Girls5eva (2021)

Watchseries; It really kills me when they come up with a great idea like this - 90s girl band fades into obscurity only to have a second chance when a current artist samples one of their old hits - and proceed to run it into the ground under the weight of character cliches and poor writing.

I think it's really high time that someone decided that middled-aged women can be written as something other than botoxed airheads, sassy divas or Melissa McCarthy clones. Indeed, the most successful character is Sara Bareilles as Dawn because she actually comes across as someone who is just normal. Renée Elise Goldsberry has an underdeveloped role as the fallen diva, but you can see her intelligence and depth shining through, hopefully to be snapped up for a dramatic role in the near future. Paula Pell is good and very natural but obviously given the Melissa McCarthy template. Busy Philips is so bad in this it's just straight out embarrassing.

Also, can we ease off with all the references to bodily functions in female heavy comedies? It was funny the first 10,000 times and now it just seems lazy and contrived. It's been 10 years since Bridesmaids and it's not funny anymore.

Still, there is an uneasy charm to this show and I'm hoping it will find its groove in the next season, but I think it's most likely doomed. Girl/boy bands are also a uniquely British thing and I couldn't help but wonder how this would have been treated by an English production house.

It really kills me when they come up with a great idea like this - 90s girl band fades into obscurity only to have a second chance when a current artist samples one of their old hits - and proceed to run it into the ground under the weight of character cliches and poor writing.

I think it's really high time that someone decided that middled-aged women can be written as something other than botoxed airheads, sassy divas or Melissa McCarthy clones. Indeed, the most successful character is Sara Bareilles as Dawn because she actually comes across as someone who is just normal. Renée Elise Goldsberry has an underdeveloped role as the fallen diva, but you can see her intelligence and depth shining through, hopefully to be snapped up for a dramatic role in the near future. Paula Pell is good and very natural but obviously given the Melissa McCarthy template. Busy Philips is so bad in this it's just straight out embarrassing.

Also, can we ease off with all the references to bodily functions in female heavy comedies? It was funny the first 10,000 times and now it just seems lazy and contrived. It's been 10 years since Bridesmaids and it's not funny anymore.

Still, there is an uneasy charm to this show and I'm hoping it will find its groove in the next season, but I think it's most likely doomed. Girl/boy bands are also a uniquely British thing and I couldn't help but wonder how this would have been treated by an English production house.

Girls5eva watchseries. A singer who can lead a show! Sara Bareilles is really good. And funny. She's too talented. Rest of cast is good too. Writing is great. Points off for it being a dramedy. A mix of super weird humour and then domestic issues.

Loved this show right away. Sara Bareilles surprised me. I've followed her music for years, and it turns out she is a great actor. She keeps the show grounded so the other characters can be hilarious. Its powerful to see a show about talented, complicated women in their 40s and 50s pursuing their dreams. Hoping for a second season and wish the show would have debuted on NBC or any other established streaming platform. The viewership numbers will suffer because no one wants or needs another streaming service and that sucks because this show deserves to be seen.

And Renée Elise Goldsberry is a freaking STAR!!

I had no idea about Girls5Eva until earlier this week.

I have watched each episode with a smile on my face. So happy it is here to save us.

This series was may more entertaining than I thought it would have been. I laughed out loud several times throughout, which doesn't happen often. The actors have great chemistry, no awkwardness whatsoever. Give this show a shot!

If you like anything with a Tina Fey vibe (30 rock, Kimmy Schmidt) you'll love this! It's fun, nostalgic, and musical. Paula Pell is great as always and Busy Phillips is extra hilarious.