Mr Black

This is comedy gold. Dry comedy with a dark and dramatic edge. Stephen Curry and Nick Russell go head to head in this intergenerational battle. Laughed from start to finish.

I watched this as it was sold as a young guy trying to impress his girlfriends father while they exist in the same time but from opposite worlds. the description that I just gave is what I think many would expect where the Father is used to things a certain way and normal but the world seems to have shifted at a 90 degree angle suddenly and things that were acceptable in everyday life suddenly are not. The young guy has entered his teens and adulthood in this new way of life and lives it well so there would be a clash and a funny one too. This show does non of that in any form. What it is trying to do is push an agenda that the Father is just mean and an impossible person just like all people who suddenly finding themselves not able to express their opinions like they used to as it will offend somebody. As I mentioned before it is an agenda, whether marxist who knows but there are no laughs in any manner. Give it a miss.

Old school funny. No PC bs which is strange for Aussie TV.

Also sexist, but it's just a tv show, so enjoy it and leave your political beliefs at the door.

I came to Mr Black reluctantly because the promos turned me off. They rendered what has turned out to be an hilarious and complex morality tale to be quite two dimensional. But I persisted and I'm glad I did. This is one of my favourite Australian comedies. It's smart, dry and full of wit. Stephen Curry is magnificent and Nick Russell and Sophie Wright are going to be stars. Last night's episode (episode 4) with its gun ownership theme is my favourite yet. Beautifully realised and I hope Channel 10 make more of it.

I didn't think I'd enjoy this father in law monster show, but I totally have. Sure, it's a familiar set up, but the writing and acting is excellent.