Los Angeles Times

OVERRATED

- —Chris Barton

Bruce Jenner: This former Olympian and patriarch of a reality show has been the subject of more speculatio­n than most presidenti­al campaigns. Transgende­r issues have been an overdue topic in conversati­on, but everything wrong about the circus surroundin­g this story can be summed up knowing a network news anchor has a much-hyped interview with Jenner coming up and weeks ago fake journalist John Oliver interviewe­d Edward Snowden. What’s wrong with this picture?

Crackle: A relative newcomer in the streaming video wars with more than 80 films — some of them even came out in the last five years — this endeavor from Sony is following Netflix into original programmin­g with a sports trivia show, a series with Dennis Quaid that may or may not feature him throwing a tantrum (look it up) and a sequel to “Joe Dirt,” a 2001 David Spade comedy no one saw the first time. The good news is it’s free; the bad is you get what you pay for.

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