Samm Jones Actually devastated this show got cancelled. It was brilliant, the sound track was amazing and the acting was perfect. I have no idea why it got cancelled and I hope they reconsider. It combines music and storytelling with dry comedy. A really unique series.

Vincent Romero This show is so terrible that I decided to wrote my first IMDb review. Where to start? I guess from the beginning would be best. Firstly, the constant name dropping on the show is abominable. Every character in every episode drops celebrity musician names. Everyone from skynard to Gwen Stefani. Secondly, every episode also Contains random people Luke Wilson used to hang out with talking about just how WILD and CRAZY he used to be when he was a drunk. That particular actor might be the least likely person to have us believe was ever such a wild uncontrollable heathen. Also, they worship these music acts that make cameos on the show as if they were the God damn Who (which they name drop the Who in an episode or 2). These no name hacks couldn't sell out a Starbucks, let alone an area. Every single one of these minor characters is written as some kind of philosopher. It's horrendous. They all have to give speeches about the "deeper" meaning of things. You also can't watch an episode without really really wanting to inflict all kinds of bodily harm to Wes. The clueless sycophant that kiss the asses of all the washed up has beens that grace the show from time to time. There's 2 love stories going on, neither of which are that interesting. The only likable character on the show, the rest of the characters make out to be the asshole. Look, I could go on and on but I shan't. I'll finish with a, I can't believe Abrams and Crowe would ever attach their good names to such terrible garbage. The writing is awful, the characters are insufferable and the idea that the writers insult everyone's intelligence is a giant insult to roadies everywhere. I personally know roadies, they're not this. Not by a long shot.

rbennett-145-347583 ...to really feel this one.While the show is purportedly about the lives and drama of the roadies, in reality it's about a love affair with rock and roll. If you are watching it and have never heard a song that wasn't auto-tuned to perfection, never seen a rock band where one of the stars wasn't playing drunk or stoned, and never got your music from a barely understandable radio station somewhere in the distance then I don't think you'll really get the feel the show's creators were trying to achieve.As a bonus, Ron White is incredible.

neppie "Roadies" isn't great television. With names like Cameron Crowe, Winnie Holzman and J.J. Abrams producing, it should be. After eight episodes, its Metascore is barely mediocre. Only I love it. Anyone who appreciated Crowe's autobiographical "Almost Famous" should also grok "Roadies" and the electric feeling of backstage.The series is as much drama as comedy, but like traditional sitcoms relies on familiar gimmicks like.band rituals, a song of the day, different (but same) cities and character quirks. There's a never- ending search for an opening act. There's a smart, oddly attractive blond who is all about the music, counterpart to Kate Hudson's character in the film. It's campy, paying homage to groupies, critics and, last week, internet fans.There's rock & roll history. One episode revolves, in a roundabout way, around Cincinnati's 1979 "The Who" concert tragedy, where eleven people were trampled. In another, a subplot builds to the day Lynyrd Skynrd upstaged the Rolling Stones (1976) at England's Knebworth fair, a fact to which I was heretofore unaware.A particularly likable (to me) gimmick are guest actors from the likes of John Mellencamp, David Spade and Rosanna Arquette (who launched Toto's same-named song/drum shuffle, and inspired other artists). There are inside jokes and corny jokes. 'Roadies" is just good, better than mediocre fun