Before I get into this article, let me confess something to you guys: My favourite Nollywood movie of all time is 鈥 a movie so objectively terrible that it inadvertently morphs into something hilarious and undeniably entertaining. I鈥檝e seen it 12 times; 11 more times than I鈥檝e watched any other Nollywood movie.
So, now that you know that I鈥檓 a man with truly garbage taste, I can get into why RedTV鈥檚 new show, Assistant Madams is my latest obsession. The web series, which exists in the same flawed universe as , follows the lives of 鈥渢hree hustling ladies who are hell-bent on living their best lives at any cost, one man at a time.鈥
Like a lot of people, I genuinely love good movies and TV shows 鈥 a great story, a moving score, deeply-felt performances and gorgeous cinematography 鈥 but I also have an appreciation for movies and TV shows that fall into the so-bad-it’s-good category. Basically, they fail on every level, but like a car crash, you can鈥檛 look away.
Assistant Madams fits the bill perfectly. The acting, especially from the typically luminescent Osas Ighodaro, is both wooden and over-the-top. The overdramatic score feels like it belongs on Legend of the Seeker. The writing, without spoiling anything, is laughable. The editing is staggeringly inconsistent. Honestly, I could go on, but I think you get the point.
So, yeah, I think it鈥檚 one of the most poorly executed shows I鈥檝e ever seen in my nearly three decades on earth. Then ask me why I鈥檝e watched the pilot episode three times? Why did I force my co-workers to watch it too (they are now obsessed with it as well)? Why did I scream for joy when I saw that the second episode had dropped?
It鈥檚 because, in spite of everything that the show gets painfully wrong, it鈥檚 immensely entertaining. Granted, I don鈥檛 think it鈥檚 entertaining in the way the creators were hoping 鈥 I spend most of the time laughing AT the show, not WITH it 鈥 but that鈥檚 definitely still a win in my book. That’s why two episodes in, and I already can鈥檛 get enough.
