I watched episode 1 last night. To say it is a slow burn is an understatement. It's loaded with compelling performances, and its also not particularly funny (so far). So keep that in mind if you give it a go. Spoiler I love Steven Wright and was thrilled when I noticed him coming into frame. Hopefully he gets more minutes as the show progresses
watched the pilot last night. show is intense. Alan Alda is pretty great. don't think I can binge watch it though, going to have to space it out.
Louis C.K. Reveals That Making Horace and Pete Put Him Millions of Dollars in Debt, So Maybe Buy His Show, Unless Doing So Would Put You in Debt, in Which Case Please God Don't Not one to suffer silently, Louis C.K. went ahead and spread his financial burdens around on The Howard Stern Show today, revealing that making Horace and Pete left him several million dollars in debt. Basically, his debt is our bad, C.K. explained, because fewer people bought the show than C.K. was (literally) banking on. Releasing Horace and Pete straight to his website, C.K.'s original plan was to outlay 2 million of his own dollars on Horace and Pete's first four episodes, leaving him "with no cushion in life." His hope was for these four episodes to make their money back, funding the rest of the season. Well, as the saying goes, "the best laid plans can cripple you financially." Not enough people bit. To continue making the show, C.K. says, "I had to take out a line of credit." Speaking with the incredible chill of someone who is presumably screaming molten fire on the inside, C.K. told Stern that he's now "millions of dollars in debt." Hence his appearance on the show, which comes in the midst of a publicity blitz — a sweaty, desperate attempt to drive sales, which will probably work and get C.K. out of the hole by the end of the summer. So why don't you just calm down? It's not even your debt anyways. Long story short: C.K. needs you to buy Horace and Pete to unburden him. Do that if you want the gauzy aura of debt to stop swarming the air; don't if schadenfreude is more your je ne sais quoi, or if you generally do not care to be patron to this artiste. Capitalism: Have at it.
I really enjoyed it. The episode with Laurie Metcalf was an acting clinic. Performances across the board are fantastic as well.
I finished this last night, really enjoyed it. The WTF ep with Louis where he discusses the making of this show is a pretty good listen if you like the show.