I've been appalled by the recent glut of late 60's-early 70's placed television and film fare that seems to be entirely gleaned from old Playboy, Cosmopolitan and Good Housekeeping magazines. The scripts just don't hit the mark: the language, conflicts and mercurial sensibilities of those years usually come off as some weird millennial fantasy of the era. Palm Royale Really nails that time in US history. I am reviewing only the pilot here- I'm not even sure I like the show, but I am certainly impressed with the sincere and intelligent way it captures that which I recall of the times. Palm Royale presents itself as a sort of fairytale murder mystery with an outstanding cast. Success is difficult to judge from the pilot; I may like it, I may not. What I do know is that the effort the scriptwriters and direction team put into depicting that pivotal era in a wealthy American community is laudable and true. Well Done indeed.

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