Television has benefitted a lot in recent years from an influx of film directors and cinematic technique.

David Finchers work onHouse of Cards, to name one example, jump-started Netflixs line of critically-acclaimed shows.

But such positive accolades unfortunately cannot be applied to Woody Allens anticipated entry into the TV game.

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Hes a no-name novelist trying to pitch a TV show (meta!)

What they mostly end up doing is arguing over and over again.

In addition to being quite boring, the series also fails to justify itself as a period piece.

But nothing of the kind is ever acknowledged.