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Topic: Bad Monkey

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When a severed arm is found by a tourist out fishing, Andrew Yancy - a one-time detective demoted to restaurant inspector in Southern Florida - is pulled into a world of greed and corruption that decimates the land and environment in both Florida and the Bahamas.

First episode looks very promising.
Good premise, well written characters and decent set-up.

Vince Vaughn plays his usual character which is very fitting for this type of crime-drama with a tendency towards the comic relief.

Love shows with some good narration.

Shows that deserved more runtime:
Abbys | Dead Like Me | Devs | Firefly | Gangsta. | Jack of all Trades | Kevin (probably) saves the World | Lodge 49 | Mrs. Davis | NYC 22 | Powerless | Roadkill | Special Unit 2 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Stumptown | Surface | The Brave | The Company You Keep | The Crazy Ones | The Finder | The Middleman | Truth Seekers | Two Weeks to Live | Whiskey Cavalier

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4 episodes in, is this any good?

Considering picking it up.

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Re: Bad Monkey

nightcrow wrote:

4 episodes in, is this any good?

Considering picking it up.

Its entertaining enough imho and as there isn't much in my watchlist at the moment I am watching it. Later on when there is a lot to watch then I would probably drop it. 5/10 for me.

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Re: Bad Monkey

nightcrow wrote:

4 episodes in, is this any good?

Considering picking it up.

I like it a lot and already decided to watch all of Season 1.

Shows that deserved more runtime:
Abbys | Dead Like Me | Devs | Firefly | Gangsta. | Jack of all Trades | Kevin (probably) saves the World | Lodge 49 | Mrs. Davis | NYC 22 | Powerless | Roadkill | Special Unit 2 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Stumptown | Surface | The Brave | The Company You Keep | The Crazy Ones | The Finder | The Middleman | Truth Seekers | Two Weeks to Live | Whiskey Cavalier

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I watched a couple episodes earlier. It's entertaining enough.

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colinsp wrote:
nightcrow wrote:

4 episodes in, is this any good?

Considering picking it up.

Its entertaining enough imho and as there isn't much in my watchlist at the moment I am watching it. Later on when there is a lot to watch then I would probably drop it. 5/10 for me.

In ep3 now, and I'm considering dropping it. It does a lot of things right, but the storyline development is just too slow and uninteresting. The constant narrator thing is also a bit over the top, borderline annoying. Usually I like this kind of storytelling, but  with Bad Monkey... it is overused. So, I agree 5/10 for me. Not enough to keep my interest. Maybe at some point a binge the season on my next long haul.

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Re: Bad Monkey

fassy wrote:
colinsp wrote:
nightcrow wrote:

4 episodes in, is this any good?

Considering picking it up.

Its entertaining enough imho and as there isn't much in my watchlist at the moment I am watching it. Later on when there is a lot to watch then I would probably drop it. 5/10 for me.

In ep3 now, and I'm considering dropping it. It does a lot of things right, but the storyline development is just too slow and uninteresting. The constant narrator thing is also a bit over the top, borderline annoying. Usually I like this kind of storytelling, but  with Bad Monkey... it is overused. So, I agree 5/10 for me. Not enough to keep my interest. Maybe at some point a binge the season on my next long haul.

I'm enjoying it, it's easy to watch and sometimes you need something you don't have to think about too much.

2020.  Meh.

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Re: Bad Monkey

Halfway through. It lost some of it's charm but still decent enough to see it through.
The story got a bit boring after EP04. Sure there are still some mysteries left, but nothing you couldn't figure out for yourself.

However, I would call this show more character-driven than story-driven. And the characters are still top-notch.

Shows that deserved more runtime:
Abbys | Dead Like Me | Devs | Firefly | Gangsta. | Jack of all Trades | Kevin (probably) saves the World | Lodge 49 | Mrs. Davis | NYC 22 | Powerless | Roadkill | Special Unit 2 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Stumptown | Surface | The Brave | The Company You Keep | The Crazy Ones | The Finder | The Middleman | Truth Seekers | Two Weeks to Live | Whiskey Cavalier

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I just finished ep 02 and I think it's ridiculous, over the top, corny, and pays tribute to a lot of different PI shows from the past.  So far I'm really enjoying it.  I hope it does as well as the book series it's based on.

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I'll give it a 7/10 as it's quirky and has some neat characters. 1 ep a week is a good way to watch it, rather than a binge. IMHO.