Highly Overrated But Still Good

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Absolutely brilliant

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

I know I'm behind but I've only seen the 1st season. And this so is funny and I love the cast especially Mike Epps, Tichina Arnold and Erica Ash; they bring the comedy to the show. Made me sad when Mike Epps character was involved in the car crash, not sure if this is there way of kicking his character off the series or not since he mentioned that it was an issue about him wanting more money,but I hope everything works out.

Most of the writing is good but there is a feeling it is over-reaching - trying REALLY hard to show that blacks have made it, in some scenes, at the expense of white folk. Character comments such as "...the Titanic was a boat for rich white people - F'em all - they can all freeze to death for all I care" are hard to tell if part of the character's world view (and therefore serves the story) or if more the writing team trying to make a point (doesn't serve the story at all). It seems hard to believe the former when the very same character talks about moving on from the issues surrounding the American Civil War.I think if the writers focus squarely on "the life" as it exists for young men in the NBA and the surrounding entourage of folks, then it should do well. In fact, HBO's Ballers is doing something similar with life in the NFL - and note the lack of any race related ideology there and just how nice it is. But as with pretty much any buddy-centric day-in-the-life type show, as soon as they start trying to make it more of a social statement vehicle, things go downhill rapidly.We shall see after a couple of seasons.

I was unpleasantly surprised to find that "Survivor's Remorse" received so many negative reviews. This was certainly one of the better shows of its genre, especially considering how well thought out the characters were. The dynamic between Cam's family wasn't only interesting, but provided us with a glimpse of what it's like to achieve rapid success while many attempt to catch a ride along with you. Give this show a shot. It didn't let me down, and quite honestly, my only complaint is that it left me wanting more. All of the characters were played perfectly, but what was probably the most intriguing and successful aspect of this entire series was how the creators managed to intertwine both his current life as an NBA star with past hauntings, while also shedding light on how success has its downside.

It has been noted that there has been a recent surge in TV shows prominently featuring blacks or with predominately black casts. Some are pretty good but most are just bad - like most TV fare these days. After viewing the first two episodes, I'll state that this one is not too bad. More "dramedy" than "comedy" which is not particularly a bad thing. It will just need time to fully develop its voice.The writing is good. The acting is natural and not overplayed like some kind of urban passion play and there's a little subtlety there. They're going after familiar issues but keeping it entertaining and engaging without that TV show proselytizing that can drag it down.To juxtapose this show against another one I just recently watched also, "Black-ish" seems to have a better cast working with similar themes but tries too hard to do what "Survivor's Remorse" did without cardboard cut-outs. This show has a chance to be really good if given a chance.