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Lucky Louie

Summary Lucky Louie, which Emmy-winning writer-producer Louis C.K. also wrote, centers on a middle-class couple with a kid. Louis C.K. will play the father. He also will executive produce the HBO Independent Prods. project with his manager at 3 Arts Entertainment, Dave Becky. The show was hot in front of a live audience, stems from Louis C.K.'s ...

  • 2006
  • TV-MA
  • HBO
  • 2006
  • TV-MA
  • HBO

Lucky Louie

Season 1 Premiere: Jun 11, 2006
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
47
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 22 User Ratings
8.0
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Summary Lucky Louie, which Emmy-winning writer-producer Louis C.K. also wrote, centers on a middle-class couple with a kid. Louis C.K. will play the father. He also will executive produce the HBO Independent Prods. project with his manager at 3 Arts Entertainment, Dave Becky. The show was hot in front of a live audience, stems from Louis C.K.'s ...

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
47
32% Positive
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32% Mixed
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37% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
47
32% Positive
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32% Mixed
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37% Negative
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75
"Lucky Louie" is a true original -- a pleasantly twisted variation on "The Honeymooners" or "Roseanne" for the 21st Century.
By Mike Duffy FULL REVIEW
70
Subversively hilarious.
By Allison Benedikt FULL REVIEW
60
"Lucky Louie" is not a runaway smash right out of the gate, but neither does it stumble or implode.
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW
50
Often funny when it tackles taboo topics head on, the show walks a fine line between honesty and unnecessary crudeness, and it often goes a step too far.
By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW
38
It's like a David Mamet parody of Roseanne. [19 Jun 2006, p.37]
By Tom Gliatto FULL REVIEW
30
It doesn't work, largely because there's not enough wit from creator and star Louis C.K. to make the vulgarity anything more than an exercise in blue.
By Charlie McCollum FULL REVIEW
0
A show so vile, it makes you think the company's arrogant It's Not TV -- It's HBO slogan isn't a brag -- it's a threat.
By Robert Bianco FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 22 User Ratings
8.0
91% Positive
20 Ratings
5% Mixed
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5% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 22 User Ratings
8.0
91% Positive
20 Ratings
5% Mixed
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5% Negative
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Production Company:
  • 3 Arts Entertainment
  • Circus King Productions
  • HBO Independent Productions
  • Snowpants Productions
Initial Release Date: Jun 11, 2006
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
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