About ¾ the way through Season 1, Catastrophe is getting repetitive and a bit dull: hear devastating true-to-life news—make cheery joke—rinse—giggle—repeat.
I "discovered" Rob Delaney recently on Stephen Colbert. I was blown away by Delaney's humor, charm and sympathetic heart break regarding his lost son (with accompanying book.) I looked up his work and thought this would be great and perhaps it'll p/up in later seasons. So far, though, chemistry between he and Sharon Horgan seem lacking—despite enormous amount of sex they engage in (at least in season 1). Horgan can be interesting, but her "put on" giggle after every gee-shucks joke by Delaney becomes grating.
After the initial meet and smash—wherein two middle aged, middling workers (she a school teacher, he an ad man)—the formula devolves down to she, Morris (Sharon Horgan), hoisting viciously cynical takes of-the-moment, while he, Norris (Rob Delaney), responds cloyingly with an, "I'm too SWEET for my shirt/Too SWEET for my shirt/So SWEET it hurts" jokey reply. [yawn]. This set up started the pilot on a strong note, I felt. But goes nowhere after that, really. Plus all the very horrible (in their heads) friends and family—mere fodder for the joke machine—make the pair even more isolating and distant to the viewer.
Of the "Getting-Kicked-in-the Ass by Life" genre of comedy dramas, Catastrophe falls maybe in the lower third. Far superior is Breeders (Martin Freeman/Daisy Haggard - 2020); Back to Life (Daisy Haggard - 2019); I May Destroy You (Michaela Coel - 2020). Russian Doll (Natasha Lyonne - 2019) is a notch or two better. However I'd rate Catastrophe better than the horribly worse Mr. Coreman (Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 2021).
I'll finish the series.. I'm a completest :grimacing: and update if Catastrophe gets substantially better. Otherwise, Meh.
Review by MazalVIP 4BlockedParent2022-12-05T19:54:07Z
About ¾ the way through Season 1, Catastrophe is getting repetitive and a bit dull: hear devastating true-to-life news—make cheery joke—rinse—giggle—repeat.
I "discovered" Rob Delaney recently on Stephen Colbert. I was blown away by Delaney's humor, charm and sympathetic heart break regarding his lost son (with accompanying book.) I looked up his work and thought this would be great and perhaps it'll p/up in later seasons. So far, though, chemistry between he and Sharon Horgan seem lacking—despite enormous amount of sex they engage in (at least in season 1). Horgan can be interesting, but her "put on" giggle after every gee-shucks joke by Delaney becomes grating.
After the initial meet and smash—wherein two middle aged, middling workers (she a school teacher, he an ad man)—the formula devolves down to she, Morris (Sharon Horgan), hoisting viciously cynical takes of-the-moment, while he, Norris (Rob Delaney), responds cloyingly with an, "I'm too SWEET for my shirt/Too SWEET for my shirt/So SWEET it hurts" jokey reply. [yawn]. This set up started the pilot on a strong note, I felt. But goes nowhere after that, really. Plus all the very horrible (in their heads) friends and family—mere fodder for the joke machine—make the pair even more isolating and distant to the viewer.
Of the "Getting-Kicked-in-the Ass by Life" genre of comedy dramas, Catastrophe falls maybe in the lower third. Far superior is Breeders (Martin Freeman/Daisy Haggard - 2020); Back to Life (Daisy Haggard - 2019); I May Destroy You (Michaela Coel - 2020). Russian Doll (Natasha Lyonne - 2019) is a notch or two better. However I'd rate Catastrophe better than the horribly worse Mr. Coreman (Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 2021).
I'll finish the series.. I'm a completest :grimacing: and update if Catastrophe gets substantially better. Otherwise, Meh.