Darren Criss finally doing just straight up stupid, fun, slapstick comedy was absolutely what I've been waiting to see him do. He's always had a charming screen presence, but here he lets his too often under utilized comedic timing shine. If I'm correct, he had a hand of all the original and hilarious songs in this show. He should be proud, because they are absolutely fantastic and surprisingly catchy. All of the actors in the show did a great job, in particular John Stamos and Jeff Blim. They both had me cracking up every time either of them were on screen.

Despite having nothing really negative to say about anything in the series, I can't help but feel like we missed out on what's not in the series. Every episode is less than ten minutes long, and there's hardly anything to grab onto in the show other than the jokes (which still aren't given enough time to fully flourish). I remember reading something years ago about Criss taking this show to Fox, for what I can only assume would have been a half hour series that would have had actual characters and storylines to go along with the wonderful humor. It's a shame we never got to see that show.
3 out of 4 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

Recently Viewed