The daughter's recommendation "It has the best villain EVER", and so I commit to season 1. And binge watch them all.
They're OK, I thought I recognized Martin Freeman from " The Office", and after later googling it realized it was him, although he's aged considerably. And Colin Hanks, others, and Billy Bob Thornton is a good (not great) villain. But, somehow it's...well, it sucks you in a bit, it's good, but the "folksy Minnesota humour" is done to death, what was charming done once in a movie is overdone in the series, in the end the real joy lay in recognizing locations around Calgary, largely Inglewood, and some of the outlying areas.
But it inspires you, there's no need for a big budget, this story could be told without the big names on a fraction of what it would cost to film most other TV shows, what is important is to know some talented people, have a good writer, some careful editing and directing, and you'll be off...
And so if there's a value to it, this is it.