Sneakerheads is a Netflix comedy series, that follows a squad of sneaker enthusiasts through a series of hijinks, and a quest to find a rumored legendary sneaker. I don't know much about the sneaker art form, and I was hoping this show would give me some insight, but unfortunately, that's not the case. With a cast of up-and-comers, the series might be aiming for a younger crowd, which would explain why I couldn't really put myself into it.
It manages to drag out a story, while also being quite contained. The dialogue and character development is very weak, and requires suspension of disbelief. At multiple times, this quite clearly came off as a scripted TV show , with very little attempt made to build believable plot lines. The two leads, Devin (Allen Maldonado) and Bobby (Andrew Bachelor) are portrayed as ex best friends, but there wasn't too much chemistry there. I don't really understand why they would continue to hang out together, which is also a result of poor plot design. Bobby's schemes in the episodes are so out of the box, and completely plot heavy, that I'm surprised Devin goes along with it. We also have Nori and Stuey, the rest of the squad, as comic relief, and they do make the show a lot more fun. There's a very clear "We're the Millers" vibe, which usually works in their favors. The series also has a few fun celebrity cameos, whom I assume, are real-life sneaker heads.
All things considered, this is an all-right show. My opinion is probably supported by the fact that I don't know this culture; Someone who is a genuine sneaker-head, or a fan of King Back, may be thoroughly entertained. I can give it a pass because its run-time isn't exhausting (6 episodes, 20 minutes), so you don't lose too much time. For a vast majority, this works better as background content, while doing chores. 6.5/10
It manages to drag out a story, while also being quite contained. The dialogue and character development is very weak, and requires suspension of disbelief. At multiple times, this quite clearly came off as a scripted TV show , with very little attempt made to build believable plot lines. The two leads, Devin (Allen Maldonado) and Bobby (Andrew Bachelor) are portrayed as ex best friends, but there wasn't too much chemistry there. I don't really understand why they would continue to hang out together, which is also a result of poor plot design. Bobby's schemes in the episodes are so out of the box, and completely plot heavy, that I'm surprised Devin goes along with it. We also have Nori and Stuey, the rest of the squad, as comic relief, and they do make the show a lot more fun. There's a very clear "We're the Millers" vibe, which usually works in their favors. The series also has a few fun celebrity cameos, whom I assume, are real-life sneaker heads.
All things considered, this is an all-right show. My opinion is probably supported by the fact that I don't know this culture; Someone who is a genuine sneaker-head, or a fan of King Back, may be thoroughly entertained. I can give it a pass because its run-time isn't exhausting (6 episodes, 20 minutes), so you don't lose too much time. For a vast majority, this works better as background content, while doing chores. 6.5/10