If that headline sounds bizarre, that's exactly what Lodge 49 (Season 1) is. Season 2 below.
Plot: a deadbeat surfer/pool dude with a snakebite injury joins a mysterious fraternal lodge (The Lynxes - possibly based on the Buffaloes (sic)) in Long Beach, Ca., which is feeling the severe effects of economic downturn. His dad, who disappeared while surfing, got his twin sister to sign up to an $80,000 bank loan so she has to work 24/7 in a plaid miniskirt at an Irish theme bar; Sean (Dud) himself owes his sister $6000; the acting head of the Lodge, who fears his imminent death, got him to pay $2000 when the admission was only $200; and there's a whole major plumbing supplies deal going down. And that's nothing like half of it. I love that these characters actually worry about money like real people, when they're not trying to find love, closure, or the secret of the universe.
I can see why people think L49 has no plot: nor did the Secret of Monkey Island (edit: not Pirates of the Caribbean!!) game back in the day: what that had was jokes, characters, mysteries and great audio/visuals. L49 is rich with them too if you only look. And a VW Thing??!!
If you think "Better Call Saul" is slow, or you think "Game of Thrones" is epic, or think James Corden is funny, Lodge 49 is not for you. If you like the Coens, Threepwood, or three-dimensional characters in general, I highly recommend it.
Season ending is a little vague. But the Dud abides. However: ************************************************************************************ October 2019 (SPOILERS): Season 2 has one episode left. This series set itself the task of developing about six of the main characters' arcs in the same amount of depth, so you have any one of them to choose from. That was a big mistake. Dud is no longer the hero, he's a bit part player in the stories of all the other characters; and in order to tie it all up, they've sent everybody off to Lodge 55 in Guadalajara. On a holiday - a flashback holiday, at that . The Lamar writer character, while hilarious per se, has completely obliterated any interest in Ernie or Blaise's stories, Connie and Scott have become moribund together or apart, and Liz is simply someone to show how utterly bananas Janet Price is. Where did the slow burn humor, mystery and suspense go? Why is it now a tribute to cheap caper movies? At best, this is like 'Some Like It Hot' re-enacted by a seniors' voluntary group.
Dreading the Season 2 finale.
Plot: a deadbeat surfer/pool dude with a snakebite injury joins a mysterious fraternal lodge (The Lynxes - possibly based on the Buffaloes (sic)) in Long Beach, Ca., which is feeling the severe effects of economic downturn. His dad, who disappeared while surfing, got his twin sister to sign up to an $80,000 bank loan so she has to work 24/7 in a plaid miniskirt at an Irish theme bar; Sean (Dud) himself owes his sister $6000; the acting head of the Lodge, who fears his imminent death, got him to pay $2000 when the admission was only $200; and there's a whole major plumbing supplies deal going down. And that's nothing like half of it. I love that these characters actually worry about money like real people, when they're not trying to find love, closure, or the secret of the universe.
I can see why people think L49 has no plot: nor did the Secret of Monkey Island (edit: not Pirates of the Caribbean!!) game back in the day: what that had was jokes, characters, mysteries and great audio/visuals. L49 is rich with them too if you only look. And a VW Thing??!!
If you think "Better Call Saul" is slow, or you think "Game of Thrones" is epic, or think James Corden is funny, Lodge 49 is not for you. If you like the Coens, Threepwood, or three-dimensional characters in general, I highly recommend it.
Season ending is a little vague. But the Dud abides. However: ************************************************************************************ October 2019 (SPOILERS): Season 2 has one episode left. This series set itself the task of developing about six of the main characters' arcs in the same amount of depth, so you have any one of them to choose from. That was a big mistake. Dud is no longer the hero, he's a bit part player in the stories of all the other characters; and in order to tie it all up, they've sent everybody off to Lodge 55 in Guadalajara. On a holiday - a flashback holiday, at that . The Lamar writer character, while hilarious per se, has completely obliterated any interest in Ernie or Blaise's stories, Connie and Scott have become moribund together or apart, and Liz is simply someone to show how utterly bananas Janet Price is. Where did the slow burn humor, mystery and suspense go? Why is it now a tribute to cheap caper movies? At best, this is like 'Some Like It Hot' re-enacted by a seniors' voluntary group.
Dreading the Season 2 finale.