Ren Faire (2024) HBO Original Docuseries Review

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When the ailing king of America's largest renaissance festival declares his retirement, an epic power struggle ensues between an actor, a former elephant trainer, and a kettle-corn kingpin to claim his throne. The HBO Original docuseries Ren Faire is a wild insightful look into one of the largest ongoing Renaissance faires. Should the 3-part docuseries Ren Faire be on your watchlist? Thanks for checking out my Ren Faire (2024) HBO Original Docuseries Review!
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5 - A must-watch - do not pass this one up
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@moxietovani7108

Based on this, I'm not sure how the fair has lasted this long.

@gregputman

This faire is about 50 miles north of Houston. I go there every year. It is freaking huge. The biggest Ren faire in the country, by far.

@wackyruss

I’ve been going to the Texas Ren Fest for years and I even went when I was a kid with my family. It’s one of those things that we who grew up in Houston, Texas grew up doing. The RenFest spawned an entire subculture of D&D playing GoT watching nerds that would dress up like medieval folks and head out to Plantersville, Texas for an incredible event! So many memories! I’ve heard this King George was quite a character. Looking forward to checking this doc out!

@eugeniobonello418

I found this channel because you are the only person who seems to be covering this super interesting documentary. I loved your humor. Will definitely be tuning in.

@Johndonny13

Man I just watched this man id how someone could have done that to Jeffery? The old guy is nuts.

@tanyahudson2156

I’ve been to this Faire about six times. It is huge and sprawling and amazing even though the people who run it are a little bit bonkers, crazy pants.

@eyan1012

If Tiger King had a baby with Succession.

@wendypanozzo9133

This is so creepy, sad, disgusting. These people allow themselves to be at this guys mercy.I couldn't get though the second episode. The woggly eyes of George add to his creepiness.

@azcurlygurl

I went to one in Novato, CA before it closed down. It was a lot of fun and definitely a one of a kind experience. There's an annual one close to where I live now, and I've never felt the need to go again, lol. Casa de Fruta (near Gilroy) has one. You should give it a try, Chris.

@jones1618

Ren Faires are a blast. They're way more immersive and participatory than any corporate amusement park. The entertainment and talent on display gets honed to perfection by performers who travel from local faire to local faire so is often elevated to 10x the comedic, musical and daring performances you could ever see at your local theater, county fair or boardwalk.

@cmpenny2011

I’ve been to that specific Ren Fest several times. I live prob 20 min from the grounds. It’s, interesting, to say the least. It was VERY VERY raunchy for several years and had to be cleaned up for families.

@SilverScribe85

I really hope this comes out on DVD.

@kingeatking

This is my jam 😂

@LeoTheShortGuy

Interesting

@VivaToddVegas

I can't understand why the faire would sign off on the release of this documentary. It makes them look really bad, especially their leader, George. He is portrayed as hyper-egotistical, condescending, barely lucid, and downright creepy. I think a documentary about the faire would've been much more fun than a documentary about George. This documentary absolutely diminishes the reputation of the faire. It makes it seem like an awful place run by a madman.

@brentgriffin1719

Just watched episode one last night. Had trouble wondering what happened in real time as a doc vs directors going “ok, look sad as you walk around devastating as you receive a phone that Louie may steal the deal from you.” Was this filmed after events in real time?