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Adapted from the book Stinger (1988) by Robert McCammon
Tale
Trapped on a farm in rural Georgia, a group of neighbors must put aside their differences and unite in the face of a mysterious and deadly threat.. Featured in Korman Productions Deep Dive TV Podcast: Teacup on Peacock Deep Dive: S1 E1/2 "Think About the Bubbles"/"My Little Lighthouse" (2024).
It’s the TV equivalent of watching paint dry, but with occasional wistful glances reminding you of something "big" it could happen
Teacup on Peacock is another example of today’s TV trend of taking what could be an interesting story and stretching it out over eight episodes so slowly you can practically watch the plot disappear. The first six episodes are a masterclass in how to take ordinary, everyday activities—making tea, staring into space, exchanging sighs—and somehow expect them to create suspense.
Because why answer questions now when you can dangle the carrot of resolution forever out of reach?
And in the end, when everything comes to a head in the last two episodes, you realize it’s just more of the same, only louder and faster. The series ends leaving enough plot threads dangling — like an overworked screenwriter forgetting to erase his sticky notes — to suggest a possible second season.
In the end, Teacup proves that modern screenwriting has become the art of saying nothing at length
It’s the worst kind of viewing: a story that’s as tepid as the title and filled with enough empty space to make you question your life choices.