# Happy-ish: HBO new series
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-ish-hbo-new-series/718641
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [April 27, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-ish-hbo-new-series/718641 "2015-04-27T13:43:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-ish-hbo-new-series/718641/1 "2015-04-27T13:43:43Z")
We watched the first episode last night. It’s unrelentingly crude, with some funny moments, and may be worth another ep or two to see if it evens out. My wife called it facile. Any other watchers? Comments?
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### Author:  [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-ish-hbo-new-series/718641/2 "2015-04-27T14:15:24Z")
It’s actually on Showtime.
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### Author:  [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-ish-hbo-new-series/718641/3 "2015-04-27T14:45:03Z")
Yeah, you didn’t notice how similar it seemed to _Game of Thrones_?
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-ish-hbo-new-series/718641/4 "2015-04-27T15:09:42Z")
> [@hajario](#):
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> It’s actually on Showtime.
Oops. :smack: