TMC
09-22-2015, 06:17 PM
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-scream-queens-review-20150922-column.html
Scream Queens, says Mary McNamara, "flirts with camp but settles for tweet-worthy.” She adds: "It's a concept right in Murphy's sweet spot. Along with co-creators Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, he has been deconstructing pop culture for years: Nip/Tuck’s savage look at the cult of beauty, Glee's caustic, poignant view of high school, American Horror Story's paean to our delight in horror. In a way, Scream Queens is a combination of all these shows. Just not in a good way.” PLUS: Scream Queens continues Murphy’s brand of ****-eyed social satire (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2015/09/22/scream-queens-continues-ryan-murphys-brand-of-cockeyed-social-satire/), it is frighteningly funny (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/sep/22/scream-queens-ryan-murphy-horror-show), it’s giddily excessive and a missed opportunity (http://time.com/4044311/scream-queens-is-a-missed-opportunity-for-fox-and-ryan-murphy/), the script is surprisingly flat (http://www.sfchronicle.com/tv/article/Scream-Queens-an-under-the-top-stumble-for-6504548.php?t=e2e1385b9900af33be&cmpid=twitter-premium), Scream Queens goes from being really good to really bad (http://flavorwire.com/538775/ryan-murphys-touch-is-all-over-scream-queens-for-better-and-worse).
Scream Queens, says Mary McNamara, "flirts with camp but settles for tweet-worthy.” She adds: "It's a concept right in Murphy's sweet spot. Along with co-creators Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, he has been deconstructing pop culture for years: Nip/Tuck’s savage look at the cult of beauty, Glee's caustic, poignant view of high school, American Horror Story's paean to our delight in horror. In a way, Scream Queens is a combination of all these shows. Just not in a good way.” PLUS: Scream Queens continues Murphy’s brand of ****-eyed social satire (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2015/09/22/scream-queens-continues-ryan-murphys-brand-of-cockeyed-social-satire/), it is frighteningly funny (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/sep/22/scream-queens-ryan-murphy-horror-show), it’s giddily excessive and a missed opportunity (http://time.com/4044311/scream-queens-is-a-missed-opportunity-for-fox-and-ryan-murphy/), the script is surprisingly flat (http://www.sfchronicle.com/tv/article/Scream-Queens-an-under-the-top-stumble-for-6504548.php?t=e2e1385b9900af33be&cmpid=twitter-premium), Scream Queens goes from being really good to really bad (http://flavorwire.com/538775/ryan-murphys-touch-is-all-over-scream-queens-for-better-and-worse).