Given the success of Netflix original series, one would rarely expect less than TV (or in this case, internet-streaming) gold from its newest addition, Bojack Horseman.

The animated series, which premiered on August 22, stars Arrested Development’s Will Arnett as the title character Bojack, a washed up, self-obsessed 90s sitcom star absorbed in his own past glories. Drunk and cynical, the horse, who is more man than horse (or is it more horse than man?), spends his days in the fancy house his sitcom afforded him, reliving his youth with a boxed set of his campy live-audienced TV show, Horsing Around.

The series follows Bojack as he sluggishly climbs his way back up toward relevance – as infamously as possible – in what Slate Magazine called “a Hollywood populated by coexisting (and copulating) humans and anthropomorphic animals.”

Interestingly enough, Bojack Horseman does explore what one may imagine to be major issues with stardom and Hollywood as a community, such as over exposure in the media, lack of privacy, and, of course, the sometimes inevitable, but always pathetic “has-been” status that comes with being a forgotten star.

Perhaps more clever than funny, Bojack Horseman features talented veterans already known for their comedic merits: Aaron Paul of Breaking Bad, Alison Brie of Community, and Paul F. Tompkins of Bob’s Burgers and Anchorman.

Unfortunately, neither these familiar (and hilarious) voices, nor the wonderful animation style, reminiscent of the FX hit Archer, saved this show from being just another temporary solution to a boring weekday night.

 Bojack Horseman does not hold up to the expectations already set by previous Netflix originals like the hilarious and engrossing Orange Is The New Black, or the unique and intriguing Hemlock Grove, or the phenomenal and deeply cynical House of Cards.         

If you like sleazy comedy filled with inappropriate situations and disappointing one-liners that get old really quickly, then Bojack Horseman is the show for you. In all honesty, however, I promise you there are better things to watch on Netflix.