On Becoming a God in Central Florida

JP Liz V1

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

YouTube has finalized a deal for 10-episode series order to On Becoming A God In Central Florida, a 1990s-set one-hour dark comedy series, starring and executive produced by Kirsten Dunst.

https://deadline.com/2018/06/youtube-kirsten-dunst-on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida-dark-comedy-series-george-clooney-grant-heslov-tristar-television-suzanne-patmore-gibbs-1202416941/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOXzgQGT7tI

The one-hour series has been acquired by Showtime after it had previously been ordered to series at YouTube Premium while having first been in development at AMC. The nine-episode first season is set to debut on Aug. 25 on Showtime.

The series stars Kirsten Dunst, Theodore Pellerin, Beth Ditto, Mel Rodriguez, Usman Ally, Julie Benz, Melissa De Sousa, John Earl Jelks, Sharon Lawrence, Josh Fadem, Alexander Skarsgard, and Mary Steenburgen and Ted Levine. Robert Funke and Matt Lutsky created and executive produce the series. George Clooney and Grant Heslov also executive produce under their Smokehouse Pictures banner along with Dunst, Charlie McDowell, and Esta Spalding. Spalding also serves as showrunner while McDowell directed the pilot.

https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/kirsten-dunst-on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida-showtime-1203245699/

JP Liz V1

Skarsgard is fun as the fool hubby, Dunst delivering as Krystal Stubbs, Emmy contender for sure, she is 37 :eek:

extra gravy

Fun first episode, will stick with it.

Wayne Jarvis

I'm three episodes into this now and I really like it. I didn't really like the first episode and was going to leave it at that but the very first thing that happens in episode 2 was so good that I stuck with it and I am glad I did. Krystal is such a good character and the longer it goes the more we find out about other characters. There were also two scenes with Cody in episode three that had me in tears of laughter and 1 scene were I felt really bad for him, the actor that plays him is very good.

Wayne Jarvis

The fourth episode was really good, psychedelic almost at times! Also kudos to whoever made the decision to have Kirsten Dunst show so much cleavage in this show.

JP Liz V1

Renewed

https://tvline.com/2019/09/26/on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida-renewed-season-2-showtime-kirsten-dunst/

cdgalwegian

Guy Person wrote: »

I'm three episodes into this now and I really like it. I didn't really like the first episode

Three in as well. This is a great show. Dunst is fantastic in it. It's not that I didn't like the first episode, it's just that it captured the obsessiveness with greed by many in the late 90's so well, making it a bit uncomfortable; the cult of self, married to financial deregulations, with the proliferation of multi-level marketing. The pathos is all there, but Dunst's character, and Dunst herself, makes it great fun as well, in her response to her predicament. Supporting actors are all very good as well.

Wayne Jarvis

cdgalwegian wrote: »

Three in as well. This is a great show. Dunst is fantastic in it. It's not that I didn't like the first episode, it's just that it captured the obsessiveness with greed by many in the late 90's so well, making it a bit uncomfortable; the cult of self, married to financial deregulations, with the proliferation of multi-level marketing. The pathos is all there, but Dunst's character, and Dunst herself, makes it great fun as well, in her response to her predicament. Supporting actors are all very good as well.

I just watched episode 7 last night it just gets better for me. The guy who plays Cody is really really good but yeah as you say this is a great cast altogether.

OU812

every episode I watch, I'm reminded of the Forever Living MLM that was going on here about a year ago. I know a couple who got caught up in it & they were unbearable like the husband & Cody.

cdgalwegian

This started off great, but the silliness that was initially just part of its charm unfortunately took over from about episode 5 on, so it kinda lost the run of itself from then on in. That's a shame; Dunst remains solidly engaging in her resourceful desperation, but the quirkiness of the show gives way to farce- the Vaudeville villain of Ted Levine becoming more boring than darkly comic.
Just as the first episode threw in a violent surprise towards the end, the last one did as well, making it more interesting, but reminding viewers who have become bored at this stage that it can still, well, throw in surprises and be interesting again- which is good, coz it's been renewed for a second series. Hopefully a better, stronger storyline will make this a show that, well, gets better each season. Dunst's character and performance, as well her being executive producer, means there's a good chance of that.

JP Liz V1

Another coronavirus casualty now cancelled

https://tvline.com/2020/10/08/on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida-cancelled-season-2-showtime/

Jenna James

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Another coronavirus casualty now cancelled

https://tvline.com/2020/10/08/on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida-cancelled-season-2-showtime/

Great shame. Watched it when it was airing, really enjoyed it.