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(Listen, its literally calledWinning Time.)
And so by the time you reach the final episode, the show practically feels like its on autopilot.
Firstly, what more can be said about the Showtime Lakers, whose legacy loudly persists to this day?
Is there anything more boring than a dynasty?
Winning Timemakes the case for its existence by focusing on the subjective experience of the era.
One of the more compelling things aboutWinning Timeis its commitment to going the distance on those hard edges.
(Im a huge basketball fan, but Im notthatkind of fan.)
Its a childish, cartoonish image.
Its also really delightful, and not to mention moving, given what ultimately happens to him.
(For their part, HBO stands behind the show.)
And this is a public story.
People have said, How can you tell the story of the Lakers without the Lakers themselves?
And my answer to that is, How could you tell itwiththem?
Buss isalso developinga Lakers-inspired Netflix workplace comedy with Mindy Kaling.
Which is whythe season finaleultimately felt so inert.
Winning forgives everything, as they say, but watching a preordained win is unforgiving in its insipidity.
