Louie

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Season 5
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 29, 2010
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 148 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 130 out of 148
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 148
  3. Negative: 12 out of 148
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  1. Scraper
    Jul 12, 2015
    5
    It's unlike any show on television. That being said, it is not laughter-inducing funny. That's not even subjective. Louie deliberately does not put humor into 90% of the show. It's important to Louis, the writer, director, producer, and editor of the show that the plot be able to turn on a dime or even depart from reality. With this knowledge, nothing can be taken seriously so you canIt's unlike any show on television. That being said, it is not laughter-inducing funny. That's not even subjective. Louie deliberately does not put humor into 90% of the show. It's important to Louis, the writer, director, producer, and editor of the show that the plot be able to turn on a dime or even depart from reality. With this knowledge, nothing can be taken seriously so you can hardly relate to it on a dramatic level either. The herky-jerky nature of the script is exhausting. The entire production is difficult to digest. It's worth is the random pieces of screenplay that are interesting, but it will assuredly not flow together. So frustrating for a high-caliber comedian, who is a master of making the difficulties in life relatable and funny on stage, to make jokes on his television series so few and far between.

    Also, I'm really tired of the "Life isn't fair. Deal with it" motif. I realize there are a lot of idiots out there. Louie acts like its a revelation that things don't always go the way you want. For realists, it's defeat before the battle begins. Tedious.    … Expand

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#4 Best TV Season of 2015

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Liz Shannon Miller
    Apr 10, 2015
    91
    The fantasy sequences and flashbacks are gone, with the show instead focused fully on awkward situations, mix-em-ups and conversations so serious they can either break your heart or crack you up.... Watching Louie means looking at the world through C.K.'s eyes; and through his eyes, the world is never boring.
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  2. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Melissa Leon
    Apr 10, 2015
    90
    Most importantly, the show is terribly funny this season. Louie is back at the top of its game.
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Apr 9, 2015
    100
    It remains, as ever, a wholly original concoction that’s a thing of odd beauty.
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