Horace and Pete

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  1. geedup
    Mar 11, 2016
    7
    Gotta like LouisCk for trying this. Cuz, there is no WAY this would get on a network for a few reasons. First, its dark. OK, I know his FX series is not very happy, but this is sad. Day drinkers in a bar dealing with daily sh8t. Which is a good premise. 2nd this show doesn't have a laugh track and, although multi camera, is really like a play. So it doesn't look and sound like a TV show.Gotta like LouisCk for trying this. Cuz, there is no WAY this would get on a network for a few reasons. First, its dark. OK, I know his FX series is not very happy, but this is sad. Day drinkers in a bar dealing with daily sh8t. Which is a good premise. 2nd this show doesn't have a laugh track and, although multi camera, is really like a play. So it doesn't look and sound like a TV show. Lastly, through the 3 episodes I have seen, there isn't much of a story line but the characters are building to be more in the fore front of the show. Alda is awesome. All in all, its too slow and pitying to watch.… Expand
  2. puk
    Mar 6, 2016
    10
    In a world of canned laughter and fake responses Louis CK amazes with his painfull observations of real life. No punches pulled. Episode 3 had me mesmerized and I watched it a few times now, breaking my heart over and over again. Thank you very much Louis.
  3. sex4free
    Mar 20, 2016
    9
    The best scenes in this show moves me at my core. For me its really the acting thats the main force here, but its the way its all done with the camera and editing that makes the acting get trough in a way that I have seen rarely before. You have no idea what you will get, one episode your belly lauging, the next your watching a character spewing their guts in a 15 minute monologue.
  4. iTheViewer
    Apr 24, 2016
    10
    There is some truly incredible writing and acting in this show. But in the end, all great writing is about ideas and feelings, not words. Louis C.K. proves his depth.

    As a lover of good story-telling there are some great stories in this show. In particular, somewhere around the middle episode, Horace's ex-wife tells him of an attraction she had for another man. It is a spell-binding    There is some truly incredible writing and acting in this show. But in the end, all great writing is about ideas and feelings, not words. Louis C.K. proves his depth.

    As a lover of good story-telling there are some great stories in this show. In particular, somewhere around the middle episode, Horace's ex-wife tells him of an attraction she had for another man. It is a spell-binding half-hour monologue that seems about to land several times, only to fly even higher on the next breath.    … Expand
  5. Hotlasagne
    Mar 13, 2016
    10
    Brilliant stuff. It is no surprise that Louis CK is as fine a writer as he is a stand-up comedian. There is an honesty and poignancy that take this series a level up from anything television and most things films have to offer. Hemingway meets Norman Lear here. Then there is the acting. Any one of the key actors is fun to watch in mediocre productions. Of course they shine in Louis CK'sBrilliant stuff. It is no surprise that Louis CK is as fine a writer as he is a stand-up comedian. There is an honesty and poignancy that take this series a level up from anything television and most things films have to offer. Hemingway meets Norman Lear here. Then there is the acting. Any one of the key actors is fun to watch in mediocre productions. Of course they shine in Louis CK's masterful hands.
    Users jameslk1 and Thirdrail--your characterizing this show as "pretentious" just underscores your own inadequacies as human beings. Let me help you. This is what the people who are much brighter and much more perceptive than you call "art." You're welcome.

    The set is well done, from the worn floors to the outdated furniture to the beautifully articulated suggestion of a thin coat of the grimy buildup of cigarette smoke and demolished dreams that covers everything. Each and every performance is believable. This show is deeply satisfying and as tasty as a freshly slaughtered elk to a starving tiger. If all you ever eat is Twinkies, Thirdrail and jameslk1, anything else is going to piss you off. Go Louis CK. Kudos to ALL the actors. This show is making history and will continue to do so.    … Expand
  6. TJTruth
    Mar 11, 2016
    10
    It's a brilliant show. Original, deep, funny. The characters are full and complex and their relationships seem genuine. Warning: there are no special effects, gag jokes or laugh tracks. "Pretentious" is defined as "making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious." This is 180 degrees from that, the complete opposite. It's quiet, understated, and timeless.
  7. HankO
    Mar 6, 2016
    10
    Congratulations to Louis CK for creating what I think is a compelling, thought-provoking, heartbreaking piece of work. It's hard for me to look away from it, including (or especially because of) the long silences and single shots. The caliber of acting is incredibly high, and the entire cast appears committed to their stories. Alan Alda is a revelation. I've seen the first fourCongratulations to Louis CK for creating what I think is a compelling, thought-provoking, heartbreaking piece of work. It's hard for me to look away from it, including (or especially because of) the long silences and single shots. The caliber of acting is incredibly high, and the entire cast appears committed to their stories. Alan Alda is a revelation. I've seen the first four episodes so far and am immediately going to watch the next ones. For me, this is the best "television" I have seen ... I can't stop thinking about the characters that Steve Buscemi, Jessica Lange, Edie Falco, Laurie Metcalf and Ariana Grande have created. I would recommend this production unreservedly to anyone who is willing to spend time and really think about a truly literary production.… Expand
  8. opindude
    Mar 5, 2016
    8
    In Horace and Pete, Louis CK deliver something new with an old feel. It is a drama about a local pub, the lives of the people who run it and who frequent it. At first glance, the show feels like a stage production – the nuances, the minimal setting and traditional camera angles, the magnificent acting (noted in particular are Alan Alda and Steve Buscemi for their memorable performances)In Horace and Pete, Louis CK deliver something new with an old feel. It is a drama about a local pub, the lives of the people who run it and who frequent it. At first glance, the show feels like a stage production – the nuances, the minimal setting and traditional camera angles, the magnificent acting (noted in particular are Alan Alda and Steve Buscemi for their memorable performances) and the taste of something that is long gone. No canned laughter, or live one for that matter, as it was not recorded in front of an audience. It is funny, yet not the same *funny* as you would expect from CK or the usual comedy show. This is the sort of tragic-funny – people’s lives, stories and opinions - which will make you smile and nod in understanding of the theatre-style nuances presented by (mostly) very talented crew of actors. The show is partly a reminiscence of older days, “cheers” and “all in the family” comes into mind yet both classics never dared to be so blatant. The webisode format allows CK to have more freedom in terms of running time and probably content, as well. This show is a lot of things and is definitely theatre magic in play. I liked it very much and very thankful to see this sort of art form in an age of politically-correct, ‘saying a lot but not saying much’ TV shows.… Expand
  9. istanbul
    Feb 4, 2016
    4
    Horace and Pete reminded me of the artisanal chocolate bars of the Mast Brothers that have been on the news recently. Good packaging, unparalleled hubris - yet poor product. I would not wish to say that Louis CK is cashing in on his success by using the murky definition of "good, smart tv" but horace and pete kind of is just that. A hastily done production with nothing substantial orHorace and Pete reminded me of the artisanal chocolate bars of the Mast Brothers that have been on the news recently. Good packaging, unparalleled hubris - yet poor product. I would not wish to say that Louis CK is cashing in on his success by using the murky definition of "good, smart tv" but horace and pete kind of is just that. A hastily done production with nothing substantial or unique to offer. If this was an off-broadway show, critics would simply scribble about how sorry they feel for Falco, Buscemi and Alda - three solid performances - trying hard to make something out of this poor script and directing - yet somehow when this is on tv, the weak material becomes something of a revelation? Not buying it. At all.… Expand
  10. metabad
    Apr 23, 2016
    5
    When the last episode was over I thought: "You really need a comedian to write a tragedy like this."
    I think it's hard to give this show a mediocre rating, because either you like it or you want to forget about it.
    I'll give that mediocre rating anyway, because it's an average of things I liked and those I didn't like. The show was very earnest and real. We have popular    When the last episode was over I thought: "You really need a comedian to write a tragedy like this."
    I think it's hard to give this show a mediocre rating, because either you like it or you want to forget about it.
    I'll give that mediocre rating anyway, because it's an average of things I liked and those I didn't like.

    The show was very earnest and real. We have popular actors/actresses that did their jobs very well.
    Many of the stories the people told, where very touching.
    So, there was really something there, that I liked a lot.
    You needed a little patience, but it was mostly worth it.

    But what I ask myself and what leads to only a 5-rating is the why.
    Why all this tragedy, this suffering and sadness, what did it lead to?
    What do I get out of it? Nothing.
    After witnessing a tragedy like this, I need to take something with me.
    Sadness and tragedy alone are just sad and tragic.
    A sad and tragic story has to have more than that. Otherwise it'll make you sad and nothing more.
    I don't need a happy ending. But I need more than a "That's it. It's over.".
    All of them dead or gone. These are sad things you want to leave behind and if there isn't something more,
    there nothing you want to keep and take home with you.

    I appreciate Louis C.K.'s work, but it was too much of a downer for me with no apparent benefits.    … Expand
  11. darthgumby
    May 6, 2016
    3
    I purchased the first episode of this show because of all the great reviews and because it was a Louis C.K. project. I like the idea of releasing a series right to the internet without all the network BS. I really like Louis C.K. and Steve Buscemi. I watch a lot of TV shows so I thought this would be a home run for me and be something I would enjoy. But... It just seems un-watchable.I purchased the first episode of this show because of all the great reviews and because it was a Louis C.K. project. I like the idea of releasing a series right to the internet without all the network BS. I really like Louis C.K. and Steve Buscemi. I watch a lot of TV shows so I thought this would be a home run for me and be something I would enjoy. But... It just seems un-watchable. The dialogue is very forced and the whole show just seems depressing and dry. I get there is some humor in the show, but there is no good delivery for it, and there is a lot of awkward silence and dead air. As others have said, it feels like a bad play being acted out.

    I tried the first 20 minutes of episode 1, and found myself just so turned off and uninspired by the show that I ended up skipping through the rest of the episode to different spots hoping it would eventually pick up or something interesting would happen. Yes, the show makes some good points and the script writing is great, but the show itself just doesn't have the delivery needed to hold my attention and it is not entertaining.

    I really wanted to give this a good review, and I want to buy the rest of the episodes. I wanted this to be a great show. But I guess I just don't get it and I can't force myself to watch something I don't like on principle. And when you have someone like me, who has grown up with a TV glued to my face 8 hours a day, watching pretty much every sitcom, cartoon, documentary, sci-fi show, drama, talk show, and reality show aired in the past 50 years - and found something enjoyable in all of them - to not find something enjoyable with Horace and Pete is a failure on the show's part, and not something I am "missing."

    I love you Louis C.K. But I don't love your show.    … Expand
  12. somedude14
    Mar 31, 2016
    1
    Take the average reddit comments section and turn it into a web-series. Then get some big names to sign on to give it some credibility, and suddenly a 1 star idea becomes 2 stars. This isn't the worst thing I've ever watched, but I really hope Louis CK goes back to doing what he does best - comedy.
  13. jameslk1
    Feb 16, 2016
    0
    Louis C.K. has turned into a pretentious tool who is as annoying as he is irrelevant. This is some of the worst television I've ever seen. Complete trash that people are too scared to call out for being @#%*. Do yourself a favor and punch yourself in the balls for an hour instead. It'll be less painful than sitting through this garbage.
  14. cb810
    Mar 14, 2016
    2
    I love Louis CK. I love his stand-up, I love his FX show, I love his appearances on talk shows.

    Horace & Pete is wildly disappointing. The cast is amazing, the acting is strong... but it just goes nowhere. It's shot like a 3 camera comedy with no audience and weird lighting. Nothing that happens in the show engages me. FAIL.
  15. bart74
    Apr 19, 2016
    0
    What a joke. This is not a show. It's a very, very bad play. Louis got a few old stars, and wrote a bunch of **** Then he wrote some **** and then some more.
  16. Prosmooth
    Dec 10, 2016
    10
    Giving it a 10 for originality and for its unique voice. It is a bit uneven in places--another draft or two of the scripts would have helped and some of CK's casting decisions are just plain bad (he nailed all of the main parts though). At the end of the day, it's a very funny, very shocking, and very sad series about a sad, dysfunctional family who run a neighborhood bar.
  17. chris74
    Feb 3, 2016
    10
    Great first episode so far. Fantastic performances by the whole cast. Alda and Buscemi stand out so far. I loved the live television feel of the format.
  18. sridharvisu76
    Apr 27, 2016
    9
    Uniqueness of Louis CK shows in general is NOT just being funny, but being genuine about it. This show showcases some of the best acting of Louis CK, Steve Buscemi, Alan Alda and an amazing guest cast.

    There is an earthy feeling to this show. It is about American life across generations, It is like a really old old person / persons taking us through life in the USA, And language is so    Uniqueness of Louis CK shows in general is NOT just being funny, but being genuine about it. This show showcases some of the best acting of Louis CK, Steve Buscemi, Alan Alda and an amazing guest cast.

    There is an earthy feeling to this show. It is about American life across generations, It is like a really old old person / persons taking us through life in the USA, And language is so contemporary.

    It feels scenes arent scripted to just evoke a response from audience like in a sitcom. This is so genuine. In a world of mass produced consumerism driven products, this comes across as a welcome change, a gentle breeze.

    It is kind of slow burn and typical to Louis CK shows (Louie being an example) moves from Comedy to Drama. it grabs audience with initial set of comedy in earlier episodes and trusts their intelligence and maturity to delve into deeper human condition.
    It has zero fakeness. That makes it a unique show.
    Show is set in a bar Horace and Petes a bar established in 1916. The characters are very real and full of life in its glory and gore.
    The topics people are debating are very current and it doesnt try to make any debate one-sided. Very interesting show.    … Expand
  19. cpsmith
    May 14, 2016
    9
    I admire Louie CK for this very ambitious experiment. Here's my two cents -- sometimes the bitter pill of suffering is best taken with a spoonful of sugar --CK's previous endeavors are so brilliant because he is a genius on how to deliver the real message with just enough pathos and humor. Stripping the humor away,as he does with Horace and Pete, may have been better served if theI admire Louie CK for this very ambitious experiment. Here's my two cents -- sometimes the bitter pill of suffering is best taken with a spoonful of sugar --CK's previous endeavors are so brilliant because he is a genius on how to deliver the real message with just enough pathos and humor. Stripping the humor away,as he does with Horace and Pete, may have been better served if the aesthetics hadn't been so stripped down as well. Performances were great -- some of the monologues were brilliant -- it was an amazing cast. I think CK is a brilliant visionary and look forward to any experiments he has to offer.… Expand
  20. Nexusjob
    Mar 30, 2016
    9
    It goes to show that Louis C.K. is definitely a well rounded artist way beyond his amazing comedic skills. There's a bitterness that envelops this show, a credibility in all the interactions between characters, so much honesty where it matters and moments of absurdity exactly where they work. Setting it like this, somewhere in between a theatre show and a traditional tv series and makingIt goes to show that Louis C.K. is definitely a well rounded artist way beyond his amazing comedic skills. There's a bitterness that envelops this show, a credibility in all the interactions between characters, so much honesty where it matters and moments of absurdity exactly where they work. Setting it like this, somewhere in between a theatre show and a traditional tv series and making it work seamlessly, effortlessly is a testament to this guy's genius. The cast is exceptional too and I can't get enough of this. Watch and learn, everyone else in the tv industry.… Expand
  21. RichardGonci
    Jun 26, 2017
    6
    I really wanted to be drawn into this work. Now, I know it was not constructed to be a comedic piece, and frankly, I'm fine with that. More than fine. But, that said, the timings are like comedic timings. I applaud the risk-taking. I also applaud the story premise, but as a guy who worked on "Glengarry Glen Ross," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf," "Fortune in Men's Eyes," and the like forI really wanted to be drawn into this work. Now, I know it was not constructed to be a comedic piece, and frankly, I'm fine with that. More than fine. But, that said, the timings are like comedic timings. I applaud the risk-taking. I also applaud the story premise, but as a guy who worked on "Glengarry Glen Ross," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf," "Fortune in Men's Eyes," and the like for decades, when an essentially dramatic work is ostensibly written and shot for the small screen it should not ignore its stage antecedents. Thanks to a most remarkable cast, the unsure writing is often saved.… Expand
  22. Tone01
    Apr 29, 2016
    10
    A Rare, Uncompromising And Raw Viewing Experience

    Going boldly back to the stagy, early days of TV - minus the live - Louis C.K. created ten mesmerizing chapters in the life of the family Wittel, a damaged and battered family operating, for one hundred years, a dive bar in Brooklyn USA. At once funny, tragic, shocking and lewd, "Horace and Pete" is an uncompromising truth beyond rare    A Rare, Uncompromising And Raw Viewing Experience

    Going boldly back to the stagy, early days of TV - minus the live - Louis C.K. created ten mesmerizing chapters in the life of the family Wittel, a damaged and battered family operating, for one hundred years, a dive bar in Brooklyn USA.

    At once funny, tragic, shocking and lewd, "Horace and Pete" is an uncompromising truth beyond rare in contemporary entertainment filled with phony sentiment and easy solutions. The episodes - ranging from sixty-eight to thirty minutes - ultimately rips the heart from viewers courageous enough to sit quietly and take the ride along with Louis and an amazing cast whose work deserves every award imaginable. (If ever a show deserved a Peabody, it is "Horace and Pete.") It's doubtful anyone will look at Alan Alda or Jessica Lange in the same way.

    It's a pleasure to watch a groundbreaking show setting the storytelling bar at a new, almost unreachable level for future shows to scale. Fair warning, "Horace and Pete" is not for those easily shocked or upset by raw depictions of a family in, to say the least, desperate ruin. Its universal themes of extreme family dysfunction and decades of patriarchal abuse may resonate deeply and touch within or send some searching for a convenient pillow to hide the proceedings from sight.

    Not residing in the same Universe as "Cheers," even Bukowski, the vagaries of politics and contemporary life are bandied about by barflies whose wisdom is directly proportional to their alcohol intake. They're not despicable, eschew your pity, and will spit judgment back in your face. They just are with neither delusion, apology nor rationalization. They're someone you know. Or a family member (God help you).

    In one extraordinary episode among many, the venerable Laurie Metcalf - playing Louis' ex-wife - admits infidelity against her second husband in a locked down closeup held for ten minutes without a cut.

    The production is raw, too. Especially the first episode. There is camera shake, and audio is disrupted when actors thump chests near body mikes. Oddly, a missed match-frame edit making a slight jump cut is allowed to pass. No editor worth their salt would allow such a glaring error. It seems Louis might be underscoring the story rawness within the production. Or he wished to make it look cheap for fund raising purposes. It's really irrelevant as the tech credits are generally fine. Story and character are king here, not pretty pictures.

    Enough gratitude for this show cannot be expressed. A show mounted by Louis on a prayer by asking viewers to pay a few bucks per episode - a self-distribution model working well for a show Louis would never offer to networks who wouldn't touch it anyway.

    There are not enough kudos to lay at the feet of Louis C.K. and the brave cast. "Horace and Pete" is an unforgettable experience that just might haunt you. Do Not Miss It.    … Expand
  23. Marinus
    Feb 5, 2016
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yes, I watched this because its Louis C. K. and the guy is full of surprises, most of them very good ones, and I had no idea what was coming. Consequently the first 10-15 minutes were a bit of a disappointment, because it starts so slow and everyone in the background is quiet and nothing seems to be happening and his comedian friends come in and don't seem to be adding much to the storyline and he is playing the lead again and he really isn't that good an actor, as becomes almost painfully clear here and there, but then... then... come the real actors... and with them the real characters and Louis in between being mostly the 'reactor' to these strong individuals and the whole thing suddenly comes to life about halfway in, culminating in the situation with lawyer and sister, which I found very captivating. Relationships, expectations, abstractions are the most powerful things there are and having seen then set up in this imaginary place and family I am now very much looking forward to how things continue. Bravo for another great production!… Expand
  24. 01r58k4
    Feb 7, 2016
    9
    a gift from heaven. a brilliant surprise. thank you louis for your daring and originality. had me involved from the beginning as a voyeur into their personal lives.
  25. smalltown
    Mar 13, 2016
    10
    Each Saturday, I look forward to this" theater" experience--without the big ticket price and coughing audience members. Never know if the show will make me cringe, laugh or feel awkward or devastated, but the show often surprises me and always, always delivers brilliant performances. Although I consider Louis CK himself to be the weakest actor on the set, I am thrilled that he hasEach Saturday, I look forward to this" theater" experience--without the big ticket price and coughing audience members. Never know if the show will make me cringe, laugh or feel awkward or devastated, but the show often surprises me and always, always delivers brilliant performances. Although I consider Louis CK himself to be the weakest actor on the set, I am thrilled that he has gathered an amazing cast--like Laurie Metcalf, Alan Alda, Steve Buscemi and Edie Falc-- to enthrall me. I don't understand the critics who call it pretentious. Since the plot is often a "bummer", does that make it pretentious? Is Death of a Salesman pretentious? Or does this mean that since Louis CK was introduced to us initially as a stand-up comedian that he's not "allowed" to be something else?… Expand
  26. Chewyo
    Apr 15, 2016
    10
    This is is a breath of fresh air in the world of tv/web series. With a star studded cast and a mix social commentary as well as comedy. While touching on a few controversial topics the show display these conversations very artfully and thoughtfully. In an interview Louis CK deceived this show as the bar that inspired Cheers perhaps, just not as funny and a lot of the realistic tragedy thatThis is is a breath of fresh air in the world of tv/web series. With a star studded cast and a mix social commentary as well as comedy. While touching on a few controversial topics the show display these conversations very artfully and thoughtfully. In an interview Louis CK deceived this show as the bar that inspired Cheers perhaps, just not as funny and a lot of the realistic tragedy that can be found in a local bar. I highly recommend this show, the sooner you watch the better as it touches upon current events.… Expand
  27. sisv
    Apr 21, 2016
    10
    The show completely blew my mind. First of all, the actors and the acting? Wow. That alone was so exciting. The words defined the characters who all had tremendous depth and quality. Louis CK was touched here. He got everything right. The environment of the family bar, the sibling relationships, adult children, cancer, mental illness and alcoholism--he got it all right. I recommendThe show completely blew my mind. First of all, the actors and the acting? Wow. That alone was so exciting. The words defined the characters who all had tremendous depth and quality. Louis CK was touched here. He got everything right. The environment of the family bar, the sibling relationships, adult children, cancer, mental illness and alcoholism--he got it all right. I recommend that you watch it like I did. One show, a week at a time. Of course I wanted to binge them--but that was not offered at first. I had to wait, which was great. It gave me time to watch each episode a few times and I continued to find something new. I congratulate Louis CK on this incredible piece of art.… Expand
  28. independentidea
    May 1, 2016
    10
    This show is like a stellar Steppenwolf play in Chicago - delivered in a series of hour long streaming doses. The acting talent coupled with the incredible script are really powerful. Thank you Louis CK. Great TV.
  29. AljosaO
    Feb 11, 2017
    9
    Horace and Pete is an absolute emotional web series-winner, which is most definitely worth of your time.

    Louis CK writes, directs and stars in this beautiful and painful family story, which is a complete opposite of his previous, mostly comedic work. It's a story about a family, that took a lot of emotional hits in the past, and that haunts them in the present. CK and Steve Buscemi    Horace and Pete is an absolute emotional web series-winner, which is most definitely worth of your time.

    Louis CK writes, directs and stars in this beautiful and painful family story, which is a complete opposite of his previous, mostly comedic work. It's a story about a family, that took a lot of emotional hits in the past, and that haunts them in the present.

    CK and Steve Buscemi co-star as titular characters, our protagonists, and Brooklyn bar owners Horace and Pete. The Bar, named - unsurprisingly - Horace and Pete is small, with a low profit and not many costumers, but with a great cultural and family heritage, which means the most to Horace's racist and homophobic uncle Pete (Alan Alda).

    As we all know, money can corrupt and destroy a family. But, can it bring family members back together? Wrathful fight emerges between the bar owners - Horace and Pete on one side, and their sister Sylvia on the other (groundbreakingly portrayed by never-better Edie Falco).

    Their every day struggle is eased (and sometimes hardened) by regular costumers: recovering alcoholic Leon (Steven Wright), a Trump-supporter Kurt (Kurt Metzger), a bars's own femme fatalle Marsha (Jessica Lange), a conservative assistant DA Nick (Nick DiPaolo) and Trisha (Maria Dizzia), a pleasant girl, who has Tourette syndrome. With their conversations and bickers they remind us, again and again, that outside ourselves, and our own small problem-groups(family, workplace, friends), there is an angry and desperate society, which is turning(again!) towards a wrong direction.

    Although it's simple and raw, it's equally deep and meaningful. The show captures a family's poignant relationships, troubles and resolutions as no other show does.

    The series ends, as it starts - tragically. That's also what a viewing experience is like-sad and hard, but once in a lifetime.    … Expand
  30. Scottish
    Sep 7, 2016
    10
    Love it and only 3 episodes in, not sure if it Cheers in a curb your enthusiasm style or visa a versa, but I'd love to see the same style make over given to other Shinny TV Shows, Suits CK style, CSI CK :-), Game of CK.

    Carry on Louis just keep pumping out 1 off seasons of thinly veiled parodies
  31. colchar73
    Dec 25, 2016
    10
    The feeling you are watching a play instead of tv without laugh tracks and being told artificially is refreshing. Its a raw look at the reality the hides all around us.
  32. jameshills
    Jan 26, 2017
    9
    This show is a perfect calculation of misery and joy.
    It drips feeds you just enough happiness to get from tragedy to tragedy, and it's worth it.

    The show takes it's time with incredible writing and story telling that gives each character a moment to share something meaningful with the audience.

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: David Sims
    Mar 8, 2016
    80
    If the show has flaws--it’s certainly slow-moving, and the intentional abrasiveness of its characters can sometimes feel cartoonish--they deserve to be forgiven just because of the singularity of vision on display.
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  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Liz Shannon Miller
    Feb 26, 2016
    67
    Horace and Pete is quiet and intimate when it's at its best, but in so many ways it feels like indulgence. And that's fine. If you're operating at Louis C.K.'s level, I guess you get a few of those.
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  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Feb 16, 2016
    70
    The acting is superb, especially as the tensions become more overt in the second half.... He’d probably kill with the same material [on poltics and current events] in a stand-up show, but in a script about abuse, alcoholism, denial, and family estrangement, it doesn’t quite work. The strength of Horace and Pete is in the age-old themes festering at its heart.
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