Watching KVille

I’ve already said what I think of the series so I will link to some other thoughts out there in the blogosphere. The way I see it there are three kinds of people out there: those who honestly enjoy it, those who honestly don’t enjoy it, and those who enjoy hating it.

From what I see, the haters hate it because THEY are elite and are insiders and no hollywood bumpkin could ever get it right. I won’t be posting links to the haters. I will post to those who like it and those who dislike it.

BuddyTV: K-Ville: Episode 1, “Pilot” Recap

Another fundraiser, another shooting. This time, though, the squad car is blown up so they can’t chase the shooter. The new partners fight and disagree on tactics. Charlie brings information to Marlon that leads to the Casino being involved. It seems that the security detail is made up of mercenaries, ex-special forces personnel capable of carrying out these attacks. The police strong-arm the Casino owner into cooperating by reminding him that his daughter is one of the main fund raisers and that she could get hurt if the attacks continue.

TVGuide.com: Thumbs up for K-Ville

This one’s short and sweet: I didn’t catch the whole ep, but what I did see of it, I thought was pretty good. There’s nothing about K-Ville that you haven’t seen before in other shows…but that’s not such a bad thing. It doesn’t have to be wholly original. It just has to be good. And from what I saw, the show’s a solid, straight-ahead cop drama colored with the problems that Hurricane Katrina caused—and continues to cause years after the fact.

Underground Online: K-Ville

…K-Ville is an old-fashioned show about ordinary people forced to deal with extraordinary situations. Set in a post-Katrina New Orleans, K-Ville is far from perfect, but it’s an ambitious concept that tries to offer TV viewers something a little different. It’s likely to stumble and get the axe before it has time to develop the potential it shows in its premiere, but if given a chance, K-Ville could be one of the more consistently entertaining cop dramas in a long time.

Fangasm: K-Ville Worth It?

The two main cops are über boring. The writing is piss-poor. The only reason to even watch this show is for the location shots. And why even watch it when it’s up against one of the highest rated shows - Heroes!? Were the people at Fox HIGH when they picked the time-slot?

Time: K-Ville: Taking the (Big) Easy Way Out

If the idea had been sold to FX, or another cable network freer to go all in with the concept, this could have been a show worth talking about. As it is, the first two episodes are by-rote whodunits with a little local color and glimpses of New Orleans’ desperate straits thrown in. (Some post-flood graffiti reads, “FEMA: Fix Everything My Ass.”) This compromise might have worked if the two halves of the show–the want to and have to halves–had been better integrated. But the procedural elements are so ordinary, it’s jarring when K-Ville suddenly shows signs of broader purpose, with stories of prison labor used to rebuild New Orleans and police precinct houses where the copy machines don’t work.

As an eternal optimist, I am hoping the show grows legs. I hope the writers and producers are listening to the bloggers. Not the haters, not the ones who THINK they know something. Those people will never be happy. I’m hoping they listen to the people who are pointing out why the show has problems with the general public.

K-Ville will not be successful because some New Orleans insiders are happy about its authenticity. It will be a success because America in general likes it. I want it to be a success!

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