People of Earth

Just finished my second run through. This show would have been much more successful if it'd had reached UK viewers. Absolutely hilarious, totally out of the box comedy. Fresh and original. I'm gutted there won't ever be a season 3.

People of Earth is an inspired original series full of endearing sweet, petty and neurotic characters, both terrestrial and extra-terrestrial, all brought to life by a deft comedic cast. Featured members are Wyatt Cenac (former Daily Show correspondent/noted stand-up), Ana Gasteyer (SNL/Lady Dynamite) and Brian Huskey (in the supporting cast of every TV comedy currently in production).

As if this weren't enough, the show is also supplemented by the greatest quantity of taxidermy deer television has ever seen. (That being said, if you are one of the unfortunate few who suffer from chronic Bambiphobia, People of Earth should definitely be avoided.)

Assuming that the episodes that follow are as funny and well told as the first, I hope to be watching People of Earth for years to come.

Reporter Ozzie Graham (played effortlessly by Wyatt Cenac) travels to the rural town of Beacon, New York to write an article on a support group for victims of ...alien abduction. They do look like a bunch of weirdos but maybe there is some validity in their claims ...and then some!

The premise is original and funny as it is delivered. The cast good. The pace and the editing work in favor of entertainment, and there IS some mystery as it progresses and a few twists.

Overall: The aliens tell to the people they abduct that they are ...special (although they don't actually mean it!). People of Earth seems ...special (and I mean it!), with an original premise, good cast and good and relaxed humor. Recommended.

This goofy show about a support group for alien abductees isn't the funniest of this year's sitcom crop (that would be The Good Place, or perhaps Speechless, IMO), but I like it better than some shows I consider funnier. It's quite funny, and the characters are very human and likable (even the aliens are very human - go figure).

Wyatt Cenac is perfect as a journalist who can't quite believe in his own abduction. His part is that of the normal guy surrounded by weirdos, but the nice thing is, he manages to be the sane one without also being the boring one.

Overall this show is just very likable, with well drawn characters and a mysterious story arc. I highly recommend taking a look.

This show was original and so freaking funny. The cast was perfect. The writing was original and hilarious. I looked forward to this show every week. Like I said above who's the idiot that decided to cancel this show. Heh, instead let's remake shows that have already been done. There was a reason they went off the air. Or do another so called Reality show that is so far from reality it stinks. This is why I hardly watch TV anymore. Here finally we get a fresh new idea that everyone can watch and they cancel it. I can't believe someone else didn't pick it up.