I’ve really enjoyed this show, which stars Hank Azaria, Oliver Platt, Blythe Danner, and a few other people that I’m not familiar with. The characters are entertainingly written and presented (particularly Blythe Danner and Oliver Platt). My wife, who is a psychotherapist, points out the goofs that Hank Azaria (who plays a psychiatrist) makes during the show, but other than that we both like it.
So, anyone else been tuning in?
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WhyNot may have spoken too soon, but the post cracked me up all the same.
I love this show. Great cast, fantastic performances. Oliver Platt’s Russell is one of the best characters on TV right now.
Favourite moment: Russell defending Huff in that board-of-inquiry thing, making up facts from the file, because he knew the other guy hadn’t read it.
Favourite episode: The Rainbow party. “Oh, she’s going to kill you for that last one…”
And the brother in the hospital is great. It’s like a little opportunity for Huff to monologue at the end of each episode, and every once in a while Teddy throws in a suprisingly appropriate observation.
So… the homeless guy… real/not real?
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I think the homeless guy is real - didn’t someone else speak to him on the street in one of the earlier episodes (“Get away from me,” or something similar).
I enjoyed the scene between Oliver Platt and Bob Sagett, who played the star of the hugely popular family-oriented show but who was on a cocaine, heroin, and alcohol binge in Palm Springs. He greets Platt in a bathrobe and says, “You know, I’ve got the biggest dick in Hollywood - here let me show you my colossal cock.” After they clean him up and get him to rehab, the dwarf hookers show up at the door and Platt is off and running.
I’m watching. At first I could just take it or leave it, but the past few episodes have really sucked me in.
I keep wondering if there will be any consequences down the road for Izzy. After all, she did “euthanize” her friend, Lois.
I also wonder when Melody (Laura Flynn Boyle) will be coming back.
And I love Huff’s receptionist.
I love this show! It’s by far my favorite series at the moment.
As I mentioned in another thread, I still don’t like Beth (Paget Brewster) at all. I was enjoying the battle with Izzy in the beginning, but now she battles everyone. She’s just become a shrill, annoying harpy. She really screwed Christmas. What a complete bitch. I think she needs a good smacking around, but Huff would never do that. I hope to see Izzy smack her just once, though. Oh, and her high-and-mighty thoroughly-offended-for-all-women to Byrd getting a blow job made me want to gag. Heh.
Byrd is such an awesome kid. Makes me want one like him. I love how he parents his parents. His relationship with Izzy is charming. I like his girl, too. Her voice intrigues me. What does Izzy call her? Minnie or something?
Izzy is my second-favorite character. You’re not supposed to like her, but Danner plays her off so well. Yes, she’s mean (to Beth) and extremely self-centered, but she’s got a huge (albeit very protected) heart. I saw it coming, but I was shocked that she euthanized Lois! And then visited Teddy while he was sleeping. Aawww moment.
Russell is, far and above, the best character out of the lot. His reaction to seeing the midget hookers was effin hilarious! Actually, he cracks me up every epi. And it’s just like Russell to sleep with his best friend’s mother, isn’t it? He’s so messed up, but is amazingly an effective attorney. Frat boy till the day he dies.
Hank Azaria is pretty good as Huff, but I really think the show’s value is in the secondary characters. The writing is top-notch. I look forward to every episode.
plnnr. Thanks for starting this thread! I meant to do it half a dozen times but since NO one was talking about it, I figured damn, nobody but me must be watching it.
The homeless guy is a product of Huff’s imagination. The writers seemed to enjoy playing with the “is he or isn’t he real?” but the smoking gun for me was when Huff invited him in to share Christmas dinner with the family and he says “I think we both know why I can’t do that” before he walks off. There are too many weird contrivances where this guy shows up out of the blue as Huff is dealing with one crisis or another – and abslutely NO ONE ELSE interacts with him, acknowledges him, or seems to know he’s there. An interesting dramatic conceit but nonetheless a worrisome sign.
Lara Flynn Boyle is a hoot. I didn’t like it when her character showed up at Huff’s house brandishing a knife and attacking his wife-- her character has no where to go but to jail from there, and that means she’s not long for the show.
I don’t believe there’s a character on this show I haven’t liked (well, they gay kid who blew his brains out.) Everyone is well-written and appropiately quirky. I agree with everyone else here Russell is a special treat and Oliver Platt deserves a couple of Emmys for his portrayal. Nothing in his West Wing stint prepared me for this. My favorite silent Russell moment was his squirming with pleasure seated between the hooker/date “Pepper” and Huff’s secretary. But wait until Huff finds out Russell’s slept with his mom. Oy.
I watch it religiously and love it.
I’m afraid it won’t be around much longer, though.
HoldenCaufield. Why? You’ve heard something?
According to U-Daily.com Huff is already picked up by Showtime for a second season. The first season will end soon with the 13th episode.
Whoops! The last episode that aired was the 13th episode. Huh. I didn’t get a “season’s finale” feel from it, did any of you?