The Idol - The Weeknd's Biggest Failure? 

Been xo since 2011 and I’ve followed everything he’s done since then and the idol is def a stain in his legacy bc of how bad it is as a show I don’t even have a problem with the content it’s just a bad show. The cinematography and soundtrack is top notch though.

Really wish The Weeknd’s only involvement in this show was the soundtrack. The soundtrack expresses his ideas for the show and executes them better than the show. The Weeknd knows how to create incredible stories and worlds with his music and short films, and he can play a character very well on both. But writing and show isn’t for him.

Amazing analysis. Really enjoyed how you looked at it critically and didn't just ride the hate train like everyone else. This show could've used a little more time in the writer's room. Finale was my least favorite part but there is a lot of good here that I liked.

The Weeknd should stick to making music. I could barely make it through the first episode and had no desire to watch the remaining four. Sam Levinson needs professional help and to re-read screenwriting books.

I’ll be honest, the writing of this show is terrible and it barely goes anywhere for the whole season and the sex scenes are very cringe but I didn’t actually hate it because the cinematography was great and the acting was quite good including the Weeknd other than in the sex scenes he has and he’s someone who I’d like to see in something else as an actor and I’m looking forward to seeing his movie that’s coming out next year with Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan in it to see how he fares with a presumably better script.

The show COULD have been good It had the ingredients for an amazing show, great actors, and despite their issues Abel and Sam can be really good story tellers. But unfortunately, that wasnt the case. Abel is a terrible actor and NEEDED an acting coach. Sam is a control freak of a writer and NEEDED a writers room (Im shocked he didnt learn his lesson from Euphoria S2). This show was an obvious self insert vanity project for the weeknd. Not just with Tedros being based off of Abel, but Jocelyn also being heavilly based off of Bella Hadid and Selena Gomez. And my biggest issue, they try to excuse their poorly written show as "intentional" or "revolutionary." No it is not, just own the fact that you made a bad show. Even if 10 years from now people say the show is revolutionary, it doesnt have a strong enough diehard audience to continue its legacy. Plus it doesnt help that HBO never approved for season 2 but for some weird reason they did for Velma.

Even Riverdale had 1 good season. This show started terrible. Imagine if it was given the time to get worse…yikes

I hope Abel’s movie with Jenna Ortega is better.

finally a video that doesn’t just dump on the show and gives some postive critique aswell

Great Video! The show wad bad but not as bad ad everybody on the internet claimed. I would love to see a video about Michael Jackson or Madonna!

Other ideas for vids -Oppenheimer -Stanley Kubrick Filmography - Nolan Filmography You don’t have to do these, just ideas for stuff that you would be great at, since all of videos are really good

oh drats, now who would've thought that the weekend is better at making music than acting?? DARNIT!

I feel bad for weeknd because if you actually listen to a lot of his music this character would fit him perfectly but because the writing is so bad and he didn't have someone coaching him through the scenes since he is only a singer he comes off horrible and very OneNote. This is why the show to me is horrible because it had potential.

2:21 Thank You!!! Every single person saw this clip and ran with the 'bad acting, cringe' gimmick. His character's supposed to have a napoleon complex and not be intimidating. It was funny af.

The Weeknd Make Artist Seeeeem Sooo Cornyyyy but if you Live In LA SOmethings Are Kinda Relatable!

This might be the most spot on video I’ve seen reviewing this show. I personally never had any high expectations for this show leading up to it and the only reason I was interested to begin with is because Sam Levinson was involved. That said it was a mildly entertaining season for its short run but was definitely a mess. There were a couple of things especially towards the end that were kind of confusing to me. I would check out season 2 if it ever comes though.

About damn time....

Nah..that mess was absolutely terrible, to me.

Listen I love The Weeknd but omg this show was so bad. It also seemed extremely predatory and unnecesarily explicit. Even in at his most raunchy, the weeknd always seemed like he had some class but this show was just gross and him acting like a baby when people criticize it is embarrasing. I'm still a fan of his music but this is a huge stain on his legacy.

His name was tedros tedros lmao

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The Idol is a surreal story about how fame corrupts people which is exactly what The Weeknd has been making music about since his mixtapes. Fine if it’s not your thing, but anyone who sees it as a failure doesn’t really get him as an artist. And to everyone who is like “ya I like the soundtrack but the show sucks” … the songs are all directly related to the content of the show. You sound ridiculous 🙄