Paul T. Goldman

This is original and highly entertaining. The creators manage to balance out the self indulgent nature of Goldman, as well as the tragi-comédie of his life story. Despite this naive protagonist being horribly duped and taken advantage of, this is by and large a comedy. Am quite surprised by the relatively low rating here (I think many are taking it too seriously) and think it deserves more credit for a really enjoyable spin on true crime storytelling. While one can't help but laugh at the goofy Finkelman/Goldman throughout, he is certainly lovable enough to garner the necessary sympathy to convince the viewer to root for him. I found this far more entertaining than almost anything else on the major networks.

I love the premise that a non-actor played the lead role about a story that actually happened to him in real life.

I do understand that It was probably a bit frustrating for the actors and the entire crew to work with someone with no acting experience. But, hey, who better to play the part than this quirky, gullible and real man? I found it refreshing!

The way the movie was put together is quite rare and I love rarities in life and in movies.

I have done some writing about things that have happened to me and if there isn't some sort of embellishment of a true story you might not grab the audience's attention as well. And, in my eyes, and my words, there is nothing wrong in embellishing.

Kudos to all the non-actors. Actors, director, and the rest of the entire crew for presenting something so quirky, unique and out of the ordinary!!

I'm not sure how much the titular character is aware of what's happening, and it's hard to have sympathy for he comes across as quite an unlikeable egomaniac. For fans of obscure B-movies, he is essentially a Neil Breen type character, who is caught in the writers' and director's web. He thinks they are making an emmy-level documenatry while they essentially parody the recent spate of cheap Netflix true crime documentaries (e.g The Tinder Swindler). By largely allowing Paul T. Goldman to tell the story, and leaning into the more asburd elements of the story (e.g a psychic medium), they beging to reveal the embellishments and question if any of this really happened. In turn, this makes it much more honest than other so-called true crimes. Your enjoyment of the show will depend on whether you can tolerate the strange title character, and enjoy seeing a well-loved genre be torn apart.

I've only watched 2 episodes so far, but I felt a need to see if anyone had similar feelings as I do. If you've ever seen the cult movie "The Room" written, directed and starring Tommy Wiseau, often referred to as the best, worst movie ever...this has that feel. This feels like everyone involved was highly aware of what the end product would end up being by having the title "character" Paul as the lead actor, if they kept this a straight series. They had the foresight to have a hybrid series/behind the scenes documentary, so the audience is in on the whole process of what this project is and how it came to be. I'm all here for it. They all look like they are having fun telling this crazy story and I can't look away for some reason. Kudos to all the actual actors in this.

I love the format of this show. There are so many layers to it and is the most interesting thing I've seen on TV in years. For all of the people saying this is parody; you're completely missing the point. This whole enterprise is bursting with sincerity. For a decade, Paul has been trying to get his stories told through a movie/series. The production team he is working with is making that happen for him, and presenting it in a truly fascinating spectacle. There's interviews with real parties involved, re-enactments written by Paul, real behind the scenes footage documenting this, and re-enactments of behind the scenes as Paul wants to tell it. This blending of storytelling is a warm welcome in the current landscape of mediocre unoriginality.