The HBO series premise in 2015 The Brink seems to be mature for comical potential and visible political satire. Among the main characters of the show are ultra-pink Secretary of State of the United States Walter Larson (Tim Robbins) and Alex Talbot (Offran sub-blockbuster champion Jackack Black) Random foreign affairs officer, who is appointed Islamabad because it is on the verge of nuclear crisis. It seems that a local radical has taken himself to declare that World War II has officially begun, and the story follows that the discovery like Larson and Talbot uncomfortably monitor the issue. The show also features Asif Mann, Pablo Schreber, Johnon Larokeque and Esai Morales as a US president.

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Robbins and Black have worked together on several occasions before the "edge", usually on political projects satirizing or loose restrictive and corrupt American institutions. Black appeared in Robbins' films "Bob Roberts" (which marked Black's debut)"Dead Man Walking" and "Cradle Will Rock", which relate to a lying right -wing politician, the death penalty and government control over public arts, respectively. Robbins was already right about his personal political beliefs, and Black seemed happy to join all his investments. Although no hand was creating or writing the "edge" (it was created by Kim and Roberto Benabib), their combined presence was caused by their previous political enterprises.

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One thing in particular was set by Brink, except for all the other Robins/Black collaborations, though it was really terrible. The "Trail" was not well accepted when it first aired, earning a lot of reviews for negative reviews. Currently there is an approval for approval of 55% Rotten tomatoes (Based on 40 views), with many critics calling the writing of the show bad and its satire smooth. Black was particularly lambed, with some critics wrote that he was painfully defective. Needless to say, HBO has canceled the series after only 10 episodes.

Some of the reviews, especially Randy Dancievich on TV through the mindHe noted that the "edge" can be sold as a comical version of the intensive spy series "24" or a more serious version of the series of comedy "Vep". It seems that none of those things have failed, failing to match the wide comedy of the former and immediacy of the former. Chris Cabin's review for slope He said the "edge" would only look deep at the high school students who had just discovered Noam Chomsky and Howard Zine. Matt Zoller Sez, writing about the vultureIt was even sharper, describing the show as "just a bunch of *** ty people who are *** ty each other, while decent people stand by spitting."

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It also seems that the satire has experienced too late. Trink apparently wanted to be a criticism of clumsy military efforts made by the George W.'s presidential administration. Bush, but was announced in the last span of Barack Obama's time in the Oval Office. In other words, there was no just resentment behind politics (nor had the show had a clear point of view). As Kabin wrote, "there is no real rage on the" edge ", as it will require a module of effort to understand the huge amount of historical and religious clashes played in Pakistan, rather than just knowing the country, is probably not the biggest place to rest these days."

Initially, HBO renewed the "edge" for the second season, while the first was still broadcast. However, after the end of the season, however, The "work shot" was officially canceled. It seemed that the low view numbers and the lack of critical enthusiasm did not improve as the season 1 lasted, so the plug was withdrawn. These days, "Brink" is hard to call, and those who watched it probably responded to this article with: "A yes! That show!"

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Is the "edge" worth another look? 10 years later (and another decade of American politics with them), the "edge" is more than the relics of its time. It was an average show that turned into a curuer and can only be important to Robins and black.