As an avid TV watcher who has Netlix, Prime and also SkyGo, I enjoy finding new things to watch and fall in love with. Which is why I love original shows on Amazon Prime and Netflix. Amazon prime have a both great yet annoying feature. They debut pilots of shows, and give full seasons to the ones that members give positive feedback on. I decided to watch and review 5 of Amazon’s new pilot episodes myself. The first of which is:
The Legend of Master Legend
Master Legend is a homemade superhero, trying to brighten the streets of Las Vegas up, one good deed at a time. The opening shot shows him greeting tourists and feeding the homeless, moving onto him in real life as he gets ready to see his daughter. After a quick search, it turns out it’s based on real person going my the name Master Legend in Orlando.
The pilot introduces us to some promising characters and storylines. Unfortunately, I’m more interesting in Tana and Cody and what their real life problems are. Due to the exaggerated superhero, his brother peanut-head and his drunk sidekick being unappealing.
I feel like this pilot was fractured and disjointed, trying to fit as much as possible into the half hour slot. Furthermore, the storyline was slow, never seeming to pick up except for the cliffhanger ending. Even the cliffhanger seems like a one/two episode story. As a result, i’m unsure as to how they would fill a season, yet alone multiple seasons with these characters.
Overall, the pilot wasn’t the best it could have been although not completely unwatchable. The cliffhanger was effective, as I would watch the next episode if it was to be continued. However, I dont think Amazon will bring on the full season, it doesn’t seem to have a concrete plot or intrigue which is needed to gain the attention that Prime Video needs.