Well ladies and gentlemen, and reviews regarding "The governor's wife" keeps coming to my channel sent by my followers after my previous post... I know that some local media have described this thing as a marvelous show to watch, even giving to this cover feature and display... I'm sorry but I don't agree to that. Yes, I do know it may have their followers and respect that, but also hope that people out there know that here in Louisiana we can put good things together that are worth to watch and that we have the high level, passion, beautiful traditions, proper standards, class and art to do so... And here go the reviews, enjoy it:
1.Gambit didn't offer any friendlier an assessment…
Your interest in — or tolerance for — A&E’s new “reality” series The Governor’s Wife will be tested in the opening minutes of the first episode, at the very point where thirtyish Trina Scott Edwards, the bride of former Gov. Edwin Edwards, talks about her desire to have a child with him and mentions harvesting the 85-year-old’s previously frozen “baby gravy.”
The Governor’s Wife was filmed in 2012 but delayed several times by the cable network (Edwin is now 86, and the “baby gravy” plan resulted in a son, Eli, born in August). A few curious Louisianans may tune in for Episode 1, but it’ll be a tall order getting anyone back for a second installment.
2.And even John Maginnis wasn’t too thrilled…
When the previews of The Governor’s Wife first aired, my response was that it would be both unwatchable and unmissable, much like a train wreck. It was that way in viewing its debut on A&E Sunday night, but when the second 30-minute episode started right afterward, two train wrecks were too many.
This is pretty awful TV, as it makes Duck Dynasty look like Masterpiece Theater. But given that American Hoggers and Swamp People have secured their places in the vast wasteland of reality programming, who’s to say that The Governor’s Wife won’t find its audience?
For its image, Louisiana should be so unlucky.
3.The Hollywood Reporter didn’t like it…
“Interesting” is a relative here, though. While Louisianians might feel compelled to tune in just to see what’s been going on with Edwards, A&E might want to start looking for their return receipt for this Louisiana purchase.
4.Nor did the New York Times…
People marvel at the resourcefulness — and Dickensian plight — of waste recyclers in Mumbai shantytowns, those so-called slumdogs who gather, sort, crush and reconstitute mountains of paper, plastics, metals and glass.
But American television, while not quite as efficient, also has a rather impressive way of recycling dirt.
5.And The AV Club also gave it a thumbs down:
Like the documentary Queen Of Versailles, The Governor’s Wife is sad in ways that its onscreen participants couldn’t anticipate—the Edwards’ reveling looks so much chintzier than Trina seems to realize. The show also taps into a tradition that doesn’t function the way it used to: After Katrina and the lingering effects of an economic collapse (fed in part by disappointing returns on the massive New Orleans casino that was meant to be Edwards’ true legacy), Louisiana no longer celebrates the entertaining crookedness of its politicians. By trying to build a reality show on the dead ground of a discredited mythology, A&E has combined the worst of both worlds.
1.Gambit didn't offer any friendlier an assessment…
Your interest in — or tolerance for — A&E’s new “reality” series The Governor’s Wife will be tested in the opening minutes of the first episode, at the very point where thirtyish Trina Scott Edwards, the bride of former Gov. Edwin Edwards, talks about her desire to have a child with him and mentions harvesting the 85-year-old’s previously frozen “baby gravy.”
The Governor’s Wife was filmed in 2012 but delayed several times by the cable network (Edwin is now 86, and the “baby gravy” plan resulted in a son, Eli, born in August). A few curious Louisianans may tune in for Episode 1, but it’ll be a tall order getting anyone back for a second installment.
2.And even John Maginnis wasn’t too thrilled…
When the previews of The Governor’s Wife first aired, my response was that it would be both unwatchable and unmissable, much like a train wreck. It was that way in viewing its debut on A&E Sunday night, but when the second 30-minute episode started right afterward, two train wrecks were too many.
This is pretty awful TV, as it makes Duck Dynasty look like Masterpiece Theater. But given that American Hoggers and Swamp People have secured their places in the vast wasteland of reality programming, who’s to say that The Governor’s Wife won’t find its audience?
For its image, Louisiana should be so unlucky.
3.The Hollywood Reporter didn’t like it…
“Interesting” is a relative here, though. While Louisianians might feel compelled to tune in just to see what’s been going on with Edwards, A&E might want to start looking for their return receipt for this Louisiana purchase.
4.Nor did the New York Times…
People marvel at the resourcefulness — and Dickensian plight — of waste recyclers in Mumbai shantytowns, those so-called slumdogs who gather, sort, crush and reconstitute mountains of paper, plastics, metals and glass.
But American television, while not quite as efficient, also has a rather impressive way of recycling dirt.
5.And The AV Club also gave it a thumbs down:
Like the documentary Queen Of Versailles, The Governor’s Wife is sad in ways that its onscreen participants couldn’t anticipate—the Edwards’ reveling looks so much chintzier than Trina seems to realize. The show also taps into a tradition that doesn’t function the way it used to: After Katrina and the lingering effects of an economic collapse (fed in part by disappointing returns on the massive New Orleans casino that was meant to be Edwards’ true legacy), Louisiana no longer celebrates the entertaining crookedness of its politicians. By trying to build a reality show on the dead ground of a discredited mythology, A&E has combined the worst of both worlds.
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