An aging actor, who long ago enjoyed a brush with fame, makes his living as an acting coach.An aging actor, who long ago enjoyed a brush with fame, makes his living as an acting coach.An aging actor, who long ago enjoyed a brush with fame, makes his living as an acting coach.
- Nominated for 12 Primetime Emmys
- 4 wins & 53 nominations total
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10SpursNo1
Douglas and Arkin share the best lines between them in this well written, and acted piece of comedy gold.
Tragic, very funny, and totally relevant to the society we live in toady. My only hope is that Netflix stick with the show and produce a second, very worthy season!
One of the best shows of 2018!
Tragic, very funny, and totally relevant to the society we live in toady. My only hope is that Netflix stick with the show and produce a second, very worthy season!
One of the best shows of 2018!
For someone who usually finds Chuck Lorre's work a little much, this was a genuine surprise. I suppose no laugh track, like Big Bang Theory, Two And Half Men, etc, certainly helps. Alan Arkin's delivery is hilarious and dry as ever. Good seeing some actors and actresses that I haven't seen in a while also.
While Michael Douglas is the acting teacher, it's Alan Arkin who delivers the master class in comedic timing. Delightful all round based on four episodes.
How you can describe the comedy as 'hysterical' is beyond me - it's not. It's wry and gentle and drips with pathos with the occasional belly-laugh. The pathos isn't only limited to the ageing juveniles, either -the youngsters in the acting class exhibit their fair share of sympathy- deserving angst. But as a parallel narrative for someone who is pushing the same.age as the two leads, it scores heavily. Not much around for our demographic, but there's this. Good work, Lorre, and good work Arkin and Douglas.
Did you know
- TriviaIn season 3, episode 5: Martin, played by actor Paul Reiser, watches the 1982 movie Diner on tv. The scene he is actually watching shows a much younger Paul Reiser in his very first movie role.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 2019 Golden Globe Awards (2019)
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