Hulu's 'The Kardashians' continues a modern saga: a family famous for being famous
If you hated this family before, The Kardashians won't change your mind. But the show humanizes them.
by Eric Deggans
Apr 14, 2022
4 minutes
I never really understood why viewers showed up to watch the Kardashians until I saw Hulu's.Picking up with the celebrity clan less than a year after their signature series left the air — after 20 seasons on the E! channel – Hulu's show often feels like a better filmed version the show they just stopped doing. Which means it also still showcases the elements of reality TV that irritate me most as a critic.Hate the way they make mundane events look like momentous occasions? See the production treat a family barbecue like a summit at Yalta. Irritated by the way supposedly off-the-cuff moments feel like scenes painfully choreographed for TV cameras? Watch Kim, Khloe
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