Stick

[George Zipp]

Owen Wilson, Marc Maron, Judy Greer (at least the first couple of Eps) and some other people, on Apple. Was promoted to be the Ted Lasso of Golf.

I'm 4 episodes in. I'll finish the season, mostly because the episodes meet my attention span with shows I'm having trouble with coming in about 28 minutes each.

Ted Lasso it is absolutely not. I mean not remotely close. 180 degrees from Ted Lasso. I'm not the biggest Owen Wilson fan out there and this clearly is a vehicle for his schtick. There is just something about him (and no, it's not his nose) that bugs me. The story line is predictable and rather silly. The "golf" is bordering on ridiculousness in terms of its realism. And yeah, I'm aware that I have my own issues with suspending reality but (minor spoiler) the amount of times this kid has been able to land an 8 iron in a garbage dumpster, a bucket or hole out on the course is ridiculous.

And for those watching the character introduced in EP4, Zero, she is insufferable. Just a clownish representation of a blowhard overly opinionated Gen Z'er. It's too bad bc her very initial introduction to the show was actually a fun scene. And then they gave her more dialogue and ruined her immediately. And it appears she is here to stay.

Can't obviously really recommend it. I'm also a bit disappointed bc Apple original content is usually spot on.