The series revolves around that reckless and romantic life and there is often a mysterious and often influential comedy. The series reveals the life of a committed group of 'roadies' who have a different experience through a grand tour of the multi-city rock band.
Unfortunately, the characters in Roadies, writer-director Cameron Crowe's new Showtime series about a rock band's road crew, come off like an irritating Sorkin ensemble.
Crowe can be corny, but he's never phony, and when the characters here drop into reveries about why they do what they do it's easy to buy them as passionate people who live in service of art.
Like Vinyl, this show treats its industry so insufferably precious, it's hard to even sit through an entire episode without feeling the need to take a breather.
(Crowe) needs to strengthen his characters, and I hope that comes over the course of the first season, but I'm willing to let the set list play out. I still trust the man who wrote it.
Instead of affecting and memorable television, you get an odd mash-up of workplace drama and romantic comedy, a bit like The Office with a much cooler wardrobe and a fraction of the laughs.
