Watched 2 episodes all the way through, then started fast forwarding to the next episode after a couple minutes. I ended up fast-forwarding through the whole series not finding anything but self-indulgent garbage. Some of the soliloquies are interesting at first, but all of them end overacted and dull by their mid point. Soliloquies are a major part of storytelling, but usually are part of larger works and have more context. I get the feeling that the actors agreed to do episodes to "show their range" because it certainly is different compared to the acting that they usually do. But that's exactly what it ends up being: a bunch of actors trying to show off their chops. The producers are clearly relying on the popularity of the actors to draw an audience. I wonder what kind of viewership they would get with new, unknown actors in place of the established actors featured in the episodes. Of all the episodes, I landed on 2 that I actually enjoyed. Morgan Freeman's "solo" was really good, but maybe that's because he had another actor to feed off.
Review of Solos
