sclafunk Thru 2 full seasons. Yeah, I'm giving it a ten for sure. Not Bc it's s television classic, but Bc of the passion and attn to realistic detail. Galifinakis does a great job playing the twins, and Louie Anderson even better as their mother. I honestly forget that he's not a woman when I watch the show. It's truly one of the great comedic acting performances of the last decade; on par with Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman. There's some laugh out loud moments for sure, but it's more about the overall quirkiness of the show and journey of baskets the clown, and they hit that nail on the head. Couldn't be better at being exactly what it wants To be, a unique dark comedy that takes a long honest look at the dying middle class of America, and a bizarre and specific family dynamic entrenched within it, clearly with passion put in from top to bottom, which is more than can be said of 97% of tv. Def worth the binge, seems to get better as it goes on.

bnickmartelli This shows isn't funny at all. What's funny about one guy tearing into a mother from two sides.I don't understand how treating people (they both treat everybody they meet with soooo much resentment) so badly is funny. They don't have joke or humor just ignorance. If this is television at its best if rather stare at a wall. He's just another vain actor trying to do too much with very little. Hey Zach you were better before you got real famous. Get back to the fat guy. Bet you had to hire a trainer to tell you how to get in shape but you tell everyone you did it on your own. PS. This review is written as well as your show

geordiesdad The most honest review for this mess is a question......how on earth did it last even 1 season? The humour isn't funny, the dramatic poignant or sad parts are flat and lifeless....the situations are ludicrous and preposterous and the acting is abysmal. At least they saved money by using the actors for more than 1 role and not hiring anyone with skill or talent. The writing is flat and shows no imagination at all...in short....I've wasted too much time writing this already....don't waste your time with this pretentious crud....watch a cartoon instead.

underaimed Television is a funny thing. There was a day when it was entertainment for the common people. One only needed to purchase a set and plug it in. Free to air shows needed to hit a wide audience as entire nations were watching. Programs like "The Andy Griffith Show" appealed to these large markets and were very successful. It was funny and endearing. And as a wholesome, "down to earth" sheriff in a small town with virtually no crime it was "safe". Television really changed when things like "All in the Family" happened. It pushed the boundaries, made us reflect of issues like racism. It held a mirror to ourselves and made us think in ways we hadn't before. As host of Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton said, "All in the Family gave us not stereotypes but archetypes—Archie, Edith, Meathead—and drew a line between all TV comedy that went before and everything that has come after". Then came the advent of cable, and satellite television. Gone were the days of a handful of channel options for consumers as we entered into a universe that felt endless. This changed the game again. With more competition networks found themselves mining smaller target audiences to get numbers. This allowed for wider niche programing. The result has brought us some shows I loathe, but many of my favorites. Baskets is one of the later. Baskets is not for everybody, which will ultimately spell its doom, but it is one of the best things television has ever come up with. Super team - Louis C.K., Zach Galifianakis, and Jonathan Krisel have created a show that is funny, but at the same time complex, sad, hopeful, and gut wrenching. It explores themes that we drive past every day and don't acknowledge. Things like the town we live in may have two of the same brand fast food locations, but that we prefer the curly fries at one over the other location. Some might say the whole point of fast food chains is consistency. But at the same time it explores themes of the dynamics of favoritism within families. It's a show about dreams and how they can be crushed by the weight of the world, or our own families, or ourselves. It's a show about realizing what really matters, even in a vacuous place like suburban America. It's a show about self and our relationships with others, and about the space in between. And about how what appears to be insignificant to ourselves could be monumental impactful on others. It's about mental health, and the strange language we use to communicate and what the world hears. (see "The Picnic" episode). It's a story about dysfunction. Which that alone may be too confronting for many people. I hope people stick with it. Like therapy, it may be painful but what on the other side is immeasurable. I don't know if this is the Golden Age of television, but I've found Baskets to be one of the most intelligent, tragic, confronting, compelling, and frankly... humorous things I've ever watched.