Daisy Jones & The Six

The series perfectly captures the sometimes tedious, often stressful, occasionally magical process of songwriting, recording and performing, with Keough and Claflin handling their own vocals in impressive fashion. ... The series is an exhilarating slice of fictional but authentic 1970s rock ’n’ roll.

“Daisy Jones & the Six” doesn’t quite qualify as a dream come true, but it does turn its fictional story into a four-star soap, wistfully capturing this musical era broadly and the sometimes-fleeting nature of stardom.

As a TV series, it’s perfectly fine, in a paradoxically low-wattage, high-intensity way, though it does go on a little long and requires some willful suspension of disbelief.

Solid, if slightly underwhelming – but Riley Keough’s star quality leaps off the screen, and there is many a magical musical moment.

With a better script, a looser concept and fewer episodes, Daisy Jones and The Six could have been something really special. In its worst moments, however, it’s a banal, thin love story without enough grit or cool laissez-faire to emulate what makes seventies rock bands so fascinating. Unlike many rockstars of the era, I’m glad there won’t be a reunion tour.

Sure, it’s serviceable as a decent binge for people who get off on reading about how much Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham hated each other, but at no point does it even come close to the heights reached by the original novel, ones that went past the simple shock value of overdoses and infidelity and whatever else the writers of the show could scrounge up.

If all viewers had to deal with was a sham documentary structure, they could probably get over it, but “Daisy Jones and the Six” utterly bungles its star-crossed romance, as well. ... The music isn’t bad, though. Their biggest hits (mainly “Look at Us Now (Honeycomb”) may not be stone-cold classics, but they’re believable substitutes in a series where little else is convincing — or even tries to be.

"Daisy Jones & The Six" is a complete MASTERPIECE. From production, direction, soundtrack, photography, script and character development. They completly reached the point they wanted here. You can feel the whole TV series were supposed to be THE thing, and they totally reached the point they wanted to reach. The acting is also a highlight. Riley Keough, Camilla Monroe, Nabiyah Be and Sam Caflin totally SLAYED with their roles. The rest of the cast shall also be highlighted, taking in consideration they might not be known by some of the public. To break it down and keep it simple: "Daisy Jones & The Six" is a MUST-watch.

I really enjoyed this. It's a 10 episode story in which there will be no season 2 because the very entertaining story has been told. It comes down to a very satisfying conclusion. I was very moved. I STONGLY recommend Daisy Jones and the Six.

The first two thirds of this show is well shot, just beautiful cinematography. The dialogue feels forced. These are all a bunch of high school kids making it big in music. Just have them talk normal. Later, the show has to be barrel through its plot. The beautiful cinematography makes way for just so-so shots that serve the overall purpose of the story. The story itself is like a fan-fiction of Fleetwood Mac’s story. Why not make a Fleetwood Mac miniseries? Probably a rights issue. The Daisy Jones character is set up to be insufferable. You may have met this person before. Daisy oozes unearned privilege. The counterpart, Billy Dunn, is supposed to be equally insufferable as the micromanaging band leader. But Billy does what it takes to be a success, and spoiler alert, he mostly does it sober! This kind of asymmetrical love/hate relationship just didn’t work for me. I find the real story of rotating relationships and hurt feelings to be much more interesting. A big criticism of the show is the music. The made up hits just don’t work. This where a show about Fleetwood Mac would thrive, because the real hits are great. The music really becomes an annoyance in the later episodes that feature live shows. My personal pet peeve is all of the smoking in the series. Was the tobacco industry a sponsor of this show?

It exists to entertain, featuring likable characters with a great bond, even though they are often put in trope-filled scenarios.

I gave it some extra credit solely because of the quality of its production, however I must stress that I personally think this show falls far short of what it was intended to be, and I say that even over its source material. Sam Claflin does seem to put an effort but Riley Keough is completely incapable of selling the diva she is supposed to be portraying. Even her stage presence while lip-singing is poor to say the least. I would suggest that you read about Fleetwood Mac and listen to their best albums like Rumors and Tusk. You'll find more rock and drama in them than in this soulless miniseries.