One Van Patten directs. Timothy? He did a stack of Sopranos.

Same. These days he reads like Dr. Seuss with Tourette's.

Plural?

Who likes american Beauty as much as they thought they did when it came out?

It's a very confused show. It doesn't know if it's camp or cinema verite. But it's definitely camp, which means it embarrasses itself when it dresses up with solemnity.