MAN VS. BEE: Television Series (Season 1, Released to Video On Demand World-Wide 2022)

Ben Meyers’ Summery Rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì

Summary of Man Vs Bee: Season 1

Man Vs. Bee: Season 1 televised series, works as well as Atkinson movies to produce quality slapstick comedy routines except these routines are less time consuming than full movies such as Bean: The Movie and the Johnny English movie series. These episodes allow quick access to comedy that fits with busy audience schedules. It is good to see Rowan Atkinson making these shorter series. WOW! This type of entertainment has potential to work well. The presentation and portrayal are great and the acting is well done.

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Storyline  

This comedy drama televised series is about a man who, while house sitting in an upscale home, encounters a bee that pesters him to distraction.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director David Kerr for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Chris Clark and William Davies for making the series possible. Cast includes: Rowan Atkinson. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. This televised series serves the Rowan Atkinson fan base well with 9 episodes/chapters that each depict mayhem and destruction in a lovely, contemporary home.

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Ben Meyers

Episode 1 "Chapter 1"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.1|5.0 Starsìììì 

Chapter 1—comical—shows Rowan Atkinson back in the game of comedy entertainment as he starts a television series about a man endeavoring to housesit an upscale home with the latest security equipment installed. This first episode shows WOW! potential for a great televised series. The presentation and portrayal are great and the acting is well done. 

Storyline

 A man is hired to housesit an upscale home along with its house pet and expensive artwork and encounters his first trouble with the security system and the housedog who enters an area that should be strictly off limits to an animal.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Kerr for directing effort. Cast includes: Rowan Atkinson.

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. The first episode invites its audience to continue watching the next episode. 

Ben Meyers

Episode 2 "Chapter 2"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.1|5.0 Starsìììì 

Chapter 2—cute continuation of Chapter 1—serves comedy needs well.  This is funny and well received. Great work for everyone involved in producing this chapter. 

Storyline 

The house sitter inadvertently sets off the house emergency alarm when he fails to use the code before opening a door. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Kerr for directing effort. Cast includes: Rowan Atkinson. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. This chapter encourages a third chapter watch. It’s well-written. 

Ben Meyers

Episode 3 "Chapter 3"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì 

Chapter 3 continues to show strong comedic elements with Rowan Atkinson in top form acting the house sitter who is bombarded with house sitting challenges. 

Storyline

A police officer comes to the home to inquire about the emergency alarm system activation and that distraction leads to new challenges for the house sitter. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Kerr for directing effort. Cast includes: Rowan Atkinson. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. Consistency of comedy continues in the presentation of this chapter. It is worth watching and exceptionally entertaining. Everything one loves about Rowan Atkinson shows in Chapter 3. 

Ben Meyers

Episode 4 "Chapter 4"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì 

Chapter 4—each episode improves on the previous episodes. Rowan Atkinson is pulling this series off well. Great work for all involved. 

Storyline 

After getting locked out of the house, the house sitter finds he can enter the house through the pet’s door. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Kerr for directing effort. Cast includes: Rowan Atkinson. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. There is still desire to follow the story and see what happens in Episode 5. 

Ben Meyers

Episode 5 "Chapter 5"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì 

Chapter 5 is a good episode. Trevor (Rowan Atkinson) is fighting the bee and tries new things to rid himself of the bee. The episode works and is entertaining. Rowan Atkinson maintains strong performance in this episode. Great work for all involved. 

Storyline

 The house sitter’s challenges continue as the bee becomes more troublesome than ever.

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Kerr for directing effort. Cast includes: Rowan Atkinson. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. This is a great episode and tells a little more of the house sitter’s predicament. One will want to watch Episode 6 to see what happens next. 

Ben Meyers

Episode 6 "Chapter 6"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì 

Chapter 6—intrigues and gets the entertainment job done— holds a steady course and consistency in comedic appeal.

Storyline 

 Burglars break into the house and the house sitter sets the alarm system which locks the burglars inside with him.

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Kerr for directing effort. Cast includes: Rowan Atkinson. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. It works and one wants to see what happens to the house sitter in Episode 7 

Ben Meyers

Episode 7 "Chapter 7"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì 

Chapter 7—good story—has good writing and good portrayal.

Storyline 

The police arrive and arrest the burglars and the house sitter accidentally poisons the dog with bee killer spray. He needs to find a vet to revive the dog.

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Kerr for directing effort. Cast includes: Rowan Atkinson. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. This episode tickles the funny button. Great work for all involved. 

Ben Meyers

Episode 8 "Chapter 8"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì 

Chapter 8 begins to push the house sitter into deeper trouble than ever. It would have been nice to investigate more about the dog but one comes to the conclusion that this is not about the dog but about a man's battle with a bee. So, one settles in for the rest of the episode. 

Storyline

 The house sitter researches bee behavior in hopes that he can best understand how to get rid of his bee.

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Kerr for directing effort. Cast includes: Rowan Atkinson. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. It works. 

Ben Meyers

Episode 9 "Chapter 9"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì 

Chapter 9—great unexpected conclusion to Season 1—shows Rowan Atkinson at the top of his game. Fresh and comical series is well worth watching.  

Storyline 

The house sitter accidentally sets the house on fire and is sent to prison. While there, he overhears the burglars talking and that information allows him to finally return home to spend some time with his daughter.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Kerr for directing effort. Cast includes: Rowan Atkinson. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. This concluding episode delivers a conclusion to the irreparable situation the house sitter found himself in. Thank you to all the cast and crew for a great comedic ride. 

Ben Meyers