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Netflix picked it up for a second season before the first one dropped. So, they're more invested than they usually are about it being successful.
Interestingly, or perhaps not if you know Shane Gillis, it's also one of those rare pieces of media that has critics and users split with critics giving it bad reviews and users giving it good. Almost every professional review seems to talk about how it's anti-woke and lists off instances of how its offensive within the review. I feel like it's being unfairly reviewed in several instances and it really does make me want to root for it, too. One of the reviews that basically just listed a bunch of trigger warnings for sexist/racist remarks or behavior said they didn't laugh once while watching it (interestingly this is not the worst critical review of it).
I watched a couple episodes after seeing the post here and kinda liked it but I usually don't enjoy the awkward/uncomfortable portions of things like this but I couldn't deny it made me laugh. It reminds of FX's first grungy list of original shows. And while reading the reviews and many comparing it to It's Always Sunny made me think of people recently I heard talking about the first season of It's Always Sunny and they said it was "rough"/"hard-to-watch" and I assumed they were talking about that it wasn't as good, but apparently it was too offensive. I haven't watched the show in years because it started to feel like new Simpsons level of paling-in-comparison but it makes me wonder how inoffensive it's become.
I was thinking Netflix picked it up for a second season because it was probably dirt cheap. They basically need a random car shop, maybe a second one for Stavros occasionally calling in remotely to film his lines.
Actor and writer salaries, only one of which is even close to a major star, and he isn't gonna tank it with high salary expectations cuz it's partly his passion project.
I watched the show and wrote the review while I was pretty drunk. I was smiling and lightly chuckling. It wasn't as laugh out loud funny as other comedy stuff I've watched. But I really did get a sense of liking the characters and wanting to root for them. Not just cuz I know Shane's SNL cancellation. It was the same sense I got rooting for the characters in the office when they thought their branch might be closed.
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