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- Cartoon Network
- May 20, 2018
- Cartoon Network
- May 20, 2018
- Cartoon Network
- May 20, 2018
- Cartoon Network
- May 20, 2018
Joe Pera Talks With You
Season 1
Season Premiere: May 20, 2018
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9.5
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 31 User Ratings
9.5
97% Positive
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 31 User Ratings
9.5
97% Positive
30 Ratings
30 Ratings
0% Mixed
0 Ratings
0 Ratings
3% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
My brother described this show to me as "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for Adults", and I think that description is apt. Like Rogers, Pera speaks directly to us, the viewers, with a soothing, neighborly delivery. In a text to my brother, thanking him for recommending the show, I initially got the name wrong. I thought it was Joe Pera Talks To You, but I now realize it's actually Joe Pera Talks *With* You. I think that distinction is important.
You need to go in with the understanding that this show is unlike anything else on television today. It isn't flashy, showy, or over-the-top. Instead, Pera chooses to focus on and amplify the simple beauty that can be found all around us.
For your first viewing, I think it's best to watch this show alone with an empty house (if you can manage it), because unlike other shows, this one is an experience. You aren't just watching Joe go rock hunting, bean planting, and jack-o-lantern carving, you're going there with him. This show made me laugh a deep hearty laugh and, several times, cry. I again recommend doing your first viewing alone, if only so that you don't feel pressured to repress your reactions.
I think this show is so fantastic that I created a metacritic account just to write this review. If you enjoy this show as much as I do, please consider writing a review or sharing it with a friend so that more people can experience Pera's masterpiece.
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SEASON 1
Feel good comedy at its finest. Joe’s ability to take pleasure in the mundane and ordinary is both heartwarming and hilarious.
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SEASON 1
Kind, surprising, and slow comedy that lulls you into a meditative trance in order to slyly land an unexpected, but perfectly executed punchline. Not much like this show out there in the world - a genuinely creative, uplifting balm for the senses. Anti-humor at it's finest. The greatest thing that has happened to television in years.
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