"La Brea" Murder in the Clearing (TV Episode 2023) Poster

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(2023)

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3/10
Could it get any worse ?
ianclarke34014 February 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I liked the idea for this series (scientists in the future trying to use time travel to fix their issues but everytime they use the machine unexpected events take place which they have no control of) but the writers are trying too had to make it more interesting and failing !

There are too many cliches and obvious plot lines and it's easy to see which characters will live and which ones will die, this removes all suspense, is that intentional ? Also, interesting or creative plot lines just disappear and are never mentioned again like the writers have forgotten them, they just get buried for no reason.

Some of the supporting actors really drag the standard of acting down to their level and it's clear they are only in it so that there is a wider spectrum of stereotypes in the cast, they are not there for their abilities that's for sure, I'm sure there are far better options around who would actually be believable !

Some of the dialogue seems to have been farmed out to people who don't actually know (or understand) the plot and they have been sent a basic outline to flesh out with the only instruction being to 'add drama' ! It's cheesy, over dramatised, often completely cringe-worthy, distracting and clearly intended to add interest while padding out the otherwise fairly simple storyline ! Writers often do come up with a plot then find others to help them but it seems like there were more writers involved here than cast !

I can clearly see why the 3rd series has been cancelled, it looked like they were making it up as they went along and changing the story based on the response from viewers. There were even a few short clips that had been hastily and badly over dubbed and edited back in to either correct errors or redirect a plot line so they wouldn't have to re shoot the scenes ! I'm sure that happens in a lot of things but it's never so obvious !

This could have been pretty good but they chose the cheesy route with fake manufactured drama and underwhelming support actors, the scene in the cave with the big rock, the bunny and the bear (ep9) has to be one of the worst things you could ever hope top watch, even the poor actor seemed to be regretting it the whole time she was making it !
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