I'm almost through watching episode number two, and this will be the last episode of this show that I will ever watch. I see a lot of other negative reviews here but they seem to be focusing on politics, and how this show allegedly has a "pro-illegal" immigrant lean, and discusses the politics and right-versus-left or left-versus-right lean of the Fox network, whatever it is.
The fact is, I don't live in the U.S. and don't have a horse in that race at all. The only thing I'm watching this show for is jokes and entertainment value. I'm looking for good stories, writing and above all characters.
The problem is that this show has none of that. Like at all. I spend the entire time rolling my eyes and sighing in disbelief at how bad this show is. It really just comes off as desperate, how hard they're trying to sell these jokes that everyone involved must know are just not funny.
By the way, getting back on the politics/Fox thing, and this is totally unrelated to the topic of this show but I honestly don't understand - so Fox News is very right leaning but Fox network is very left leaning? I just don't get what's going on, but sometimes I read hate of Fox being "too conservative" but also of shows like this being "too liberal." Again, I live in another country.
Anyway I still enjoy other Fox animated series. I don't watch The Simpsons any more because I think it's a pale comparison of what it once was and also after all these years I'm just tired of it. Futurama was incredible, about as funny as The Simpsons in its prime. American Dad is still good, Family Guy isn't what it once was either but is still funny.
But Bordertown is really awful. I wouldn't be surprised if it got canceled before the end of this season. It's so bad it actually makes The Cleveland Show look not-so-awful, and that show was garbage. (Still, it lasted several seasons somehow, so I guess whatever few fans Bordertown has can hold out hope for this one too.)
The fact is, I don't live in the U.S. and don't have a horse in that race at all. The only thing I'm watching this show for is jokes and entertainment value. I'm looking for good stories, writing and above all characters.
The problem is that this show has none of that. Like at all. I spend the entire time rolling my eyes and sighing in disbelief at how bad this show is. It really just comes off as desperate, how hard they're trying to sell these jokes that everyone involved must know are just not funny.
By the way, getting back on the politics/Fox thing, and this is totally unrelated to the topic of this show but I honestly don't understand - so Fox News is very right leaning but Fox network is very left leaning? I just don't get what's going on, but sometimes I read hate of Fox being "too conservative" but also of shows like this being "too liberal." Again, I live in another country.
Anyway I still enjoy other Fox animated series. I don't watch The Simpsons any more because I think it's a pale comparison of what it once was and also after all these years I'm just tired of it. Futurama was incredible, about as funny as The Simpsons in its prime. American Dad is still good, Family Guy isn't what it once was either but is still funny.
But Bordertown is really awful. I wouldn't be surprised if it got canceled before the end of this season. It's so bad it actually makes The Cleveland Show look not-so-awful, and that show was garbage. (Still, it lasted several seasons somehow, so I guess whatever few fans Bordertown has can hold out hope for this one too.)