Welcome to Flatch

I wanted to like this show.

Episode 1 did little to impress me, but by episode 3, I'm charmed by the characters and looking forward to the next one.

By episode 6, I'm literally laughing out loud.

Give it a chance, don't compare it to anything, and be pleasantly surprised & delighted!

For some reason I thought this would be a weird American knockoff of Letterkenny, but it is not. It has quite a few recognizable faces and the acting is spot on. It's a very easy watch and I quickly binged all 7 episodes on Hulu. Can't wait for more!

Yes, fart jokes & baseline, low-brow humor is the cornerstone of the show. Which if you've ever spent any time or lived in a small town, you'll know did this show is pretty on the mark.

Tons of "Hold my beer" moments, really drive home the authenticity of the portrayal of small town life. Ya get BORED people! So you do anything for laughs & entertainment.

The whispered conversations and hand over the mouth gossip, is exactly the kinds of things that goes on in these small towns where everybody knows everybody's business.

All in all, not a bad show at all. Has really funny moments, but some really endearing ones as well and very relatable if you ever lived in a small town.

The show has had a great starting point, I really want to see where they take it from here.

From where I'm sitting, those who are giving this less than five stars and seriously negative reviews are people who have only watched the first episode. I've watched all seven (currently available via streaming), and it has potential. As a rule, I generally give a new show three or four episodes before deciding. If you're a fan of Paul Feig's work, you'll know what to expect - quirky, absurd and off-beat.

This show isn't a dig at small-town America, nor is it a knock-off of Somebody Somewhere. I grew up in a small town, so it's kind of relatable.

I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes.

#1) It's not a "rip off" of HBO's "Somebody Somewhere". They are NOWHERE near similar. This is an "Americanized" remake/reshooting of the BBC's "This Country" -- I mean down to the fact the lead actresses look exceptionally similar in both This Country and Flatch.

2) Current reviewers have no sense of humor. The POINT of the show is that it IS low brow and Kelly and Shrub are idiots, while thinking they are the smartest people in town.

3) It's NOT "at the expense of small towns." There's no such place as Flatch, Ohio -- it's fictitious. If you see ANY similarities to your small town.. well....

I enjoy the dry, acerbic, humor.

Seean William Scott as a preacher is a different role for "Stiffler" and that in itself is interesting. And Aya Cash as the "fish out of water" aspect has "legs".

Is the show meant to elevate your thinking, teach you morals, educate you on today's social constraints, and try to change mindsets?? Heck no! That is what makes it good. It's a 30 minute departure from the real world where you can forget your troubles momentarily... meaning it's entertainment, not propaganda.

In short, reviewers here certainly need to lighten up and stop expecting the "30 minute, laugh-track laced, propagandized dramas being passed off as sitcoms" from the last few years. GOOD entertainment isn't meant to teach you anything or change your world view on some subject.

I think people in the US have completely forgotten what humor actually is and how to laugh.

Is This Country better than Flatch? Maybe in some respects, but Flatch isn't much behind in my opinion. If anything I find them on an even keel.

As for Somebody Somewhere.. that was a typical Duplas brothers "junk" show with zero humor -- Somebody Somewhere WAS/IS propagandized light drama, not comedy. Any comparison between the two shows CLEARLY means you haven't really watched one of them.