• Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 23, 2011
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 13
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critics What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 112 Ratings

  • Summary: Elijah Wood is Adam, who is the only person who sees his girlfriend's dog Wilfred as a man in a dog suit in this remake of an Australian comedy series.
  • Genre(s): Comedy
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 25
  2. Negative: 2 out of 25
  1. Reviewed by: Curt Wagner
    Aug 1, 2011
    100
    Stuffed with absurd situations and piles of bad taste, Wilfred is the strangest new show on TV. And the funniest.
  2. Reviewed by: Mikey O'Connell
    Jun 24, 2011
    80
    It's up in the air as to how Wilfred will be perceived by viewers. The first three episodes are fantastic, but proudly off-color, like most of FX's comedy line-up.
  3. Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Jun 23, 2011
    50
    By the end of the third episode, I was tired of all the sodomy jokes. Wood is an appealing comedic lead, but he's working off scraps. Be charitable and chalk up Gann's appeal to cultural differences.
  4. Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Jun 23, 2011
    30
    Wilfred would appear to be crafted from a can't-miss, indie-hipster aesthetic, which may be part of the problem: The show is cool to the point of being cold. The bark is all snark. It doesn't work.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 39
  2. Negative: 5 out of 39
  1. Finally, something simple, funny and logical. If you don't get it, then you're thinking too far ahead. You can go into it over thinking it, or just enjoying letting it all play out. I love the show. Wasn't once bored through 3 episodes. Expand
  2. An absurd and amusing comedy. A unique pilot hooks, subsequent episodes lure you in further and you're left off with a spectacular cliffhanger in the finale. 8.0/10 Expand
  3. Absolutely hilarious, but most importantly, Wilfred is smart. Its humor is channeled brilliantly by Jason Gann who is great as the title role. Elijah Wood is perfect as his companion; the combo makes for a great experience, solidifying Wilfred as one of the better comedies on the air right now. Expand
  4. Its original, smart and bizarre (and characters are likable as well), but it just doesn't make me laugh, which is what I was looking for on this show.

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