Great cast but a thin premise.


At times, Bajillion feels too indebted to matching the formal requirements of Million Dollar Listings, not allowing it to stretch the satirical wings that are obviously present.

Of course, in a parody, there are much worse problems to have than “just a bit too spot-on”, and hopefully as the series goes on the structure will grow and clear up that tonal disconnect. The pieces are certainly there. The lead cast is unanimously terrific, especially Baltz’s nebbish curiosity as Glenn and the chemistry between Gaul and Tarver. And from the first two episodes, and the preview of the season to come, it appears that nearly every comedic presence will make their way into Platinum Reality at some point (the pilot features Adam Scott; the second episode Jason Mantzoukas, among many others). Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ has already established itself as a funny show; now to see if it can assemble what it has into something more indelible: http://www.cutprintfilm.com/tv/bajillion-dollar-properties/

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Good point except Glen never clicked for me. At all. At all, at all.

I thought it was disappointing how little we see of Chelsea and Victoria. They had the best bits all season.

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