Kim Kardashian's New Drama 'All's Fair' Is a Spectacle of Awfulness - A Study in the Absurdity and Poor Taste of Ryan Murphy.
The new series from Ryan Murphy, starring Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, and Niecy Nash as the founders of an all-female law firm delivering divorce-y justice to incredibly rich but slightly unlucky women under the azure skies of California, is a masterclass in how not to make television. Fascinatingly, incomprehensibly, existentially terrible - it's the ultimate showcase of how low one can sink while still managing to be somehow captivating.
One cannot help but wonder what possessed Kim Kardashian to take part in this mess, considering her on-screen character Allura is as expressionless as you'd expect from someone with her public persona. Naomi Watts fares no better, delivering lines so archly that it's almost like she's cracking her joints. The guest stars are equally atrocious, with Niecy Nash being the sole bright spot in a sea of mediocrity.
The plot is a jumbled mess, crammed into the show like Kim K's nail polish collection - all flashy and useless. Case after case is wrapped up in record time, often in less than 10 minutes, leaving the viewer wondering what exactly the point of it all was. The performances seem to respond to nine different ideas of what kind of show this is, with actors giving about as much effort as a badly-written Myspace profile.
The writing is abysmal, replete with cringe-worthy moments like the "Sow teats" outburst and an obsession with brand names that would shame even the most basic of fashionistas. There's also the jarringly unfashionable display of conspicuous consumption ("Oh my God – didn't this belong to Elizabeth Taylor?"). The concept of female empowerment seems to have been lost in translation, reduced to a shallow, feel-good slogan like "Did I not love myself enough?"
Ultimately, 'All's Fair' is so bad it's almost good - a trainwreck that you can't look away from. But let's be real, nowhere near good. It's an insult to the very concept of television and a slap in the face to anyone who's ever tried to make a show worth watching.
The new series from Ryan Murphy, starring Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, and Niecy Nash as the founders of an all-female law firm delivering divorce-y justice to incredibly rich but slightly unlucky women under the azure skies of California, is a masterclass in how not to make television. Fascinatingly, incomprehensibly, existentially terrible - it's the ultimate showcase of how low one can sink while still managing to be somehow captivating.
One cannot help but wonder what possessed Kim Kardashian to take part in this mess, considering her on-screen character Allura is as expressionless as you'd expect from someone with her public persona. Naomi Watts fares no better, delivering lines so archly that it's almost like she's cracking her joints. The guest stars are equally atrocious, with Niecy Nash being the sole bright spot in a sea of mediocrity.
The plot is a jumbled mess, crammed into the show like Kim K's nail polish collection - all flashy and useless. Case after case is wrapped up in record time, often in less than 10 minutes, leaving the viewer wondering what exactly the point of it all was. The performances seem to respond to nine different ideas of what kind of show this is, with actors giving about as much effort as a badly-written Myspace profile.
The writing is abysmal, replete with cringe-worthy moments like the "Sow teats" outburst and an obsession with brand names that would shame even the most basic of fashionistas. There's also the jarringly unfashionable display of conspicuous consumption ("Oh my God – didn't this belong to Elizabeth Taylor?"). The concept of female empowerment seems to have been lost in translation, reduced to a shallow, feel-good slogan like "Did I not love myself enough?"
Ultimately, 'All's Fair' is so bad it's almost good - a trainwreck that you can't look away from. But let's be real, nowhere near good. It's an insult to the very concept of television and a slap in the face to anyone who's ever tried to make a show worth watching.
That's what "All's Fair" is for me. It's like Ryan Murphy took all the worst parts of TV and mashed them together into one big mess. But here's the thing - we're not just watching this show, we're also witnessing our own taste in entertainment get hijacked by someone else's bad ideas.
I mean, Ryan Murphy is known for pushing boundaries but this one takes the cake? 
Kim K seems to be taking a serious risk by joining this... thing. I'm genuinely curious what made her decide to take on such a 'challenging' role. And Naomi Watts delivering arch lines? 
Niecy Nash being the only bright spot is true, but still, the whole cast sounds like they're phoning it in 
. The plot sounding like an episode of 'The Hills' is everything and more 
and those brand names though... I mean, who writes this stuff? 
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I mean, what was she thinking taking on a role that's so...basic? 
And don't even get me started on the plot - it's like they threw a bunch of random cases together and hoped for the best. The acting isn't great either, I'm surprised Naomi Watts doesn't just want to pull her hair out all the time 