There are times when I'm in the mood for a generic Taiwanese romcom. Yes, they're all output from the same mould and are mostly shallow bits of froth but there are times when that's what you're after as long as the characters are strong and the show is fun.

Unfortunately for Love Cheque Charge, while the premise is a good one the writers clearly had no idea how to fill their ridiculous episode count. While Taiwanese dramas often suffer from a filler problem in the back half and resort to tired tropes and Makjang to fill it, Love Cheque Charge suffers from a filler problem from the first episode.

It's also plagued by poor characterisation that makes it difficult to care about the leads and their annoying over-used set of friends and family.

George Hu plays George Hu, which is to say he's personable and attractive even if his character is kind of a jerk for very little reason other than male leads are supposed to be. He's also a sexist jerk, which is not someone you'd want any woman to end up with. This is a common issue with Taiwanese dramas but for Love Cheque Charge it's a big one since they refuse to acknowledge the male lead's behaviour as wrong.

Phoebe Yuan tries her best with the annoying and poorly-written Xu Man Man whose personality changes in each scene so you never know who she is or how she's going to respond to anything.

Most importantly, while there's a lot of humour to be milked from the premise, the show doesn't capitalise on it. Show should at least be fun but it isn't.

After four episodes - and with Netflix telling me I have 70 to go - I'm dropping the show because I just don't care what happens to these people. Most importantly, since becoming a couple is often the main point of these shows, they'll no doubt drag things out and assassinate their characters till the point where I care even less.

Honestly, there are so many of these types of shows around that you can choose any one of the others to watch. So do that instead.