Sean Ramsdell Pros: Marty's taste of music as always (lest we forget Jagger co-created this show), morality tale of excess (art and commerce aren't easy to get along) Cons: A rock snob's fantasy (sex, drugs and American Century's lineup of artists)

annieanne It is a shame they canceled this series. I lived the 70s rock n'roll, and it is the way it was. I lived with those people. Totally authentic. Smoking cigarettes, drugs, the music, the clothing, the "scene", the all of it. Does anyone think that Mick Jagger wouldn't know how to authentically portray the 70s? Martin Scorsese is brilliant. Mick Jagger's son is amazing. The story line is believable and I felt it the entire way through.

dierregi You just cannot get a Scorsese product that isn't overlong and over-violent. Even the good idea of focusing on the music industry of the early 70s is dragged down by a sub-plot involving gangsters, homicide and gratuitous violence.The main plot is not that original, it seems inspired by Mad Men, with a couple in trouble (think Don and Betty Draper in 70s clothes) and an office environment, with a bunch of characters who could be the 70s version of Joan Holloway (Andrea Zito), Peggy Olson (Jamie Vine) and Pete Cambell (Clark Morelle).Unfortunately, following the record industry on a daily basis does not seem that much more interesting than advertising, despite the brush with rock stars. Having nowhere to go with the main plot, at least we are served plenty of mini-concerts and meetings with stars such as Lou Reed, the New York Dolls, David Bowie, etc... Unfortunately the multitude of musical encounters is not enough to fill the time, and we get a homicide thrown into the mix, together with use and abuse of cocaine and dumb policemen. Finally, the cast is not good. Cannavale as Richie Finestra makes a lot of noise every time he snorts cocaine, while everybody else can do that in silence. His character is obnoxious, Scorsese-style (egotistic macho-man) His screen wife, Olivia Wilde, is mainly useless except for nude scenes. Suburban housewives don't have much to say, even if they were Warhol's models.The young cast was probably selected thanks to nepotistic criteria, being the children of Dennis Quaid, Mick Jagger and Julien Temple. This does not make them good actors, Mr. Jagger's son being the worst of the bunch. However, the soundtrack is definitely good and that is why I give it a 3.... I am still disappointed, though, because music-wise the 70s were a great time and all we get to chronicle the times is this mess....

moonmaedyn Ray Romano can act? Ray? Romano? From "Everyone Loves Raymond?" The comedian guy?Yeah, turns out he CAN. Seriously. This is the first season, and hey, not everyone can do a "Orange is the New Black" right out of the box--and it took awhile for folks to warm up to Boardwalk Empire. But they did, indeed, warm up to it. I have read reviews comparing this series to Mad Men and yeah, I can see the similarities. Having lived through the 1970's myself, I'm not sure there was quite as much cocaine, but whatever.It's kind of fun trying to figure out who the "artists" are supposed to be, and I laughed during the whole Alice Cooper thing. The guy that plays Bowie was really spot-on!I think it's a fun romp and definitely snuggle and binge-watch worthy. I believe the writers and director(s) will gel and it will get better. But Ray Romano? Who knew?