Our kind of people

[te.]

I had an issue with the tempo of the pilot but I think episodes 2-4 have been better paced as such (though I still wish they would stretch out things a bit more). My biggest issue is that the writing just isn't very good - when they try to make some sort of political commentary it always come across as rather forced. I don't remember feeling this way with Empire or Star, even when they were quite badly plotted.

If anything their attempts to do social/political commentary comes off as the recent "vax" episode of DAYS - just weird and shoe-horned in. There's something that quite won't gel with this show.

[kalbir]

5 episodes in and still not connecting with the characters/storylines. New episodes return November 9.

[te.]

Yeah, I just don't think the writing for this show is very good if we're being quite frank. I'm surprised because I thought Empire and Star were solid, even if they could get messy.

[DemetriKane]

!!!

[Liberty City]

Yeah. I tried giving it a second chance, and I am not completely feeling it. I'd be surprised if it gets picked up.

[Soaplovers]

I watched the 1st 3 episodes last night.

Pacing is too fast, too many plot twists crammed into each episode with little to no time to show the results.

And rule #1, viewers need to care about the characters in order to make the twists work.

I'm not saying slow the pace down like in the 80s, but allow viewers time to know the characters before throwing plot twists at us.

Lastly, is there a soap writer on staff?  If not, the show needs to employ one stat.

[kalbir]

‘The Big Leap’ & ‘Our Kind Of People’ To Wrap Short Runs On Fox – Deadline

Not a good sign for a second season.

[te.]

I think they were always going to be rather short runs, at least Our Kind of People since Monarch was always coming. I guess if OKoP had somehow been a huge hit they might've shuttled off Joe Millionaire and put Monarch on Thursdays though.

 

Big Leap is dead as a doornail, but I'd say a season 2 is a toss-up at this point for OKoP. Really depends on how Cleaning Lady and Monarch performs.

[Jonathan]

Debbi and Darnell reunite.

 

https://tvline.com/2022/01/17/our-kind-of-people-preview-all-my-children-reunion-debbi-morgan-darnell-williams/

[kalbir]

Season finale tonight.

[janea4old]

omg the season finale cliffhanger!  That last 30 seconds was a total surprise!
I hope it's renewed!

Edited January 26, 2022 by janea4old

[janea4old]

 

[DemetriKane]

Debbie and Darnell reunion was sweet with Cassandra. 

[ajsp35801]

I thoroughly enjoyed this show. But I adore watching rich Black folks be messy on my TV in any form. 

[slick jones]

I enjoyed it, too.  I wish Joe Morton would stop over-enunciating his lines like he did on Scandal. but I was enjoying the characters. I wouldn't mind a renewal..