Episodes

I love this show. In my opinion Matt LeBlanc run the show but other actors are good too. Matt is awesome. More screen time for Matt will make and keep this show in top for sure. Series has been renewed by Showtime and BBC for the second season of nine episode. There is still so much to come. Can't judge more about... But not funnier than F.R.I.E.N.D.S.. Can improve :D

When I first heard about Episodes, it sounded great. A mixture of dry British wit as well as more obnoxious American humour, and starring respected actors such as Matt LeBlanc and Tamsin Greig as well as being created by the same people who created Friends which was, in my opinion, the best comedy ever to have been made. All the ingredients were there but somehow it comes out feeling a bit bland.

The series started off extremely well. The first three episodes showed Sean and Beverley's hugely successful British sitcom being completely destroyed by American executives. This was wildly funny and had a real feel of Extras about it, which is another comedy that I love. There is something so entertaining and transfixing yet at the same time, cringeworthy and horrible about watching people dreams being smashed and coupled with dry humour with a good dollop and American obnoxiousness to laugh out, it was a winning formula.

However, as the series went on, it became less about the show and more about the characters. A whole episode was focused on Matt LeBlanc's marriage. Does the audience really care about how his marriage fell apart? Not really. A lot of focus was also put on Sean and Morning which was good at first, but the longer it went on, the less I cared. It was extremely drawn-out for something that never happened. The audience would now find themselves only watching about 5 or 6 minutes about the show being destroyed each episode, which is a real shame as it was the best thing in the series.

Also, the humour became worse. Sean and Beverley had less to be sarcastic and witty about and the American humour took centre stage. This can be coped with in small dollops but when this kind of humour is being thrown in your face, watching becomes awkward and uncomfortable.

All in all, I think Episodes biggest downfall was the two different cultures it has been aimed at. British people are never going to find American humour that funny and vice versa so a mix didn't really satusfy either audience making the whole series feel a bit lost.moreless

OK, when I first started watching the show I really enjoyed the two main characters (I'm talking about the British couple!!) but through the season Matt really grew on me - he was so dreadful in Joey and my least favourite character in Friends but he's rather good at playing a dumb American :D

This show isn't the greatest show ever being on television and there are several shows on air which are better or even were better and still got canceled but it good fun to watch and if you'd like to spend a nice afternoon simply watch it.moreless

Gr8 show i really liked it however the show needs more comedy scenes ,, also they did not use all matt le blanc talents ,, . another thing, I didnt like the British male writer guy ,, wasn't that funny ... but i think they can work better at his char ..i bileave the show worth watching really ,, and gr8 story ,, and was so happy to see matt leblanc again at the screen he really is a gr8 comedian actor , Hope u all get to watch it and very exited about session 2 xo xo Matoly .moreless

i started watching it only because of Matt Le Blanc and David Crane. i assume most viewers did the same, after all, Friends was just... AWESOME.
Joey was kinda funny too. I actually had some chuckles watching it. Since it was cancelled, I can only assume Episodes will be cancelled as well, since it is "abysmal".
When I first watched the trailer for the show, I didn't laugh at all. But i thought i'd give it a shot, since it's Matt Le Blanc who is returning to the show.
The first episode was completely disappointing. I wasn't sure if what I thought it was a joke was actually a joke, and Matt Le Blanc showed up for less than 30 seconds. on the Head Master's audition, I saw the cast members laughing as part of their roles, but i really didn't understand what was so funny about it. I thought i'd give it a second chance, but in the 2nd episode, even with Matt Le Blanc there, i didn't get the feeling it was a comedy. I still didn't know when to laugh. This show seems more like a very bad drama. The UK and the US all together have about 360 million people, and Episodes could only get 2.6 million on the first episode. The amount of viewers in the later episodes only decreased. There's a great chance this show could be cancelled.moreless