hokum
noun [ U ] mainly US informal uk/ˈhəʊ.kəm/ us/ˈhoʊ.kəm/
(电影、戏剧或电视节目)不现实的,胡编乱造的,低劣的
a film, play, or television programme that does not show life as it really is
As a whole the series was never less than watchable - hokum, perhaps, but entertaining. 整体上来说,这部系列剧还是有些看头的——或许有些胡编乱造,但还是挺有意思的。