The show has acting and comedic talents.... The only problem? Too many people won’t “get” it. For those who do, however, it will be love at first sight.
Convincingly mounted and splendidly played, the show packs in a lot without seeming to, moving from one weird scene to another while maintaining a kind of emotional integrity.
One of the funniest shows I have ever seen. It takes situations that everyone has been in and completely over exaggerates them to the point of maximum hilarity.
The amazing use of symbolism is what makes the show awesome. The ex's boyfriend becomes ****, the homely date becomes a troll, the sadness from the loss of a relationship seems like the weather is always bad, and finally an introverts elation when he asks a girl out for the first time.
Finally a show that COULD become my new 'Arrested Development'.
Man Seeking Woman is a rare and unique comedy, but raises the bar so high with its initial episodes that it will have to work extra hard to keep up this pace.
The sheer acid-trip-style quirkiness coupled with Baruchel’s perpetual confusion make this a worthy addition to the FXX lineup, with the disclaimer that even the FX networks’ most-admired comedies (see “Louie”) haven’t gained much traction ratings-wise, certainly compared with the dramas, perhaps because of their off-kilter tone.
Jay Baruchel and Eric Andre star in Man Seeking Woman and if the pilot is a sign of things to come, then this will be one of TV's best comedies.
Baruchel is Josh Greenburg, a lonely 20-something who just got dumped by his girlfriend of 6 years. The show chronicles his journey to find love, in a wacky and funny form. In the pilot, Josh goes on a date with an actual troll, meets his ex-gf's new boyfriend Adolf ****, and wins a prestigious award for asking a random girl out on a date. It is as ridiculous as it sounds and it all is very funny.
Man Seeking Woman is a perfect vehicle for its star Jay Baruchel and is highly recommended.
This show is the first one for modern times in which truly expresses the struggles and triumph of the ordinary,average Male who seeks companionship.Especially with his thoughts and feelings and is done so with care and without feeling guilty that they are A lonely white Male or really any Male for that **** the same time it doesn't disrespect Females in the process,to the contrary,it shares their struggles and thoughts as **** fantasy or daydream sequences is what makes the show truly unique and funny.They are very well crafted and imaginative,making what would be something in real life as rather bland and unexciting to something that is funny and relateable.Everybody no matter what Gender has had these over dramatized thoughts in their head,but for the first time they are finally expressed in real **** Actors are fantastic and all feel right to be in this series and I never once said 'Hey,this person doesn't belong on here'.
It's extremely fun to see Jay Baruchel's character succeed and even more so when He **** Sister on the show is equally as interesting as the episodes with her alone are just as funny but just shown in the eyes of A Woman.Eric Andre makes the perfect Male best friend always trying to get Jay's character drunk and laid and their struggles when they do or don't.
All the characters like I said are well introduced and belong perfectly that particular universe and along with Jay's daydreams and his ordinary struggles as An average Male in modern society makes this show truly A future classic in my book at least.
A really smart, original premise... unfortunately just not executed well. It doesn't need to be laugh out loud funny, which the show isn't, but in place of laughs the show should really be using the high-concept premise of big outlandish symbols to highlight the dangers/successes/emotions of being a young person out in the dating world. But the world's unclear and inconsistent -- a date's literally ****, and **** did exist as we know him, so the main character's not crazy to think that's a terrible date if **** is never shown to be remorseful or to have changed. It's supposed to be a symbol for how everyone else can be cool but you can see your ex's new boyfriend as the worst person possible, but it doesn't quite line up if you are actually right. Same with the troll -- nothing remotely redeemable was shown about the troll (she doesn't even talk), so it's actually pretty understandable that he would hate that date. Of course, that leaves the possibility that she was talking and she's representing solely what he saw of the date... but again, that's where the world gets muddled and inconsistent. Using symbolism shouldn't remove all responsibility and agency for the main character.
And again, while it's not totally necessary, it'd be nice if the show were at all funny. Baruchel and Andre are great, though.
Man Seeking Woman is, at the end of the day, a show that tries way too hard to be smart and witty, when it just isn't. The show's frequent attempts at humor often feel more patronizing than funny, such as when, in one scene, the protagonist's roommate asks "is that framed picture of your girlfriend spookily coming to life?" The show is riddled with this kind of humor, and not only is it painfully unfunny, it's borderline patronizing. Of course I can see the floating picture frame! It's smack dab in the middle of the shot! If I were you, I wouldn't waste my DVR space on a show that just tries its damnedest to make you believe that it's smart and quirky, when really it just isn't. Definitely pass on this one.