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- 2016
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Summary Chip Baskets (Zach Galifianakis) dreams of being a French clown but real life interferes with his plans.
Created By: Louis C.K., Zach Galifianakis, Jonathan Krisel
- 2016
- TV-MA
- FX
- 2016
- TV-MA
- FX
Baskets
5 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 21, 2016
72
7.6
Where to Watch
Summary Chip Baskets (Zach Galifianakis) dreams of being a French clown but real life interferes with his plans.
Created By: Louis C.K., Zach Galifianakis, Jonathan Krisel
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 46 Critic Reviews
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72% Positive
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26% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 46 Critic Reviews
72
72% Positive
33 Reviews
33 Reviews
26% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Absurd is the best way to describe the Zach Galifianakis-fronted comedy, like absurdly funny, the way “Portlandia” is on IFC.
Comedically, Baskets has basically remained the same, minus some of its more abrasive shades exhibited early on. ... Baskets has always been comfortable playing itself as an unfussy drama, often privileging melancholic portraiture over punchlines. However, this season trades in depression for self-improvement, and the results are more poignant than ever before.
I’ll keep checking it out for its incidental pleasures. A lot of Baskets’s best humor is totally random
Ultimately, Baskets isn’t a cold-hearted laugh at his expense. Chip’s downward spiral is affecting, and by episode three, I was emotionally invested in his journey.
It’s good to know there’s something more to Baskets than a creep in greasepaint. The delicious misery here is evenly spread.
[Louie] Anderson and Martha Kelly--who delivers a supremely deadpan performance as Chip's downtrodden friend--are the best things in Baskets, which is so aggressively downbeat it washes away most of the humor.
Baskets settles for being a dingy theater of humiliation, like the very worst scenes in Todd Solondz's films, without the visual flare or bold, challenging characters.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 161 User Ratings
7.6
79% Positive
127 Ratings
127 Ratings
11% Mixed
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10% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 161 User Ratings
7.6
79% Positive
127 Ratings
127 Ratings
11% Mixed
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
10% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Pig Newton
- Billios
- 3 Arts Entertainment
- Brillstein Entertainment Partners
- FX Productions
Initial Release Date: Jan 21, 2016
Number of seasons: 4 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Satellite Awards
• 3 Nominations
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
