How to With John Wilson

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 23, 2020
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16

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  1. brockcheese
    Oct 28, 2020
    8
    This show is one the most real feeling shows I have ever seen. John Wilson awkwardly stumbles from encounter to encounter with the seeming purpose of understanding the totality of what it means to be human.
  2. JuliaWhite
    Dec 25, 2021
    10
    So far I have watched the 1st 6 episodes of Season 1. John is a Genius as indicated by his UNIQUE HYSTERICAL Humor. I have NVR laughed so much since I 1st saw "Up in Smoke" ,"Take the Money and Run" , "King of Hearts", 1967 back in prehistoric times {1960-1975!}! I could not stop laughing even when my belly hurt . Thx John, U R ONE in a million! ps: I lived all over Manhattan 1970-1980.So far I have watched the 1st 6 episodes of Season 1. John is a Genius as indicated by his UNIQUE HYSTERICAL Humor. I have NVR laughed so much since I 1st saw "Up in Smoke" ,"Take the Money and Run" , "King of Hearts", 1967 back in prehistoric times {1960-1975!}! I could not stop laughing even when my belly hurt . Thx John, U R ONE in a million! ps: I lived all over Manhattan 1970-1980. Microbiologist at Sloan Kettering, Flower Fifth & St Vincents Hospitals. I have a goofy topic 4 U "How to Navigate Comcast TV" with a silly commentary. JULIAinFLA@aol.com… Expand
  3. Pantera101
    Sep 2, 2023
    0
    This is just DUMB, they'll put anything on TV. Not funny, interesting, or worth watching.

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#22 Best TV Season of 2020
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Critic Reviews

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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Ashlie D. Stevens
    Jan 14, 2021
    90
    The potential emotional revelations of "How To with John Wilson" pale in comparison to what it can teach viewers about what we probably used to take for granted when operating in public spaces. This series is built on some of the most meticulously captured B-roll I have ever seen in my life. ... Wilson crafts visual punchlines that elicit belly laughs and landscapes that will make you ache for the days you could have been outside, actually noticing things.
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  2. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Alexandra Schwartz
    Dec 18, 2020
    80
    An endearing, oddball comic documentary. ... What makes the show spark is the specificity of the images that Wilson pairs with his deadpan text.
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  3. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Oct 27, 2020
    80
    It’s like a nice light dessert after all the heavy fare the network offers. We love seeing and hearing from the intensely uncomfortable Wilson, and marvel at how his filmmaking instincts take him in very strange and interesting directions.
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