The middle of the episode is by far the strongest, with the hilarious dialogue with Mike Hagerty and Jim Norton (as Rich) just stealing the show. Now this is what people want from HBO. They want moments like the one Louie has in the coffee shop with his strange friends. I feel that the whole family thing isn't even needed, but that's just me. I don't care what life Louie is given, but I just want more of the com and less of the sit.
Pamela Adlon is funny in the vein of all the sitcom wives you know and love. If I could compare her to anyone, watching her feels like you're watching Sarah Silverman. She's attractive, without a doubt, with that feeling like she's spent a few years in the wilderness with savage men. But whenever there's a scene with the family, I'm not as interested as I am when it's about Louie and his awkward racial fumblings with the new neighbors or the aforementioned talk with his friends. I also liked when Kim was chatting with her friend about her sexual issues in a supermarket.
I hear that this is definitely the "cobwebs" episode, the absolute definition of a pilot episode, and the very best is yet to come. Still, I have to judge Lucky Louie based on what I’ve seen, and for now I hope luck is on Louie's side. HBO audiences might not know what to make of the show, so next week's going to have to prove that Lucky Louie is not simply some sitcom with curse words peppered in.
Lucky Louie appears on Sundays @ 10:30 PM on HBO
Article comments
1 - Joan Hunt
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2 - John aka wookiewho
I found the show to be very funny and fresh, Ive read less than good reviews on the show and sat plfffttt!!! Real people in the real world sometimes like to just laugh at crude and funny stuff. I dont watch comedys for cerebal stimulation, I watch them to laugh.. I rarely listen to reviewers as I couldnt stand Seinfeld, and I didnt love raymond. I recommend the show to anyone who knows how to laugh and to the bad reviews i say, Give yourself an enema and give it another shot.
3 - nelly aka the people's choice
I don't care what anyone say's this show is halarious and it's touch's home with alot of it's topic wwheather ur rich or poor black or white man or women it's 1 of the realest shows out there and they takle real life unlike these other show that sugar coat life louie u are ok in my book
4 - Vichus Smith
Well the show is gone now, with no chance of coming back, so your opinion doesn't extend as far now.