Michael Douglas as Franklin

[89th]

Looks intriguing.

Link to video

[Mik]

Series?

[George K]

Yup. On Apple TV+.

[Aqua Letifer]

I'm not watching unless they reference "Fart Proudly."

[jon-nyc]

Interesting

[George K]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Michael Douglas as Franklin:

I'm not watching unless they reference "Fart Proudly."

They did...sort of.

Watched a couple yesterday. It's good, but not compelling.

The sets, costumes and dialog are all great. Well, the dialog is good.

The acting is fine as well, but I never lose sight of the fact that it's F'ing Michael Douglas playing Ben Franklin.

The story...well, it's all about his time in Paris. It's intrigue, politics, spying, etc. A great amount of the story is devoted to his grandson.

Good, but not memorable, like "John Adams."

[Jolly]

Nice thing about period pieces...They tend to age pretty well.

[Mik]

Another critic heard from.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/franklin-isn-t-very-good-what-it-represents-is-worse/ar-BB1lzm68?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=d7e227d1e9ce42e9a09f3184288084fb&ei=49

[George K]

@Mik said in Michael Douglas as Franklin:

Another critic heard from.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/franklin-isn-t-very-good-what-it-represents-is-worse/ar-BB1lzm68?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=d7e227d1e9ce42e9a09f3184288084fb&ei=49

Makes some really good points.

1. Though mildly interesting, Franklins sojourn in Europe is, although significant, hardly fodder for an 8 hour miniseries.
2. The pace is not slow - it's glacial.
3. Too many repetitions of intrigue all of which blend together.

[Mik]

We Were The Lucky Ones on Hulu is pretty good. So is Sugar, which I think is on Apple.