Critic Reviews
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Flaked, created by Arnett and Mark Chappell, is just another exasperating exploration of stunted white male adulthood.
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It's a leaden, soggy mess, that only gets messier as it goes.
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There are a couple of love triangles at work, but the characters have been written only in terms of metaphor and irony, so nobody has any chemistry, which is probably also an irony, though it's less likely to be intentional. Or maybe it is intentional? Flaked feels primarily like a writing exercise for Arnett and Chappell.
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Arnett’s personal appeal does help the pointless series from time to time, but it just as often exacerbates the hollowness of it. The whole man-child thing is getting old.
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The premium TV world is a magnet for vanity projects, but few are as pointless--or unnecessary--as this one.... Flaked is such a flavorless affair that there’s scant suspense about the ongoing story, leaving little over which to get excited other than a series of guest-star-punctuated interludes.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 74 out of 231
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Mixed: 16 out of 231
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Negative: 141 out of 231
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Mar 13, 2016
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Mar 11, 2016
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Mar 11, 2016