I don't generally spend a lot of time watching E!. I think E! does to your brain what sprinkling lead paint chips on your morning oatmeal for a year would. (Except The Soup. A show where Joel McHale makes fun of garbage TV will always have my heart.)
Still, I tuned in to The Royals. I'd heard very little about it, except that Elizabeth Hurley was in it, as Queen Helena. I actually thought it was a comedy, not a Dynasty-esque soap, but for me, this turn of events just makes it funnier. I can't tell if this show takes itself seriously, or is in on the joke. In any case, I laughed out loud on several occasions. I don't think that was the show's intention, but what the hell, if a viewer is having fun, what's the harm, right?
And I'm not the only one enjoying herself. Oh man, Elizabeth Hurley is having fun here. I really have no idea if she's a good actress or not; she's incredibly beautiful, and I've only ever seen her in light, fun stuff, but I do know this- she chews the scenery like Gwyneth Paltrow on a pizza at the end of a detox cleanse.
The stories are incredibly cliché. Bored rich kids doing drugs and sleeping around... wow, fascinating. Some scenes were apparently filmed at Blenheim Palace. (I guess the Marlboroughs are off the Royal Christmas Card List for this), so there's at least a bit of real English opulence on display.
I think some actual royals might have an issue with the show. Behold, the future king's cousins:
I'd think they'd call a lawyer, but the Yorks currently have other legal issues on their minds.
You have to wonder what the point of royal intrigue is in the 21st century. The main plot centres around the death of the heir, and the grieving King (named Simon, for some reason) deciding that the monarchy should be abolished. His Queen loses her mind, of course. But what's the attraction in the first place? I get that there are people who desperately want to be rich and not to work, but if you're a royal, you do have to open the occasional hospital, and plant the occasional tree. Is it really that exciting to be the Princess of Somewhere and attempt to convince people to curtsey to you? To Queen Helena, apparently, it is. Much scheming and plotting to follow, it seems.
So yeah, it's bad, but not Taxi Brooklyn bad (thanks for turning me on to that mess, Joel!). Downton Abbey's done for the year, so you might as well watch its evil twin.
Still, I tuned in to The Royals. I'd heard very little about it, except that Elizabeth Hurley was in it, as Queen Helena. I actually thought it was a comedy, not a Dynasty-esque soap, but for me, this turn of events just makes it funnier. I can't tell if this show takes itself seriously, or is in on the joke. In any case, I laughed out loud on several occasions. I don't think that was the show's intention, but what the hell, if a viewer is having fun, what's the harm, right?
And I'm not the only one enjoying herself. Oh man, Elizabeth Hurley is having fun here. I really have no idea if she's a good actress or not; she's incredibly beautiful, and I've only ever seen her in light, fun stuff, but I do know this- she chews the scenery like Gwyneth Paltrow on a pizza at the end of a detox cleanse.
The stories are incredibly cliché. Bored rich kids doing drugs and sleeping around... wow, fascinating. Some scenes were apparently filmed at Blenheim Palace. (I guess the Marlboroughs are off the Royal Christmas Card List for this), so there's at least a bit of real English opulence on display.
I think some actual royals might have an issue with the show. Behold, the future king's cousins:
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| Royal dimwits on The Royals. |
You have to wonder what the point of royal intrigue is in the 21st century. The main plot centres around the death of the heir, and the grieving King (named Simon, for some reason) deciding that the monarchy should be abolished. His Queen loses her mind, of course. But what's the attraction in the first place? I get that there are people who desperately want to be rich and not to work, but if you're a royal, you do have to open the occasional hospital, and plant the occasional tree. Is it really that exciting to be the Princess of Somewhere and attempt to convince people to curtsey to you? To Queen Helena, apparently, it is. Much scheming and plotting to follow, it seems.
So yeah, it's bad, but not Taxi Brooklyn bad (thanks for turning me on to that mess, Joel!). Downton Abbey's done for the year, so you might as well watch its evil twin.
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