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- 2007
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- SHOWTIME
- 2007
- TV-14
- SHOWTIME
Summary David Duchovny is the lead in this comedy about a book writer always running into trouble with sex, drugs and women, while struggling to maintain a relationship with his ex-girlfriend and trying to raise his daughter in a less than normal environment for a teenager.
Created By: Tom Kapinos
- 2007
- TV-14
- SHOWTIME
- 2007
- TV-14
- SHOWTIME
Californication
7 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Aug 13, 2007
64
7.8
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Summary David Duchovny is the lead in this comedy about a book writer always running into trouble with sex, drugs and women, while struggling to maintain a relationship with his ex-girlfriend and trying to raise his daughter in a less than normal environment for a teenager.
Created By: Tom Kapinos
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 50 Critic Reviews
64
60% Positive
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
26% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
14% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 50 Critic Reviews
64
60% Positive
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
26% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
14% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
There's a lot to love in Californication, from the blowtorch-keen dialogue of creator and writer Tom Kapinos to the way that Duchovny's ever-so-slightly-fading good looks perfectly encapsulate the character's downturn in Hollywood, to a multitude of standout performances in the ensemble cast.
Worth the price of admission? Absolutely.
Duchovny is as rakishly appealing as any cad can be.
Despite his nearly affectless face and inflectionless voice, Mr. Duchovny does fill the screen as Hank, forcing us to take his side whether we like it or not.
The swan-song episodes (and the pay service made all 12 available in advance) is emblematic of what’s been fun about the show but also the balancing weight of what’s wrong with it, including a slightly cloying aspect to the central relationship that makes it hard to care about its outcome.
Californication doesn't have the courage of those movies' ["Shampoo" and "Blume in Love"] convictions. It acts like it wants to tell the story of Hank's comeuppance, his growth from obnoxious man-child to real man, but it can't bear the thought of the audience not liking Hank (and, by extension, Duchovny) right out of the gate.
Angst is saved for the final two minutes when Hank is alone, driving at night or sitting in the dark, supposedly brooding over his inability to...what, fit one more lay into the day? Because it’s a false dilemma this dishonest, unfunny, dispiritingly crude show presents.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 607 User Ratings
7.8
81% Positive
493 Ratings
493 Ratings
13% Mixed
76 Ratings
76 Ratings
6% Negative
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 607 User Ratings
7.8
81% Positive
493 Ratings
493 Ratings
13% Mixed
76 Ratings
76 Ratings
6% Negative
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Aggressive Mediocrity
- And Then...
- Showtime Networks
- Twilight Time Films
Initial Release Date: Aug 13, 2007
Number of seasons: 7 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
Art Directors Guild
• 3 Nominations
