Kemping

I can understand that Lena Dunham needed to vent about her personal health problems. And yet I do not understand why she does it in the form of the uptight Kathryn, who from the outset discourages any further engagement. The rest of the group consists of people who are either cranky or downright unbearable. Moreover, it is such a heterogeneous group that I cannot imagine anyone from the audience truly falling in love with them and being able to see them as anything other than a bizarre sociological experiment. The final nail in the coffin of all potential is the decision to cast possibly the most multi-faceted actor in television, David Tennant, in the thankless role of a stunted man with a hat. And even he, no matter how much the script constantly tries to elevate all the male characters to a plane where they admire the most obnoxious character, the cunning and worn-out Jandice, here he seems like the only man you can at least partially identify with. Thank heavens that  Camping only ran for one season. These campers are petty people – and they won't get any better over time. (2019.01.02)