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The streets are empty and strewn with paper.
A trader sits on the pavement, weeping.
Punks spray-paint Yuppies lost on a building.
As the actors names suggest,Black Mondayhas a hell of a cast.
Every one of them tackles their part with enthusiasm and gusto.
But even that side plot is crafted in a way thats more sitcom-y than it should be.)
A bigger problem still is the shows tone.
But hes such a showboat and conspicuous consumer that its hard to see him as an underdog.
At one point, the phrase, You just got DeBarged is uttered.
You know, you choke your chicken while you choke yourself.
I learned it from my friend in that band, INXS.
Showtime has done it withBillions, and HBO has, too, withSuccession.
ButBlack Mondaydoesnt scrub the same bar, at least not yet.
