{"id":137502,"date":"2020-12-19T20:34:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T17:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/staged-is-the-perfect-time-waster-comedy-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2020-12-19T20:34:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T17:34:42","slug":"staged-is-the-perfect-time-waster-comedy-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/staged-is-the-perfect-time-waster-comedy-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Staged\u2019 Is the Perfect Time Waster Comedy \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#\u2018Staged\u2019 Is the Perfect Time Waster Comedy \u2013 Review Geek”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Despite hundreds of channels and dozens of streaming services, it\u2019s still hard to find something new to watch. Often, the biggest problem is the investment. Hour-long shows with many seasons are difficult to pick up. And that\u2019s what makes\u00a0<\/span>Staged<\/span><\/em>, with David Tennant and Michael Sheen, the perfect show to watch. It\u2019s short, hilarious, and respects your time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Staged<\/span><\/em>\u00a0might hit a little close to home at times, but mostly in good ways. It stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant as dramatized versions of themselves trying to live through the global pandemic. The story begins just as the shutdown goes into effect.<\/span><\/p>\n

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That shutdown cancels the play they were getting ready to rehearse,\u00a0<\/span>Six Characters in Search of an Author<\/span><\/em>. The director, Simon Evans (again playing a characterized version of himself), is broke, and the play was supposed to be his big break. So he comes up with a crazy idea: rehearse over the internet.<\/span><\/p>\n

The setup is simple, but it does an excellent job of capturing how we all felt back in March when the world shut down. Tennant and Sheen let their hair grow wild and often fail to change their clothes. Boredom and stress set in as Tennant and his wife (played by his actual wife Georgia Tennant) attempt to help their children with remote schooling and finding something to do with the whole day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Slowly, the insanity and frustration take over as they try to make do with new technology<\/a> and the lack of real human contact. Sheen and Tennant fight and bicker and greenhorn Evans doesn\u2019t know how to handle two larger-than-life actors turning into petulant children. The whole play falls apart before they can even finish reading the first scene.<\/span><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s before the twists come along, like the surprise of a big-name actor who passed on the play and now wants back in, unaware that they\u2019ve already replaced him. The story itself isn\u2019t complicated, and if you\u2019re looking for something life-changing, you won\u2019t get it here.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But what you do get is chemistry that works, even over \u201cZoom.\u201d If you watched David Tennant and Michael Sheen in\u00a0<\/span>Good Omens<\/span><\/em>, you already know the two can play off each other in endlessly enjoyable ways. That same energy comes back, albeit more intimately and awkwardly thanks to the fun of learning video call etiquette on the fly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone involved provides one laugh after another as they hit a new level of ridiculousness. And it\u2019s the sort of \u201cpeople gone stir crazy\u201d that you wouldn\u2019t have believed in 2019, but which feels perfectly at home in 2020. You\u2019ll relate more often than not.<\/span><\/p>\n

And the show isn\u2019t afraid to hit somber notes as well, with a few twists here and there that see Michael Sheen open your heart as he fights back tears. But don\u2019t worry, it\u2019s a show that never takes itself too seriously. Watch for the Easter Eggs at the beginning of each episode. The credits will change to match parting words from the previous episode as the characters fight over who should get first billing in the play.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Staged<\/span><\/em>\u00a0is only six episodes, and each episode is a half-hour or less. But that\u2019s perhaps one of the best parts of the show. It doesn\u2019t overstay its welcome, it doesn\u2019t belabor any points, and it doesn\u2019t ask too much of you. It\u2019s the perfect show where you\u2019re not quite ready for bed, but you don\u2019t want to stay up too long.<\/span><\/p>\n

And the good news<\/a> is, a second season is on the way. Which seems about right, because if the pandemic isn\u2019t going away anytime soon, then we may as well eke out a little more enjoyment out of all the frustration.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can watch\u00a0<\/span>Staged<\/span><\/em>\u00a0on Hulu if you\u2019re in the U.S., or on Netflix in the U.K. and other countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n