It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Considering that it is women who claim that they are living in a rape culture, it's actually very revealing that it's also women who gleefully enjoy watching about sex. And, you know you're watching something that is made by women when the constant focus of a show that is suppose to be about country music industry, is who's breaking up and who's having sex next.Nashville could've been something quite fantastic. Could've, should've but ain't. Learning how the music industry works especially country music, having perspective from the top and bottom, having insight on how struggling country musician's make it big, and how big country stars strive to remain relevent. But instead we have, repeatedly, over and over again, love triangles, broken hearts and broken bottles as it were, as if country music in general isn't saturated enough with it as it is. I can understand why by season 3 and 4, Nashville had lost it's luster, became a tired trope, and made the same mistakes like every other show that involves teen drama. To be fair though, season 1 had a lot of promise, even with all the adultery, promiscuity and infidelity. Most of the positive things about Nashville is it's strong cast. Connie Britton is pretty good as the aging country star Rayna James. Hayden Panittiere proves competently that she's ironically not just another eye-candy and does her bitchy impersonating best as the young country pop upstart Juliette Barnes.But quite literally the two best players here are Charles Esten as the troubled (aren't they all?) Deacon Clayborne and the very compelling Clare Bowen as the struggling starlet Scarlett O'Connor. I am glad that Charles Esten have finally made it big. He's really a good singer and musician, a reasonably capable actor and in Deacon Clayborne, Esten manages to fleshout a believable recovering alcoholic country legend who pines for Rayna James. Clare Bowen is stunning as Scarlett. She's adorable and acts well especially considering she's Australian but she shines best when performing country music. Clare Bowen comes alive when on stage and watching her perform is always a treat; which segues nicely to the third reason why Nashvilles was such a hit, the songs. Nashville had (had) a catalogue of great country songs, performed really well by Connie Britton, Charles Esten, Haysen Panittiere, Scarlett O'Connor and others. The songs are lovely and the performance stellar. Too bad that all of that went away as the seasons progressed; a chief reason the viewership number slumped. You could probably skipped this show and your life would go on fine. What I hope is that Clare Bowen and Charles Esten find more success in their career.

What started well ran out of steam by season 5. I love country music and this was the key reason I loved this show with its sexy ladies, great music and great cast. I gather that ABC wanted out by the end of season 4 and sadly killed off Raynor James character then diluted Juliet Barnes input. This always was a Days of our Lives to music, but great music and reasonable story line but now the music has died so has my interest will not be watching anymore.

is nashville over for good now? There hasn't been an episode since feb. are they just leaving it with rayna's death and showing everyone else finishing that album? i need to knooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!!!!!is nashville over for good now? There hasn't been an episode since feb. are they just leaving it with rayna's death and showing everyone else finishing that album? i need to knooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!!!!!

While yes, I also have complaints about pointless scenes that took up too much screen time, I have to say that overall I really, really enjoyed the revival episodes.I had watched the original series on television and recently re-watched them all again on Netflix - which was actually more fun than the first time around because I already knew the nuances of the characters.I, like so many others, waited with anticipation for the launch of the revival but unlike many others, followed ASP's suggestion to watch each episode at least 1 day apart.I had a lot of fun seeing these characters again and while you can never go backwards, I felt like GG2 moved forwards and that's where many negative reviews come from, no one likes change.Rory's behavior - while unbecoming of a role model and upstanding young person, seemed characteristic with her past. No one is perfect and she is who she is, deal with it. The musical - ug but again, whatever. Overall I'm glad I got to see GG again in present day, and I hope they make more episodes as I will probably never tire of seeing them.If they do make more, I just hope they try and get more Sookie :-)