Here's a new one on Comedy Central from a couple of relative unknowns, Matt Ingebretson and Jake Weisman. They're the cocreators and stars of Corporate, a show about a ridiculously big and evil corporation - think of some sort of hybrid of Lockheed Martin, Walmart, and Monsanto. Of course, the show's as much about the banality of corporate culture in 2018 as it is about the inhumanity of it - not that the two are mutually exclusive. In that respect it feels like an updated Office Space or like, Dilbert, even.
For me, the show started out really strong. It seemed to have an immediate identity and tone - relentless, mainly - and its episodes felt crisp and pointed. But it faded kind of quickly, succumbing to very standard tropes like "Casual Friday goes bad" and "this meeting is endless!" before turning things around for a memorable finale.
I liked it! But it didn't seem to have a whole lot of gas in the tank after a promising back-to-back premiere. Can't say for sure if I'll be back for Season 2 - but the show definitely will be, and I think that's a good thing.
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