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56 Up (2012)

Rate: 2
Viewed: 6/14

6/14: Again, it's the same as usual in 56 Up.

After surviving eight installments, I've now declared the novel experiment a massive failure. Sure, it's nice in theory and should've worked out well, but the execution is piss-poor. The time invested into this series is also incredible; this is literally forty-nine years in the making.

So, why did it fail? Michael Apted is the problem. He doesn't ask the right questions, present each of the participants the right way, or know how to interview properly. After forty-nine years of getting to know them, I honestly have no clue who they are.

So, why do I continue watching despite the negatives? Well, it's their physical changes that I find to be the most interesting. I guess, at this point, the race is on: who's going to die first? (2016 Author Note: It turned out to be Lynn the librarian.)

All in all, I don't care about the Up series anymore.

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