Happy!

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Season 1
  • Network: SyFy
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 6, 2017
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 104 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 84 out of 104
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 104
  3. Negative: 10 out of 104
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  1. AlexZi
    Dec 18, 2017
    10
    Very good show and very good main act. Really enjoy all this mess. Deferentially not for children's or very sensitive peoples. But others im pretty sure will be... Happy!
  2. hjm3857
    Jan 3, 2018
    10
    This show is a wonderful mashup of things that don't normally work together. Barney meets Scarface, Tinkerbell meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Imagine Power Rangers as the victims in snuff porn, , , who wouldn't want to see that?
  3. SJ1979
    Feb 14, 2018
    10
    Bloody, cynical, hillarious...Amazing dialogs. Hadnt had such good loughs for a long while.
  4. SowerBrown
    Dec 15, 2017
    9
    very surreal show but extremely entertaining, you find yourself rooting for whats essentially a bad guy but christopher meloni is excellent in the role as is patton oswalt as Happy look forward to where this show is taking us.
  5. bigfatboy
    Dec 13, 2017
    8
    I originally wasnt even sure if I was going to watch this show but after all the hype over it I did and I am gonna admit I loved it it had just the right amount of action comedy and mystery even though the lead character isn't the best guy you still kinda like him and want him o succeed in his missions and its one of the best shows this fall but I don't recommend it to kids theres strongI originally wasnt even sure if I was going to watch this show but after all the hype over it I did and I am gonna admit I loved it it had just the right amount of action comedy and mystery even though the lead character isn't the best guy you still kinda like him and want him o succeed in his missions and its one of the best shows this fall but I don't recommend it to kids theres strong bloody violence near constant swearing and even a brief glimpse of a side boob during a sexual act but I love happy the horse too hes hilarious but I do recommend this show to those who are able to handle the graphic content… Expand
  6. Clarniluan
    Feb 11, 2018
    9
    Terrific TV - surreal, irreverent, hilarious and surprising with terrific dialog. Chris Meloni had a small part as a hotel clerk in "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas" in a tour-de- force performance that gave us a glimpse of why he is Nick Sax - it is gratifying to see him given the opportunity to flex his acting muscles in Happy! The surreal musical vignettes are brilliant and reminiscent ofTerrific TV - surreal, irreverent, hilarious and surprising with terrific dialog. Chris Meloni had a small part as a hotel clerk in "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas" in a tour-de- force performance that gave us a glimpse of why he is Nick Sax - it is gratifying to see him given the opportunity to flex his acting muscles in Happy! The surreal musical vignettes are brilliant and reminiscent of Dennis Potter's "The Singing Detective" - a brilliant 1986 British TV show with Michael Gambon (there is a less well-received 2003 film version with Robert Downey Jr. that I haven't seen). Also, with Sax's increasing decrepitude resulting from the appalling punishments he withstands, I am reminded of the very witty "American Werewolf in London." Happy! also brings us some outstandingly skin-crawlingly horrible characters to nail-biting and hilarious effect, particularly "Smoothie" played by Patrick Fischer. Happy, the little blue unicorned horse voiced by Patton Oswald, is a brilliant invention of the author, Grant Morrison, and artist, Darick Robertson. Meloni/Sax and Happy the horse are such a captivating team that I miss them in scenes where they don't feature - the one criticism is that some of those scenes lack the snappiness of the rest of the show, or certainly the first 3/4 episodes - maybe they could have sacrificed one episode to keep up the pace. But still, I'm now at the 7th episode and continue to be enthralled and with only one episode left of Season 1, I am very curious as to what they have in mind for Season 2 which is, seemingly, in the works.… Expand
  7. chidime
    Dec 21, 2018
    8
    Amazing show. Very dark, graphic, but interesting and humorous as well. Chris Meloni, as usual, did a great job. Kudos. 8.5/10
  8. viroodiem
    Jan 1, 2018
    9
    Among the best new series this season. This horse goes a LONG way to filling the dog shaped hole that was left at the end of FX's Wilfred.
  9. TonatiuhRP
    May 31, 2018
    4
    A series full of action and brutal comedy, but quite poor in writing that becomes repetitive, predictable and ridiculous. The music and special effects have nothing remarkable, you can watch it only for the brutality but it would still not be worth it.
  10. shoulderoforion
    Jan 31, 2018
    4
    Changed my score after realizing that even though this is a flashy unconventional show, after having to shut off the last episode midway, it has no redeeming qualities whatsoever
  11. Ascospore
    Mar 18, 2018
    8
    Amazing first season - if you love Deadpool you'll love this. Gloriously violent and moves at a frantic pace. The slapstick still works for horror (Ash vs Evil Dead) as it works for crime. That Brian Taylor is crazy. Patton Oswalt too, does a good voice-acting job
  12. drlowdon
    Aug 15, 2023
    6
    Following a heart-attack disgraced detective Nick Sax begins to see a small, blue, winged unicorn named Happy. Happy explains that he is the imaginary friend of a little girl named Hailey, who has been kidnapped and he needs Nick’s help to rescue her.

    The odd premise and an entertaining lead performance by Meloni carry the show through the opening few episodes, but the convoluted plot    Following a heart-attack disgraced detective Nick Sax begins to see a small, blue, winged unicorn named Happy. Happy explains that he is the imaginary friend of a little girl named Hailey, who has been kidnapped and he needs Nick’s help to rescue her.

    The odd premise and an entertaining lead performance by Meloni carry the show through the opening few episodes, but the convoluted plot eventually bogs it down.    … Expand
  13. Jesp1
    Jan 26, 2018
    10
    Imagine if Grant Morrison and One of the co-creators of Transmetropolitan co-wrote a show.... That is Happy! This show is so blissfully good I cannot even contain my joy as a comic geek. Give it a chance because the first few episodes are set-ups. But I guarantee if you like a supernatural psychotic comic book show, with violence and a commentary on the human societal(spiritual?)Imagine if Grant Morrison and One of the co-creators of Transmetropolitan co-wrote a show.... That is Happy! This show is so blissfully good I cannot even contain my joy as a comic geek. Give it a chance because the first few episodes are set-ups. But I guarantee if you like a supernatural psychotic comic book show, with violence and a commentary on the human societal(spiritual?) condition.... You will not be disappointed.… Expand
  14. temptershell
    Feb 5, 2018
    8
    Brilliant in its simplicity adaptation of a twisted comic book of the same title. A haunted, brutal and hilarious story of a crazy guy who sees a fictive friend. You had to have fantasies to create something like that and persuade that TV would agree to such a production.
  15. ComandanteCobra
    Aug 27, 2019
    8
    Really fun.
    Strange, unconventional dark comedy.
    Lots of violence, good action, politically incorrect and scathing police-drama satire.
  16. ganglio33
    Feb 12, 2019
    10
    The kind of ridiculousness I love. A bit heavy on the violence but it goes with the topic.
  17. CoKronakan
    Feb 19, 2018
    8
    It's very nice and watchable TV series. Well only for adults but it's entertaining, with interesting concepts rarely visited before, and also 4th wall breaks. Also very charismatic main character so there is that going for it. Overall I can't even give cons to this only one. That some times it feel very slow paced and it get's boring. But If you are willing to sit through those boringIt's very nice and watchable TV series. Well only for adults but it's entertaining, with interesting concepts rarely visited before, and also 4th wall breaks. Also very charismatic main character so there is that going for it. Overall I can't even give cons to this only one. That some times it feel very slow paced and it get's boring. But If you are willing to sit through those boring scenes it's definitely worth a watch.… Expand
  18. dk150968
    Mar 9, 2019
    8
    Had doubts about this show?? It blew me away from the first episode, how crazy and fun this show really is, and lets not forget the violence, Great show cant wait for season 2.
  19. geewah
    Jan 11, 2021
    7
    Extreme, weird, and just crude at times, Happy! is something different from the rest of comic/crime adaptions for TV. It will be interesting to see how far this can go before running out of steam.

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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Dec 6, 2017
    60
    Happy! communicates such joy in filmmaking that the show seems graceful and airy even though the material is mostly leaden. If you’re able to view Happy! mainly as an exercise in style and attitude, with a brilliant lead performance, you’ll find a lot to admire here.
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  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Dec 6, 2017
    70
    Happy! has those films’ [the Crank movies] wild, pell-mell sense of pace and jittery, overcaffeinated style. But the series’ scripts are smart about undercutting the wild mayhem and constant introduction of new ideas with a bittersweet holiday angst.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Dec 6, 2017
    60
    Meloni’s performance and the strength of the source material will keep the show afloat for interested viewers. But based on the first two episodes, it’s an acquired, specific taste.
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