Blunt Talk: Season 1

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Starz | Season Premiere Date: August 22, 2015

Summary: Gruff British newsman Walter Blunt (Patrick Stewart) moves to Los Angeles with his manservant Harry (Adrian Scarborough) to host a cable news talk show in this comedy created by Jonathan Ames.

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. Let's Save Central Florida! Let's Save Midtown!
Air Date: October 24, 2015
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S1:E9. I Brought a Petting Goat!
Air Date: October 17, 2015
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S1:E8. Who Kisses So Early in the Morning?
Air Date: October 10, 2015

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IndieWire Ben Travers

Aug 21, 2015

It's quite a combination of ideas, and what holds them together is the author's distinct, compelling voice, alongside Stewart's utter magnetism. Read full review

David Hiltbrand

Aug 20, 2015

Strange, off-the-wall, and even slightly mad. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Sep 11, 2015

There is a tenderness that runs through the series and makes the trip worth taking, however improbable the road. Read full review

Gail Pennington

Aug 20, 2015

[Patrick Stewart is] a fantastic sport about the silly things asked of him, but that just makes it more of a shame that the show's writing doesn't do better by him. Read full review

Mark A. Perigard

Aug 21, 2015

[Blunt Talk] is dull, depressing, charm-free, puerile and pointless. You’ll have more fun slapping yourself in the head with a spoon for a half-hour. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Aug 21, 2015

Stewart gives a terrific performance, gliding through a song-and-dance fantasy in the second episode, and, throughout, delivering his lines with astutely timed gusto. It’s too bad the lines aren’t funny. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Aug 6, 2015

Perversely unpleasant workplace comedy. [10-23 Aug 2015, p.12]

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Lawyerator

Aug 23, 2015

Patrick Stewart as Walter Blunt (a news personality with drooping ratings for a major network) reminds me, in tone, of his voice acting for American Dad. Authority and gravitas mixed with an amusing level of insanity. His manservant, Harry (Adrian Scarborough), evokes a somewhat morePatrick Stewart as Walter Blunt (a news personality with drooping ratings for a major network) reminds me, in tone, of his voice acting for American Dad. Authority and gravitas mixed with an amusing level of insanity. His manservant, Harry (Adrian Scarborough), evokes a somewhat more competent version of Baldrick from Black Adder or Woodhouse from Archer. The rest of the actors so far are essentially props, but I am quite amused by the concept of of a TV personality making a descent into madness and senility work for them. All the better that Sir Patrick is the one to depict it.… Expand

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LVogt

Oct 20, 2015

What’s funny is whatever makes you laugh. I laughed a lot and was smiling the rest of the time. Consistently bright, weird and witty; Blunt talk is a great showcase for Patrick Stewart’s remarkable comic talents. There is no pretense of realism here. It’s outlandish, goofy, even slapstickWhat’s funny is whatever makes you laugh. I laughed a lot and was smiling the rest of the time. Consistently bright, weird and witty; Blunt talk is a great showcase for Patrick Stewart’s remarkable comic talents. There is no pretense of realism here. It’s outlandish, goofy, even slapstick but there is a warmth amongst the characters even when they succumb to the worst in their own nature. I look forward to it every week.… Expand

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BillJustBill

Aug 27, 2015

Criteria 1: The pilot is funny. That's all I ask. The outrageous stuff is lots of fun, but there's also some subtle stuff, like how subservient and yet self-serving Blunt's staff is. They can keep doing what they've done so well so far for quite a while and keep me entertained. I liked it.Criteria 1: The pilot is funny. That's all I ask. The outrageous stuff is lots of fun, but there's also some subtle stuff, like how subservient and yet self-serving Blunt's staff is. They can keep doing what they've done so well so far for quite a while and keep me entertained. I liked it. Try it, maybe you will too.… Expand

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shoulderoforion

Dec 22, 2016

Genuinely funny, and all except for the last episode of the season, which imho was unnecessarily zany, a whole lotta brilliant in a "fairyland wish of Los Angeles sort of way", where jealousy doesn't exist, and everything is just pretty groovy

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WJS

Jan 1, 2016

This show has a great cast with some fun supporting players; however it seems to try too hard to cover a series of topical events in a very scattered way.

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Knighthawk81

Aug 24, 2015

Bluntly speaking, this show is disorganized trash. I am not one of those that holds contempt for a project just because Seth MacFarlane is involved. In addition, I found Jonathan Ames' last show, "Bored to Death," somewhat amusing and charming. But they combined to make an unwatchable messBluntly speaking, this show is disorganized trash. I am not one of those that holds contempt for a project just because Seth MacFarlane is involved. In addition, I found Jonathan Ames' last show, "Bored to Death," somewhat amusing and charming. But they combined to make an unwatchable mess in "Blunt Talk." Patrick Stewart deserves better.… Expand

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Nicolec62

Oct 12, 2015

This disgusting, trashy show is so far beneath Patrick Stewart it's just sad. It's pretty much ruined his other works for me. Honestly it made me wonder if he has a touch of dementia himself to agree to appear in a show that wallows in such crudeness and filth. I truly hope that this isThis disgusting, trashy show is so far beneath Patrick Stewart it's just sad. It's pretty much ruined his other works for me. Honestly it made me wonder if he has a touch of dementia himself to agree to appear in a show that wallows in such crudeness and filth. I truly hope that this is not his last contribution to entertainment and that he finds a way to redeem himself in the future.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 2016
Season 1

56
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: August 22, 2015
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  S1:E10. Let's Save Central Florida! Let's Save Midtown!
  Air Date: October 24, 2015
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  S1:E9. I Brought a Petting Goat!
  Air Date: October 17, 2015
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  S1:E8. Who Kisses So Early in the Morning?
  Air Date: October 10, 2015
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  S1:E7. Meth or No Meth, You Still Gotta Floss
  Air Date: October 3, 2015
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  S1:E6. Goodnight, My Someone
  Air Date: September 26, 2015
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  S1:E5. The Queen of Hearts
  Air Date: September 19, 2015
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  S1:E4. A Beaver That's Lost Its Mind
  Air Date: September 12, 2015
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  S1:E3. All My Relationships End in Pain
  Air Date: September 5, 2015
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  S1:E2. I Experience Shame and Anticipate Punishment
  Air Date: August 29, 2015
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  S1:E1. I Seem to Be Running Out of Dreams for Myself
  Air Date: August 22, 2015