I don't think this has been discussed on here before--Louie, comic Louis C.K.'s second TV show, this one running on FX. I was a big fan of Lucky Louie, which only lasted for one season on HBO. That show was a throwback to old three-camera sitcoms, the sets were really cheap, it was filmed before an audience, and it seemed like a self-conscious homage to The Hooneymooners, except with a lot more swearing. I thought it was unusual in that it was a comedy about a working class family struggling to pay the bills. It showed people working blue collar jobs, worrying if they would have enough money to have the lights on and feed their kids. It wasn't groundbreaking, but it was different from everything else on TV at the time.
Now Louie is on FX, and it's nothing like his earlier show. It's a one-camera show made on a small budget, but the cinematography is outstanding. It's one of the best shot comedies I've seen. Except it really isn't a comedy. It's extremely funny, but there are parts that are sad, parts that are just awkward, scenes that are left to play out and may be funny, but also may not be. Each episode shows a little bit of Louis C.K.'s standup act, and the rest of the episode is related to it tangentially. Most are about him being divorced and having two kids, like in real life, and are about him being alone in his 40s. The tone of the episodes sometimes are wildly different. I'm 5 episodes into the first season (it was renewed, and Season 2 will be on next year), and the last episode I watched had some random absurd moments unlike any other episode, but it really worked.
Anyone else seen it?
Now Louie is on FX, and it's nothing like his earlier show. It's a one-camera show made on a small budget, but the cinematography is outstanding. It's one of the best shot comedies I've seen. Except it really isn't a comedy. It's extremely funny, but there are parts that are sad, parts that are just awkward, scenes that are left to play out and may be funny, but also may not be. Each episode shows a little bit of Louis C.K.'s standup act, and the rest of the episode is related to it tangentially. Most are about him being divorced and having two kids, like in real life, and are about him being alone in his 40s. The tone of the episodes sometimes are wildly different. I'm 5 episodes into the first season (it was renewed, and Season 2 will be on next year), and the last episode I watched had some random absurd moments unlike any other episode, but it really worked.
Anyone else seen it?
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