10 Recent TV Shows That Failed Hard (But Should Have Been Great)

Many things have been said about Woody Allen over the years, both personal and professional, but one thing you can't fault him for is being consistently productive; every year, like clockwork, he delivers a movie. Even if the results are hit-or-miss.

Here - collaborating with Amazon Originals - he shook up the formula with an enticing prospect of him tackling long-format storytelling, by creating his first mini-series. Sadly, that’s where the excitement ends.

Setting up a classic 'comedy of manners' type scenario as middle-class Jewish couple (Allen and Elaine May) end up housing 60's political radical (Miley Cyrus!) from the police. Hilarious consequence ensues, in as stale fashion as possible.

Allen later admitted that he was worn down by the TV experience and found the whole ordeal 'hard work' which might explain why everything feels so lazy.

The premise of a middle-class family shaken up by a wild card is tired, most of the jokes obvious and Allen's neurotic protagonist - the first time he's used the persona since 2002 - feels more like a safety crutch than a welcome return.

It boils down to a mini-series that - instead of shaking up the director's strict formula - feels like a three hour Allen movie that far exceeds its welcome.