The Four Seasons

The second season of her midlife comedy drama is even more perspicacious, poignant and hilarious than the first.

The mix of Fey and her writing team’s combination of clever wordplay and broad comedy is performed as skilfully as you would expect from a cast this strong, but it is smart rather than smart-arsed.

It’s not as funny as one would hope. But the series improves as it continues, expanding on the characters and their relationships, which become more recognizable, realistic and funny with each episode.

Despite some languid pacing and a surprising lack of laughs, the chemistry among the cast of The Four Seasons saves the show from being a pale remake of a film that was well-regarded 44 years ago.

Mostly, though, Fey and company seem content to coast on vibes and the chemistry among the cast. The results are pleasant, but rarely more than that.

The end result invites constant comparisons, which becomes the only way to sort through this strange project made by people who clearly revere the original, but are unable to either channel Alda’s sensibilities or create meaningful ones of their own.

Despite all the undeniable talent involved in “The Four Seasons,” its real failure is one of untapped imagination.

Slithly boring and superficial. Still quite charming. Based on movieby Alan Alda from the 80s.

I have always thought Tina Fey was overrated as an auteur, and The Four Seasons is the most convincing evidence yet. It is lazy and arrogant enough to put generally unlikable characters in ridiculously contrived, improbable situations and then give them precious little to do-- and yet assume the audience will eat it up because--Wow, look at that cast! One episode had three **** jokes, and that's at least two too many for a show that purports to be so deep and sentimental. Add some aimless hedonism and gratuitous sex plus sitcom-level production values, and it's like a 50-something version of Adam Sandler's Grown Ups movies, only far more pretentious and, amazingly, less palatable.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Omg! I found Ginny and her friends ridiculous…she looked much older than all of them so it was hard to believe they were a friend group. Then the pregnancy at the end…just predictable…enjoyed the original movie and not sure it should of been made into a series…won’t be watching future seasons…

Another unnecessary wokeness filled show that does not take advantage of the talent on screen. Instead it turns into another gays are awesome tale. disappointed.