 Thanks for checking out the show review video. So this is for the show of what we do in the shadows. It started in 2019 it's on FX and Because it's on FX and FX has a good relationship Well a special relationship with Hulu. It is available for streaming on Hulu right now So you can catch it on FX or you can catch it on Hulu either way you want to do it so there are two seasons as far as the show and Both full seasons are on Hulu at the moment, which is where I watched it from what I do know I believe there's been a third season confirmed to be coming because it is popular enough although unfortunately one of the main writers has Left the writing room. I don't know if that means they're still going to be involved in producing I assume so and that's your main Clemente So if people remember who your main Clemente is and if you don't well I mean more if you don't remember who he is he was involved in the writing and the acting of The first one I think directing as well of the actual movie what we do in the shadows He also got his start and his first bit of fame from Flay to the Concord show So if you see him, you'll know him if you're not familiar with the name but also working on the show and worked on the movie was Taika Waititi, which a lot of people know him from Doing Thor Ragnarok directing that and doing the voice of Korg for the Marvel movies So he's become a lot bigger. So I was kind of surprised to see Not not necessarily Jermaine Clement still involved with the show, but Taika Waititi certainly So I guess it's kind of like a passion project So those two are still producers on it and I don't know if Taika Waititi still involved in the writing of it I believe he is but Jermaine Clement had been for the two seasons and now Apparently according to an article. I saw he's leaving the writing room So I don't know if that's gonna have an impact on the quality of the show But I will stick around to find out because I think this is a good show I'm not really gonna give spoilers on this so much because it's kind of hard to do that If I wanted to really do spoilers and do it justice I would have to go episode by episode and I'm not prepared to do that for any show So this is more of like an overall spoiler-free how I feel about the show a few points about it So you can get an opinion of if you want to watch it or not, but I would recommend it. So Yeah, Matt Berry is in this. That's one of the biggest things that hit me immediately is oh my gosh Matt Berry Which I didn't know him by name. I saw him and I was just like it's it's that guy It's it's the guy who's the second boss in the show the IT crowd So if people are fans of the IT crowd I know it's one of those shows that people don't really talk about but then if someone brings it up Then a bunch of other people usually jump in and they're like, oh, yeah the IT crowd I love that show so it's like kind of those like under the surface big hit shows So anyway Matt Berry plays the second boss who shows up in that and he's hilarious and he's hilarious in this as Laszlo So I just thought that was funny. I saw him. I was like, oh my gosh I haven't seen him in anything other than the IT crowd and he's kind of the same character in a sense But it works one of one of my big Criticisms of this and it bothers me every time I watch an episode. It's very minor But it always bothers me is the intro music during the beginning credits Feels like it doesn't match. It really feels like it doesn't match the show I don't like the song either and I just wish they would have changed it at least for the second season Maybe they'll change it for the third. I don't know, but I don't like that song I don't think it matches it needs to go. Like I said, it's a minor thing, but it bothers me for some reason If you've seen the movie you're gonna be very very familiar with the show I mean it it kind of Restarts where the movie started in a sense, but with different characters So it's kind of like if the movie never happened It's it's not like taking the movie really and picking up after that ended and then going forward It's more of if the movie never happened kind of taking the original concept and remaking it in a sense Hotly enough, I think the show is actually better than the movie Which I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that you still have taika waititi and germain Clement involved in it heavily And their comedy their influence is all over that thing And it's just a situation where they were only able to do so much with the movie because it was you know Less than two hours long versus a TV show where they can put in hours and hours and hours and really flesh out characters Put a lot more jokes into it have more running jokes and they do a lot of that That's one of the great things about it. They really make you care about the characters They develop them they give they keep getting into aspects of the backstories of these characters, which I I kind of assumed at some point like What are they gonna do? You know like I I just felt like I went through a bunch of episodes and I was just like Okay, this is good. This is feeling fresh. This is funny. This is fun And then I'm like, how are they gonna keep this up because it seems like a shtick type thing You know that you can only play this so much of like these old-timey vampires trying to make it in a Modern world and you know be vampires but not be found out and kind of blend in a little bit and be a little bit sympathetic to people But not too much because that's our food source But it just it stays fresh and that's one of the crazy things to me The writing is so good and the acting is so good It it stays fresh and it blows my mind that through two seasons. It's still super fresh There are a few episodes that are a little less exciting than other ones But I didn't see a single episode where I was like, oh, that wasn't a good one. They're all good or great So it's pretty impressive in my opinion, but that's part of the reason too I'm a little bit concerned about Germain Clement leaving because I don't know to what degree He was driving things in the writing room, so We'll see It has a lot of dry comedy moments to it I mean if you've seen what we do in the shadows the movie it's that you know It's a lot of dry comedy, but it works really well it it is Very heavily inspired by vampire comedy, which you would assume once again that you know, that's gonna get tired That's gonna get old, but it just doesn't they just keep Somehow making it fresh and part of the reason part of the reason it stays fresh is like I was saying they keep Giving new aspects of the characters like they keep revealing things about their past they keep revealing things about their interests their hobbies, you know all these things and It works it works really well And then when they kind of get past some of that when they get a little bit bored They introduce other characters they introduce other types of beings Just gonna leave it there. I'm not gonna say too much. So yeah And they're still using the mockumentary style like in the movie and it works really well the the mockumentary style is always great And they do address the actual cameraman at times, which it's a little weird when they do that, but it also works I don't know. It's not that big of a deal They added an energy vampire to this which I was very happy about and if anyone's seen the show better call Saul The guy who plays the energy vampire in it Was in better call Saul as the guy who was dealing prescription drugs who bought the big Hummer flashy Hummer You'll know what I mean if you've seen it, but guys hilarious and It works really well the aspect of adding in that more modern vampire the energy vampire opens up a lot more possibilities And he's Potentially my favorite character. I actually think he is it's between him and Guillermo and Guillermo is Actually who they really focus a lot on in the show. He's the familiar for the one vampire Nandor So they kind of look at everything mainly through his eyes because he's up Night and day basically so they can kind of cover a lot more plus It's more interesting from his perspective because he interacts with everyone and he doesn't just interact within the house He goes out and goes into society and you know and the cool thing too is His character I think kind of develops the most he has the most actual story going on And I think that's probably why they set it up as him kind of being the focal point in the very beginning in the first season And it works great. He's an awesome character So he's actually one of my favorites Guillermo and then also Colin Robinson who's the energy vampire which There's just a lot of interesting funny things about that one How they portray the modernization of the old vampires is really really good And how they kind of try and struggle with this like keeping to their old ways and keeping the vampire tradition an old tradition Yet also trying to be like newer and hipper and more connected with society. There are a lot of jokes that kind of Revolve around, you know the past and the present clashing and it's Once again, it's one of those things that you would think. Oh, well, this is gonna get old But it just doesn't they keep coming up with fresh ways to present the same types of jokes and it's just good There's some really excellent cameos in this by the way Specifically the vampire council and that's all I'm gonna say about that when you get to the episode with the introduction of the vampire council Oh my gosh the cameos amazing I also wrote down if you're introduced and you should assume this because this is kind of how shows work in general if you're introduced to a random character Most likely they're gonna die Although it's kind of more like that in the first season, but in the second season they got away from that There were a lot of a lot more random characters that show up who don't die in the second season So it then becomes more of like a your your less sure We're in the first first season. You're kind of like oh random person. They're gonna die Oh random person. They're gonna die or just something bad's gonna happen to him in the second season It establishes more is like oh random character could die Could become more of a screen time character or could live and come back another time And that's another thing is they circle back to things a decent amount So it's I mean it's smart writing and it's really good because they'll have something happen And then a bunch of episodes later. They kind of circle back to that happening in another way So there's a lot of interconnect in this It's it's definitely a show that you shouldn't just be like, oh, I'll catch an episode here or there No all the way through chronological order, which most people watch shows that way, but I know some people who don't I know people who are literally like, oh if this one just happens to be on I'll just watch it It doesn't matter what ones I catch this show Really benefits a lot from watching the whole thing and in order It's pretty surprising they have so many jokes to play with it stays fresh. Yes, or basically I already said that They do a good job of continually revealing more aspects of the character, especially Guillermo Guillermo story arc is very very interesting not just fun, but interesting and you'll see why The finale of season 2 was pretty crazy I'm surprised it was that crazy and it really set it up well for another season That's another thing they have good kind of like ending points for all their episodes So I really like the way that's done and then my last thing as I said sadly Jermaine Clement Like I said, I don't know he might still be producing And involved in some way, but he's not going to be in the writer's room at least So anyway, uh, really like to show really highly Endorse it and it's not endorse it recommend it. Sorry. I just got done working today So I'm kind of a little bit drained. No, I highly recommend it unless you're one of those people who you know You don't really particularly like vampire stuff or you don't like dryer comedy I can see that not being your thing or you don't like mockumentary style But I think they do a really good job of keeping it fun fresh and funny And interesting and I love love love the show It's not perfect or anything and there are kind of moments where it kind of lulls a little bit, but Rating with five stars possible Four stars in play I'm gonna give it a very very solid four stars I was kind of between four and four and a half, but I think four feels right I'm gonna give it a very solid four stars. It's a good show. Definitely check it out But thanks everyone for checking this out. Do me a quick favor though. 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