Last week, I published my best of 2012 list… here’s what was at the bottom of the barrel for the ‘worst of’ list. Continue reading »
Tag Archives: Louie
Louie ‘Barney/Never’: Can’t Have It
Louie C.K.’s been digging his teeth into a number of ideas in season three of Louie, from pilgrimages in Miami, to mid-life crises and lots of weird dates (as always). It’s been fun as hell to watch, but it’s definitely been a lot heavier than Louie‘s earlier days. So it was nice to have an episode … Continue reading »
Louie ‘Daddy’s Girlfriend (Parts 1 and 2)’: My Name Is Tape Recorder
In a damaged world full of damaged people, trying to find a ‘soulmate’ becomes a laughable idea – merely finding someone tolerable on a daily basis is hard enough, forget trying to find the soul mate we’re conditioned to believe we need in life. By the time we reach our 40s, we’re all damaged goods … Continue reading »
Louie ‘Miami’: I Hate Balloons
‘Miami’ is one of those Louie episodes that kind of floats around different topics throughout, letting most of its intellectual work speak for itself through visuals and unspoken words between characters. If there’s a show out there mastering the art of facial tics and jazz-laden montages, it’s definitely Louie C.K.’s show, which laid out a towel and … Continue reading »
Louie ‘Telling Jokes/Set Up’: Gorillas at the Ballet
As Louie and Laurie sit in a bar during ‘Telling Jokes/Set Up’, they have a great laugh over how shitty 99% of life is. Like many of Louie‘s scenes, it’s a quiet, thought-out moment of television where the universality of Louie’s narrative strikes a chord with its audience, no matter how off-kilter things may end up … Continue reading »
Louie ‘Something Is Wrong’: Before Or After?
I don’t think I need to do the usual gushing about Louie and how much Louie C.K. kicks ass – if you’re reading this review, you obviously know about Louie C.K. and his amazingly philosophical FX show. 2012 is the year of Louie C.K., and it was welcomed in tonight with a very subtle, lilting episode, … Continue reading »
TV Review: Louie
The majority of half-hour comedies over the years have suffered from one strikingly obvious issue: they take place in an alternate reality. The problem wasn’t the Funny Factor: any comedic writer with half a brain can pump out one funny line in a 22-minute period, and these shows had the greatest writers of their time. … Continue reading »
