09 March 2023 , 19:28
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Much as I hate to begin things by demanding to speak to the manager, the people at Amazon have made me furious this week.
First they let me down on a delivery, when Prime Video released just three episodes of Daisy Jones & The Six despite it clearly being a binge the full series in a weekend kind of show.
Then they compounded matters by blitzing my regular TV viewing with spoiler-filled promo trailers of upcoming episodes.
The really annoying thing though, is that I can’t even cancel my subscription in disgust.
Because I’m totally hooked on this tale of the rise and fall of a fictitious and lustful, 1970s girl/boy LA rock band.
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Honestly, I’m sitting here waiting for the next three episodes to drop like a Tory MP gagging for Gary Lineker to post a vaguely political tweet.
This glossy 10-part rockumentary tells the story of the band’s sudden rise to worldwide fame and success, which ended just as suddenly after a massive falling out at a sold-out stadium gig.
If that sounds a little bit like Fleetwood Mac then you’re along the right lines – although this lot are so perfectly turned-out it’s more Fleetwood Max Factor.
The two leads are Daisy Jones (Riley Keough), who looks like she could be Elvis Presley’s granddaughter (mainly because Keough actually is), and Billy Dunne (Sam Claflin) who looks like a cross between Justin Hawkins from The Darkness and Adrian Boswell from Carla Lane’s Bread.
Keough utterly dominates proceedings and has all the best lines, but Claflin provides strong back-up – ably assisted by the aesthetically-gifted likes of Suki Waterhouse, Josh Whitehouse and Camila Morrone.
If you’re looking for a gritty, snorts and all expose of the 1970s rock scene I’d probably advise you to go your own way.
However, if you fancy getting lost in nostalgia and some fairly passable MOR numbers while the teenage music fan in you decides which band member you’d have on your wall, sign up for your free 30-day trial.
Just remember to cancel it before the direct debit kicks in.
Yes, I have been watching Martin Lewis again.