I saw a trailer for this a while ago and thought it looked cute. Yep, cute. And then this came out with different actors in it. Right off the bat, seeing T.J. Miller in this now, I knew I had to support it. I love that guy. Denver, YEAAAAH! Listen to "Doug Loves Movies," you'll get it. As well as it comes from the creators of How I Met Your Mother, and with that show ending soon they had to start something new. But will it be any good?
The story so far is, a father passes away and reunited his three children. Henry, Chloe, and Jimmy. They have become estranged over the years and the father wanted to change his children to be better people. So before he kicked the bucket, he made a crazy as shit will. Full of tapes, games, and puzzles that the three siblings must do in order to earn the $23 million inheritance. He wants them to play a game of Trivial Pursuit, but with custom cards and questions about the family. This is where they introduce the 4th player, someone they don't know who could also win all of the money. For a premiere, I enjoyed it. It kept me engaged and entertained. Some jokes fell flat and others were spot on. I enjoyed all the performances. I will be tuning in for the next one.
but...
I do not see this lasting. Number one, it is on Fox, nothing lasts long there. Good or bad. It's like my last few jobs, high turnover rate and being run by people so far out of touch with society that they're confused by logic and things that are different. Number two, the story. I felt that the show could have been resolved in the first episode. I believe this should have been a movie. Just a one shot and done. I don't see much else they can do or add to keep it fresh for long. Number three is the amount of episodes ordered. Fox gave this a half season order, only 7 instead of the usual 13. That is a rocky start out of the gate. So my prediction is to get in while you can before this is crushed by the Fox Machine. Get your enjoyment while you can.
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