Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticLiving in the modern world is hell.That’s the point made, over and over, in the new anthology series “The Premise,” an FX on Hulu original.
This show’s five half-hour vignettes, each written or co-written by show creator (and former “The Office” actor/writer) B.J.
Novak, examine concerns of this historical moment: Topics include bullying and income inequality, the general public’s relationship with fame, the self-serving nature of allies to social-justice movements, and addiction to social media.It’s this last one that gives the game away.
Most of the episodes feature lengthy, clumsy bits of dialogue or monologue that feel ripped from the daily concerns — and the ranty, discursive way of talking at, not to,.
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