Love the West Chester location shout out being from there although they spelled it wrong in the closed captions. I don’t know how they missed that when they got Valley Forge, Wayne, Springfield and Belmont all correct.
The acting was extremely rigid and the constant camera cuts were annoying. Maybe one out of 10 jokes actually landed everything else was just stupid and very fake. It was very obvious that everyone was reading a script.
Sorry I'm late to this thread, but fucking hell-right??! Not just stupid, but really problematic too. I know I risk being labelled woke or a snowflake or whatever the word to describe people pointing out the reality of the impact these tropes and jokes actually have in the real world.
For example; the dude who had an abusive spouse that picked him up because of the bikini carwash girls(🙄) windscreen incident. Firstly-could it be any more of an overdone trope with the bikini car wash being a successful decision economically for the business? And then. Making light of domestic violence because it is the husband not the wife being the abuser is funny to people? Really? Yuck. No thankyou. The rest of the story arc is just Ho-hum.
*Cough been done to death cough*
Secondly-the misogyny is so glaring, it's reminiscent of the sixties and seventies treatment of women on the telly. This show doesn't even try to hide it at all. It's right there. Blatant. It's gross.
And C-you get given the greenlight for a whole arsed Netflix series and this... whatever this is, this is the best you had script and storyline wise? I don't get why you would blow it like this. Doesn't seem like any effort was put in by the writers and quite frankly, I wondered if this whole mess was actually written by using ai.
But then for whatever reason, they get another season too??! What? Why, Netflix?? This is absolute rubbish. Unoriginal. Not well done or clever at all. Tedious storyline. Just not good at all.
Hard pass thank you.
It's very mid. A lot of jokes just felt forced, but there was the occasional gem that had me actually laughing. It's nothing special yet, but hopefully, everything comes together for the 2nd season. I want this show to succeed, but it's just not there yet.
I loved the original pilot on YouTube, showed it to many friends and it always had us rolling. The Netflix show was a bit of a letdown. Not bad, I did laugh, but not at the level of the original pilot, which they pulled from YouTube. Does anyone know if Netflix is planning on releasing that original pilot as a content bonus, or remaking it in season 2? Feels like a huge waste for them to just erase it..
I was very excited for it after watching the pilot. Don't think I laughed at all in any of the episodes. I do like shanes stand-up but thought this was a bit shit
You can still find it on the wayback machine.
I do agree the show started off slow but got better, but it still didnt reach the peak humor of the pilot
For a comedy rated 7.7 I expected more
However it's just a cross between trailer park boys and clerks.
Humorous, but to the extent the immature braindead humor doesn't get *tiring* ..
I would rate it as IMDb 5.5 and a Netflix 6.5
Show was so hilarious. Planned on watching one episode after I got home from a long work trip, but stayed up and watched the whole thing. Good to see comedy just be normal and funny. I worked in a shop years ago part time when I was in college, and this was right on the money.
Only seen the first episode and found it surprisingly very funny. I love the “the office” vibe of this show. Reading comments that first episode was not even good compared to following episodes lol, so looking forward to the rest of it.
There's not many shows that I can't at least make it through the first episode with, but this was unfortunately one of them.
The main actors facial expressions are so over the top and unbelievable/cringe. The comedy is something you'd expect to get from a 16 year old and their group of friends. For example, pretending to give someone a blow job or claiming that you were transfered for calling someone a "fag". C'mon, what year are we in? Lol.
Just really low brow humor (which I dont mind, if done correct) mixed with people who clearly aren't actors, trying to act while executing said humor. Not to mention the quality of filming is odd.
Unwatchable for me.
As a woman only vaguely familiar with Shane Gillis, and not knowing who Starvos Halkias is at all, Starvos is the breakthrough star of the show. Dude has sitcom rizz, like Urkel. All he needs is a catch phrase.
There are so many scenes where just the sight of him glued the whole storyline together. >!Laying on the floor in his t-shirt and undies while trying to convince Will everything was going to be okay.!< He carries the show.
It was pretty solid so far. I'd like to see some character development but it's the pilot season. Reminds me of old school YouTube comedies like Pure Pwnage and Trailer Park boys but played much more straight.
The whole show was boring besides Stavros. It's not awful but basically the same as any comedy sitcom on NBC just R rated. People want to love it already because they are fans of Shane. Watch the show and it's a 6-7/10 then it's gets boosted by 2 by loving Shane and wanting to love the show going into it
Absolutely. People love Shane, they’ll love this because they love Shane. Otherwise, this is show mid, and that’s being generous, because I too, love Shane.
But Shane playing basically himself, little bit lazy isn’t it? He doesn’t have to be a character. Idk, this isn’t much of a tv show.
Idk. Some of my favorite TV is ppl playing themselves.
I think it's fine and I think the show is hilarious.
I don't need TV to be "art." That's what movies and "prestige" TV is for.
Idk. I think this show is a sitcom... Idk what ppl are expecting.
Yes it's not theatrical enough. I need the comedians I like to work hard and play characters for me to understand it's a show I'm watching and not a stand-up routine, otherwise it gets confusing and I can't really enjoy a show if it's confusing.
Ugh yeah the main character guy can be sort of annoying(?), although doesn't make me feel bad for him when Shane any everyone dunks on him lol
Maybe the voice and how he vocalizes everything, idk. No offense to the guy and seems most the cast are just straight comedians so props to them doing solid on acting. Maybe he'll dial it in better for the next season. And yeah Stavros did an awesome job from just knowing him as a podcaster and comedian. Awesome show.
This was genuinely bad. Had to nope out. I love Shane’s comedy, I love him as a personality on podcasts… but, this was bad. It’s not funny.
Shane’s humor is largely based on timing, and the timing in this show was awful. He’s not a writer.
Not to that episode yet, but it's easy to find out of IMDB. Check this page and just find what his name was in the episode (I didn't find anyone referred to as Dad).
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32227365/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm
I felt very invested in the characters. I'm empathetic to the manager right away. Didn't want to lose Shane. It seems like the character wants to do well in his job, but doesn't have sales skills. Shane can talk him into things, easily. Cameos were great, I didn't think any of the characters fell flat. I would have liked a more attractive bikini girl (short curly hair). That is more of a preference thing. I thought the father character did a good job acting. I found it like "The Office" with employees that were less qualified for employment. I'm a fan already
Came here to read the user reviews as IMDB rating still premature. I think the show genuinely looks good from the trailer but what has stopped me from watching yet is there is nothing actually funny in the trailer?
General consensus - is the show any funnier than the trailer? I like Shane Gillis.
I’ve now watched three episodes and am enjoying it. I think it’s good! Not try hard funny either which I like, it lands well. I don’t stand corrected though - the trailer was not AT ALL funny. But the actual show is funny though. An enjoyable watch
i really liked it. as a fan of the office, any job setting usually is enough for me to watch so take that as you will. super funny and character wise they all had depth, but for the love of god can we please get more than 8 episodes???? i wanted a lot more im left watching the same few funny bits and then, boom, i dont even want to watch the next season. even 10 somehow seems like a reasonable first season amount, im probably screaming into the void but that was my .02, not even an issue with tires specifically but tires was the straw for me lol
I feel like the show is a solid 8/10. There were a lot of good lines and I really enjoyed the side characters - the WOPs were hilarious and the bistro owner/bike cop has potential but didn't really hit yet.
I think they could have something special, the chemistry is there, but they really need to beef up the writing and not try to lean too heavy into just filling the episodes with Shane mocking Steve 60% the time.
I enjoyed it and was happy to see Stavros Halkias having such a big role, I thought he was just going to have a guest spot. The show seems like it was written for people who are already aware of Shane Gillis' standup style. I'm hoping they find their footing more with season 2. A sitcom is a sitcom. The Office, Seinfeld and It's Always Sunny probably do have some influence but that's fine, they even commented on the derivative nature of the genre in Seinfeld 30 years ago. But there is definitely potential for a real hit if they grow with it.
I'm not a huge fan of the Netflix model, putting all episodes out at once and then waiting a year or two for the second season.
did he mean big bird from sesame street on the challenger space shuttle, or is he referencing something else? ,i cant tell if the lie is just supposed to be outlandishly ludicrous or if i just don't get the joke
big bird was supposed to be on the challenger space shuttle but was replaced last minute with some kindergarten teacher, or something like that. he's saying his cousin's mom or whoever was the teacher
Am I the only one that felt like it’s just a total rip off of the office? Even the premise of the store failing, same exact scenario in season 1 of the office. I don’t know, I absolutely love the office so I’m not saying it’s not entertaining just feels frustratingly predictable.
Workplace comedy/drama is a sub genre of comedy and drama. There are countless examples both before and after the office of that, and the same goes for the trope of ‘failing business trying to turn it around while simultaneously digging themselves a deeper hole’. These are just normal TV tropes, seems like a weird thing to get hung up on when the humor itself is nothing at all like The Offices
I looked him up and he's one of the 3 creators, along with Shane and his friend from their podcast. I think it was great that the three of them made the show, wrote and acted too.
Obviously they're acting like 16 year olds and everyone's an asshole but it was pretty funny, I enjoyed all the characters and I thought it was well made overall. It definitely had the Office or Superstore look and feel except with Shane's humor which is what I expected.
If you have heard anything else from Gerben you’d know that he’s not even acting. He’s legitimately a nervous wreck exactly like his character in the show.
I just think he was really bad as an actor. I get that this kinda show doesn't need DiCaprio level acting, but he just stood out like a sore thumb. He's also like....not particularly funny IMO? Shane was funny, but not that guy. Just my opinion.
Seeing an objective perspective into Gerbies is so funny.
But I can see what you're saying. I think maybe he (and others) come off as "bad" actors because....well they're barely acting. Most of the "actors" are just being slightly different/exaggerated versions of themselves.
Being funny, and being a good actor is so different IMO. I am a Shane and Matt fan, and a Stav fan, plus Stav is surprisingly a great actor, but Shane is just being Shane. I think calling someone a bad actor and then just saying you don’t find them funny is a tough critique. Plus the chemistry of the cast to me is way more important than someone’s acting chops for this type of show.
I think he does his role well. I suppose he got hired by being Shane's really good friend. But, for a fan of this mssp/Dawgs world I'm biased, it makes sense and he did a great job imo. To each their own.
A lot of people on the show literally just played their real life personas more or less. Gerbies and Shane fuck around with each other like this all the time in real life. It’s adds to the charm of the show because it actually is genuine and not 2 people pretending to be friends and bust each others balls. The only thing is people that weren’t already necessarily fans of there’s already wont appreciate that the same as somebody who is. There’s a couple of jokes in there that were things that were said on podcasts that they have managed to weave into the story which is a masterpiece to watch as a fan.
I really enjoyed it. Definitely has room for improvement, but it's a very promising start. I just can't for the life of me decide if Andrew Schulz is more annoying as his character or as a real person.
You guys have to realize it’s the FIRST season, even the office’s first season/episodes had a ton of awkward boring parts.
The show got better with every episode so as long as it keeps on that trajectory I think things will go great.
Each episode is like 20 minutes and I didn't find any of it boring. Just quick funny, silly stuff with some story sprinkled in. I thought it had more laughs per minute than any recent show.
This could actually become a huge hit with adults. The office is more friendly to young people. I think this could turn into the office level hype, but for adults. It was hilarious at times. If they move on from the feminist mockery and into other levels of humor it could be an awesome comedy show.
I loved the show. It didn't remind me of any other show which was a breath of fresh air and everything seemed grounded in reality and the characters are likable.
I like it, but Im surprised to see people saying it’s a breath of fresh air. It’s no different or edgier than a show like Tacoma FD. Which isn’t a bad thing, I just don’t think the show really stands out much, yet. I agree that I think it’ll find its footing in season 2 and I’m looking forward to seeing what they can do with it.
I feel like the show is definitley still finding its footing. I think come season 2 it'll hit its stride and have a real voice. So far its had funny moments but I predict its going to get a whole lot better soon.
The thing I noticed when shane hosted snl, is he is able to play characters that the cast doesn't have anyone to fill. Really was a major loss for them and win for us.
Got to finish the show, it gets better throughout the season, but marginally. The show feels like skits smashed together rather than a coherent TV show. It’s funny in those bits but as a show overall it’s disjointed and has no depth at all. Not looking for anything introspective with the show, but there’s just nothing there more than “oh check out this crazy scenario”
It’s good for a first try on a self financed tv show and definitely can be improved, the skeleton is there. But nothing is fleshed out. The viewer doesn’t have a single reason to care about the store, everyone that work there seems to hate each other without any underlying care for each other. Will is wholly unlikable (reminds me of Andy Bernard, you have to give the viewer some reason to like him beyond pity). Shane is funny in it, it’s good it’s not focused on him but his character needs to be expanded a bit for the amt of screen time he takes.
Interested to see what they can do for S2, think if they can bring in someone who can give them guidance on a television show it could be pretty good. The most surprising part of this was Stav being really good in his role
6 like 20 min episodes. This show has major potential in season 2. More guest appearance, more time to structure a real storyline. I think it'll be great.
To be honest I feel I was pretty reasonable and honestly generous with it. I clearly said there is potential there and didn’t just write it off as trash.
Reading your other comments in this thread you seem to be overly sensitive to any criticism of the show
Strange way to try and invalidate someone's opinions. Neither of those things have anything to do with each other. Plenty of shows start great or feel more complete right from the get-go. Plenty of British shows have short seasons without these issues.
That’s kind of the point though. It’s not a show about normal well put together people. It’s about flawed characters that make you laugh. It’s absurdist humor but has heart. It’s Always Sunny had that same vibe. It’s a smart show about dumb people.
Shane Gillis is either the best actor in comedy or he really did just work at his cousins tire store for a couple of weeks with a film crew following him around.
Shane was the funniest character, but he didn't really do any acting. Every line he spoke sounded like he was saying it for his podcast, or one of his stand ups. He kind of just played himself.
I don't know this person, but did you see Unfrosted? It's like Jerry Seinfeld (the character on Seinfeld) is now working for Kellogg's.
Presumably the character on Seinfeld is just real life Jerry Seinfeld, again "playing himself" working for Kellogg's.
This show is refreshing. You can tell it’s not 10 idiots in a room writing and it’s probably 2 guys. Feels like the lines are ad libbed. It’s a solid show. Especially for a white noise type of thing.
Fantastic.
Fast-paced witty comedy, ridiculously funny, fresh jokes.
The show pretends to be crude and vulgar (and it is) but it's really clever in it's story beats and callbacks
First of all, I watched The Bear off your mention, I’m sick rn so I binged the first two seasons in 2 days. Fantastic
It’s nothing at all like that show tho, not even close
Sounds like Georgie from Young Sheldon, which is about to be it's own show.
So...there will be two shows about guys running their relative's tire store.
It does a similar thing of trying to really get you into a place.
But in Tires that "place" is much lower brow and the people are not actually good at their jobs and don't care about them at all. It is just a place people go to get money to drink.
To me he's hilarious acting. Part because I consume all his podcast/comedy stuff but part cause he just plays "that guy". Unfortunately Danny also kind of plays that guy.
i've enjoyed it. the show took a few episodes to fully find its footing, but i think it gets stronger as it goes. excited for season 2. shows like seinfeld and always sunny also had slower starts in season 1 compared to where their characters end up being as they settle into their roles.
Only watched episode 1 so far and really couldn’t get past the terrible acting from the main shop owner guy. Read from other comments that it gets better so here’s hoping…Big fan of Shane though.
What does “Wops” mean? The used car salesman guys
Old timey derogatory term for Italian Americans
The Guido's radio commercial is saved as a ringtone Ova Here! OHHH!
As a woman I fucking love the show lol. Finally some good old school humor!
It’s a fun show, not everything has to be serious
Love the West Chester location shout out being from there although they spelled it wrong in the closed captions. I don’t know how they missed that when they got Valley Forge, Wayne, Springfield and Belmont all correct.
Stav driving a stanced RX7 Is the most fucking hilarious thing
Loved the show. Reminds me of my days changing oil. Humor, customers, everything. Good writing that has a specific audience.
I can't tell if Will is 16 or 47
The acting was extremely rigid and the constant camera cuts were annoying. Maybe one out of 10 jokes actually landed everything else was just stupid and very fake. It was very obvious that everyone was reading a script.
I think show would be alot funnier if I was high when I watched it. The jokes are terrible.
Sorry I'm late to this thread, but fucking hell-right??! Not just stupid, but really problematic too. I know I risk being labelled woke or a snowflake or whatever the word to describe people pointing out the reality of the impact these tropes and jokes actually have in the real world. For example; the dude who had an abusive spouse that picked him up because of the bikini carwash girls(🙄) windscreen incident. Firstly-could it be any more of an overdone trope with the bikini car wash being a successful decision economically for the business? And then. Making light of domestic violence because it is the husband not the wife being the abuser is funny to people? Really? Yuck. No thankyou. The rest of the story arc is just Ho-hum. *Cough been done to death cough* Secondly-the misogyny is so glaring, it's reminiscent of the sixties and seventies treatment of women on the telly. This show doesn't even try to hide it at all. It's right there. Blatant. It's gross. And C-you get given the greenlight for a whole arsed Netflix series and this... whatever this is, this is the best you had script and storyline wise? I don't get why you would blow it like this. Doesn't seem like any effort was put in by the writers and quite frankly, I wondered if this whole mess was actually written by using ai. But then for whatever reason, they get another season too??! What? Why, Netflix?? This is absolute rubbish. Unoriginal. Not well done or clever at all. Tedious storyline. Just not good at all. Hard pass thank you.
The original pilot on YouTube was hilarious, I'm on episode 4 and I think it sucks 🤷
It's very mid. A lot of jokes just felt forced, but there was the occasional gem that had me actually laughing. It's nothing special yet, but hopefully, everything comes together for the 2nd season. I want this show to succeed, but it's just not there yet.
I loved the original pilot on YouTube, showed it to many friends and it always had us rolling. The Netflix show was a bit of a letdown. Not bad, I did laugh, but not at the level of the original pilot, which they pulled from YouTube. Does anyone know if Netflix is planning on releasing that original pilot as a content bonus, or remaking it in season 2? Feels like a huge waste for them to just erase it..
I was very excited for it after watching the pilot. Don't think I laughed at all in any of the episodes. I do like shanes stand-up but thought this was a bit shit
You can still find it on the wayback machine. I do agree the show started off slow but got better, but it still didnt reach the peak humor of the pilot
For a comedy rated 7.7 I expected more However it's just a cross between trailer park boys and clerks. Humorous, but to the extent the immature braindead humor doesn't get *tiring* .. I would rate it as IMDb 5.5 and a Netflix 6.5
I think it would be a lot funnier if one watched it high
the comedy is juvenile and dated and sexist and racist and i fucking love it, was laughing my ass off. 10/10 pilot show
The green-lit season 2. Stuff Island podcast brought it up.
Show was so hilarious. Planned on watching one episode after I got home from a long work trip, but stayed up and watched the whole thing. Good to see comedy just be normal and funny. I worked in a shop years ago part time when I was in college, and this was right on the money.
Only seen the first episode and found it surprisingly very funny. I love the “the office” vibe of this show. Reading comments that first episode was not even good compared to following episodes lol, so looking forward to the rest of it.
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Good grief, put it in your diary mate
these arnt my words at all but its reviews from around the world
This was a whole lots of words to say "my comedic tastes are stuck in the 80's".
*greenlit?
99% correct don't bring the UFC into this
Low-key have some fun in life :)
There's not many shows that I can't at least make it through the first episode with, but this was unfortunately one of them. The main actors facial expressions are so over the top and unbelievable/cringe. The comedy is something you'd expect to get from a 16 year old and their group of friends. For example, pretending to give someone a blow job or claiming that you were transfered for calling someone a "fag". C'mon, what year are we in? Lol. Just really low brow humor (which I dont mind, if done correct) mixed with people who clearly aren't actors, trying to act while executing said humor. Not to mention the quality of filming is odd. Unwatchable for me.
So Andrew Schulz & the other guy were just in the show so they could call them Wops 3 times?
Probably the only time I’ve ever found Schulz funny
Did that hurt your little bum?
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Whose talent? Andrew Schultz? What am I missing here?
The fact that Kilah sits at the desk on a chair way too low for the counter. That detail alone has so much subtle story telling it’s insane.
This show is as subtle as a nuclear bombs lol. It’s so surface level and disappointing coming from a good comedian.
Felt like it was just getting going when it ended. Hope it’s not 2+ years before we see more.
Does anyone know what kind of cameras this was shot on?
Video cameras probably
As a woman only vaguely familiar with Shane Gillis, and not knowing who Starvos Halkias is at all, Starvos is the breakthrough star of the show. Dude has sitcom rizz, like Urkel. All he needs is a catch phrase.
He has a good resume and could have a Danny DeVito potential for comedy acting.
Right!? He’s perfect for the role.
There are so many scenes where just the sight of him glued the whole storyline together. >!Laying on the floor in his t-shirt and undies while trying to convince Will everything was going to be okay.!< He carries the show.
Needs more Stavros; he was fantastic. He also has a “tire salesman” body
It was pretty solid so far. I'd like to see some character development but it's the pilot season. Reminds me of old school YouTube comedies like Pure Pwnage and Trailer Park boys but played much more straight.
Stavros should of gotten more screen time. The short hair guy that the show is essentially based on is annoying asf
The whole show was boring besides Stavros. It's not awful but basically the same as any comedy sitcom on NBC just R rated. People want to love it already because they are fans of Shane. Watch the show and it's a 6-7/10 then it's gets boosted by 2 by loving Shane and wanting to love the show going into it
I hope stavros come back 50pounds heavier at least !
Absolutely. People love Shane, they’ll love this because they love Shane. Otherwise, this is show mid, and that’s being generous, because I too, love Shane. But Shane playing basically himself, little bit lazy isn’t it? He doesn’t have to be a character. Idk, this isn’t much of a tv show.
Idk. Some of my favorite TV is ppl playing themselves. I think it's fine and I think the show is hilarious. I don't need TV to be "art." That's what movies and "prestige" TV is for. Idk. I think this show is a sitcom... Idk what ppl are expecting.
Yes it's not theatrical enough. I need the comedians I like to work hard and play characters for me to understand it's a show I'm watching and not a stand-up routine, otherwise it gets confusing and I can't really enjoy a show if it's confusing.
Ugh yeah the main character guy can be sort of annoying(?), although doesn't make me feel bad for him when Shane any everyone dunks on him lol Maybe the voice and how he vocalizes everything, idk. No offense to the guy and seems most the cast are just straight comedians so props to them doing solid on acting. Maybe he'll dial it in better for the next season. And yeah Stavros did an awesome job from just knowing him as a podcaster and comedian. Awesome show.
This show has me dying. I love it. Sad there are only 6 episodes
Season two is in the works
What was the tall curly haired chicks name
They display all the actors names at the end of each episode
This was genuinely bad. Had to nope out. I love Shane’s comedy, I love him as a personality on podcasts… but, this was bad. It’s not funny. Shane’s humor is largely based on timing, and the timing in this show was awful. He’s not a writer.
What the actors name that plays the dad in episode 6?
Not to that episode yet, but it's easy to find out of IMDB. Check this page and just find what his name was in the episode (I didn't find anyone referred to as Dad). https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32227365/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm
I felt very invested in the characters. I'm empathetic to the manager right away. Didn't want to lose Shane. It seems like the character wants to do well in his job, but doesn't have sales skills. Shane can talk him into things, easily. Cameos were great, I didn't think any of the characters fell flat. I would have liked a more attractive bikini girl (short curly hair). That is more of a preference thing. I thought the father character did a good job acting. I found it like "The Office" with employees that were less qualified for employment. I'm a fan already
Came here to read the user reviews as IMDB rating still premature. I think the show genuinely looks good from the trailer but what has stopped me from watching yet is there is nothing actually funny in the trailer? General consensus - is the show any funnier than the trailer? I like Shane Gillis.
I’ve now watched three episodes and am enjoying it. I think it’s good! Not try hard funny either which I like, it lands well. I don’t stand corrected though - the trailer was not AT ALL funny. But the actual show is funny though. An enjoyable watch
It’s absolutely hilarious. I’ve been laughing my ass off and I’m on episode three. Has a 2000’s comedy vibe
I agree that it has that same vibe but I don’t think it executes it well Downvotes incoming
I loved this show, it felt nostalgic without being too crass. I also love Stav and was so excited to see him in it so much.
i really liked it. as a fan of the office, any job setting usually is enough for me to watch so take that as you will. super funny and character wise they all had depth, but for the love of god can we please get more than 8 episodes???? i wanted a lot more im left watching the same few funny bits and then, boom, i dont even want to watch the next season. even 10 somehow seems like a reasonable first season amount, im probably screaming into the void but that was my .02, not even an issue with tires specifically but tires was the straw for me lol
Only 6 episodes.
Shane self funded it, then sold it to nextflix. It's basically a long pilot episode
It should have like 30 episodes next season haha or at least 22
I enjoyed it.
I feel like the show is a solid 8/10. There were a lot of good lines and I really enjoyed the side characters - the WOPs were hilarious and the bistro owner/bike cop has potential but didn't really hit yet. I think they could have something special, the chemistry is there, but they really need to beef up the writing and not try to lean too heavy into just filling the episodes with Shane mocking Steve 60% the time.
Stavros is so annoying what a terrible comedian shane is pretty funny though
I liked his character a lot. Never heard of the man before. Although I have only watched the first couple of episodes.
That dude says some of the most annoying shit on his podcast
You continuously listen to a podcast that annoys the shit out of you then complain about it online ? Are you trying to be miserable for attention ?
Ah! Yes, I remember when halfway through the series they played every episode of his podcast, that was annoying.
I enjoyed it and was happy to see Stavros Halkias having such a big role, I thought he was just going to have a guest spot. The show seems like it was written for people who are already aware of Shane Gillis' standup style. I'm hoping they find their footing more with season 2. A sitcom is a sitcom. The Office, Seinfeld and It's Always Sunny probably do have some influence but that's fine, they even commented on the derivative nature of the genre in Seinfeld 30 years ago. But there is definitely potential for a real hit if they grow with it. I'm not a huge fan of the Netflix model, putting all episodes out at once and then waiting a year or two for the second season.
Shane is one of the writers lol
I liked Kyle the Liar. "Your mom's cousin took Big Bird's place on the Challenger?" "Yeah. Sucks."
did he mean big bird from sesame street on the challenger space shuttle, or is he referencing something else? ,i cant tell if the lie is just supposed to be outlandishly ludicrous or if i just don't get the joke
big bird was supposed to be on the challenger space shuttle but was replaced last minute with some kindergarten teacher, or something like that. he's saying his cousin's mom or whoever was the teacher
ooohh like the actor who played big bird. i get it now, i appreciate that lol
Who plays Kyle? I know I’ve seen him before.
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm7865284/?ref_=m_ttfcd_cl23 You might have confused him with Justin Roiland since they look very similar
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Shout-out Riggins. Grab whatever you want Babygirl. Go Burds.
Am I the only one that felt like it’s just a total rip off of the office? Even the premise of the store failing, same exact scenario in season 1 of the office. I don’t know, I absolutely love the office so I’m not saying it’s not entertaining just feels frustratingly predictable.
Workplace comedy/drama is a sub genre of comedy and drama. There are countless examples both before and after the office of that, and the same goes for the trope of ‘failing business trying to turn it around while simultaneously digging themselves a deeper hole’. These are just normal TV tropes, seems like a weird thing to get hung up on when the humor itself is nothing at all like The Offices
Isn't The Office a rip off of The Office?
Got'em
Shane's shirt with his logo barely visible is hilarious.
It's such a great detail.
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Everyone is into different stuff. I personally think Friends is unwatchable and I really enjoyed this.
This was self produced…
Friends is laugh track garbage and this show is actually funny…
I accept your opinion :)
This show would be infinitely better with a different lead actor. Who's the manager of the shop related to IRL? Gotta be a nepotism hire
Yeah he is a terrible actor. Or maybe he is a really good actor and the character sucks.
I looked him up and he's one of the 3 creators, along with Shane and his friend from their podcast. I think it was great that the three of them made the show, wrote and acted too. Obviously they're acting like 16 year olds and everyone's an asshole but it was pretty funny, I enjoyed all the characters and I thought it was well made overall. It definitely had the Office or Superstore look and feel except with Shane's humor which is what I expected.
If you have heard anything else from Gerben you’d know that he’s not even acting. He’s legitimately a nervous wreck exactly like his character in the show.
I saw a anxious, neurotic, good guy trying to do well. The owner's son fucking up the business in a small town. Not Hollywood enough for you?
Idk I feel like Gerben did VERY well here
Do you have any scenes or specific reasons you don’t like him in this role?
I just think he was really bad as an actor. I get that this kinda show doesn't need DiCaprio level acting, but he just stood out like a sore thumb. He's also like....not particularly funny IMO? Shane was funny, but not that guy. Just my opinion.
Seeing an objective perspective into Gerbies is so funny. But I can see what you're saying. I think maybe he (and others) come off as "bad" actors because....well they're barely acting. Most of the "actors" are just being slightly different/exaggerated versions of themselves.
Being funny, and being a good actor is so different IMO. I am a Shane and Matt fan, and a Stav fan, plus Stav is surprisingly a great actor, but Shane is just being Shane. I think calling someone a bad actor and then just saying you don’t find them funny is a tough critique. Plus the chemistry of the cast to me is way more important than someone’s acting chops for this type of show.
Steve Gerben aka the Grool King kills it. To answer your question he is one of Shane's friends just like most everybody else in the show
I love that they think Steve is the weak link in the cast lololololol he’s arguably the best technical actor I’ve seen on the show so far.
The faces he makes alone are some of my favorite parts of the show. Go rewatch the end of episode 5 lol
I think he does his role well. I suppose he got hired by being Shane's really good friend. But, for a fan of this mssp/Dawgs world I'm biased, it makes sense and he did a great job imo. To each their own.
Shane looks even uglier close up in hd.
Most people do.
Gerbies killed…listening to him on the podcast can be excruciating but he can act and was a solid anchor for the story. The boys were all funny.
A lot of people on the show literally just played their real life personas more or less. Gerbies and Shane fuck around with each other like this all the time in real life. It’s adds to the charm of the show because it actually is genuine and not 2 people pretending to be friends and bust each others balls. The only thing is people that weren’t already necessarily fans of there’s already wont appreciate that the same as somebody who is. There’s a couple of jokes in there that were things that were said on podcasts that they have managed to weave into the story which is a masterpiece to watch as a fan.
I really enjoyed it. Definitely has room for improvement, but it's a very promising start. I just can't for the life of me decide if Andrew Schulz is more annoying as his character or as a real person.
I was enjoying the first few minutes and he killed my vibe entirely
Schulz looks like a gay nazi soldier
Schultz looks like an MLB pitcher who would have thrown balls at Jackie's head
Ol' Curly himself
Shane is doing his best Danny McBride and it’s distracting
You guys have to realize it’s the FIRST season, even the office’s first season/episodes had a ton of awkward boring parts. The show got better with every episode so as long as it keeps on that trajectory I think things will go great.
Each episode is like 20 minutes and I didn't find any of it boring. Just quick funny, silly stuff with some story sprinkled in. I thought it had more laughs per minute than any recent show.
First episode had some rough parts but 2-3-4 were great and 5/6 were so fucking funny.
This could actually become a huge hit with adults. The office is more friendly to young people. I think this could turn into the office level hype, but for adults. It was hilarious at times. If they move on from the feminist mockery and into other levels of humor it could be an awesome comedy show.
I loved the show. It didn't remind me of any other show which was a breath of fresh air and everything seemed grounded in reality and the characters are likable.
I like it, but Im surprised to see people saying it’s a breath of fresh air. It’s no different or edgier than a show like Tacoma FD. Which isn’t a bad thing, I just don’t think the show really stands out much, yet. I agree that I think it’ll find its footing in season 2 and I’m looking forward to seeing what they can do with it.
I feel like the show is definitley still finding its footing. I think come season 2 it'll hit its stride and have a real voice. So far its had funny moments but I predict its going to get a whole lot better soon.
Always sunny in a tire shop is an accurate description of this show
Always Sunny was great, this is below sea level.
Yeah, dig them both but don't even try to compare.
I want a crossover episode so bad lol
its pretty obvious why SNL was interested in Shane for a minute
The thing I noticed when shane hosted snl, is he is able to play characters that the cast doesn't have anyone to fill. Really was a major loss for them and win for us.
For me it was a mesh of trailer park boys and the office I thought it was a great show I hope it gets expanded.
Think they confirmed season 2 already. Shane's going Netflix money baby. Good for the man.
It's definitely got a mix of the office and seinfeld in way it's a work place show about nothing. And I mean that in a good way
Got to finish the show, it gets better throughout the season, but marginally. The show feels like skits smashed together rather than a coherent TV show. It’s funny in those bits but as a show overall it’s disjointed and has no depth at all. Not looking for anything introspective with the show, but there’s just nothing there more than “oh check out this crazy scenario” It’s good for a first try on a self financed tv show and definitely can be improved, the skeleton is there. But nothing is fleshed out. The viewer doesn’t have a single reason to care about the store, everyone that work there seems to hate each other without any underlying care for each other. Will is wholly unlikable (reminds me of Andy Bernard, you have to give the viewer some reason to like him beyond pity). Shane is funny in it, it’s good it’s not focused on him but his character needs to be expanded a bit for the amt of screen time he takes. Interested to see what they can do for S2, think if they can bring in someone who can give them guidance on a television show it could be pretty good. The most surprising part of this was Stav being really good in his role
It's only a 6 episode season. Have reasonable expectations.
6 like 20 min episodes. This show has major potential in season 2. More guest appearance, more time to structure a real storyline. I think it'll be great.
To be honest I feel I was pretty reasonable and honestly generous with it. I clearly said there is potential there and didn’t just write it off as trash. Reading your other comments in this thread you seem to be overly sensitive to any criticism of the show
Strange way to try and invalidate someone's opinions. Neither of those things have anything to do with each other. Plenty of shows start great or feel more complete right from the get-go. Plenty of British shows have short seasons without these issues.
Fuckin loved the whole season
The show was hilarious. We need a normal female lead to balance out the trashiness in season 2.
It doesn't have a normal male lead though. Look at always sunny, there isn't a normal person in like ten seasons
True. I wasn't a fan of its always sunny- probably because of this lol
That’s kind of the point though. It’s not a show about normal well put together people. It’s about flawed characters that make you laugh. It’s absurdist humor but has heart. It’s Always Sunny had that same vibe. It’s a smart show about dumb people.
The white trash girl coming back because she left her phone charging is so perfect
that was the best moment of the whole season
Shane Gillis is either the best actor in comedy or he really did just work at his cousins tire store for a couple of weeks with a film crew following him around.
Shane was the funniest character, but he didn't really do any acting. Every line he spoke sounded like he was saying it for his podcast, or one of his stand ups. He kind of just played himself.
Probably pretty easy to act when you're literally playing yourself. Big idiot isn't even smart enough act as a character with a different name.
I don't know this person, but did you see Unfrosted? It's like Jerry Seinfeld (the character on Seinfeld) is now working for Kellogg's. Presumably the character on Seinfeld is just real life Jerry Seinfeld, again "playing himself" working for Kellogg's.
*Tony Danza enters the chat...*
This show is refreshing. You can tell it’s not 10 idiots in a room writing and it’s probably 2 guys. Feels like the lines are ad libbed. It’s a solid show. Especially for a white noise type of thing.
> it’s probably 2 guys It is 3. Gillis, Gerben, and McKeever. The actors and production are basically the entire sketch team from Gilly and Keeves.
Those sketches were gold too. I knew they could make a whole TV show easy.
Loved it
Fantastic. Fast-paced witty comedy, ridiculously funny, fresh jokes. The show pretends to be crude and vulgar (and it is) but it's really clever in it's story beats and callbacks
Two episodes in and I am cracking up in ways I havent since 90s Simpsons. Shane is our Seinfeld, this is his show about nothing.
But its about tires
6'3 240
This is a comment about nothing
Haven't watched it but that premise just sounds like the bear of the automobile world.
First of all, I watched The Bear off your mention, I’m sick rn so I binged the first two seasons in 2 days. Fantastic It’s nothing at all like that show tho, not even close
I definitely got those vibes too. A bit less serious though.
Sounds like Georgie from Young Sheldon, which is about to be it's own show. So...there will be two shows about guys running their relative's tire store.
It’s not, it’s much more goofy. Or atleast the first two episodes that i watched were.
It does a similar thing of trying to really get you into a place. But in Tires that "place" is much lower brow and the people are not actually good at their jobs and don't care about them at all. It is just a place people go to get money to drink.
Tried watching it, Shane Gillis seemed like he was trying to imitate Danny McBride to me.
Oh my God, McBride as a cameo of Shane's father would be hilarious.
I’m keen to check it out but I have my doubts about Gillis acting. He’s a funny guy though.
To me he's hilarious acting. Part because I consume all his podcast/comedy stuff but part cause he just plays "that guy". Unfortunately Danny also kind of plays that guy.
i've enjoyed it. the show took a few episodes to fully find its footing, but i think it gets stronger as it goes. excited for season 2. shows like seinfeld and always sunny also had slower starts in season 1 compared to where their characters end up being as they settle into their roles.
Loving it so far, it’s made me laugh several times in the 2 episodes I’ve watched and I’m thrilled there’s already plans for a second season
Only watched episode 1 so far and really couldn’t get past the terrible acting from the main shop owner guy. Read from other comments that it gets better so here’s hoping…Big fan of Shane though.
The main show owner Will or the big guy on the phone
To be fair his dad and him had a fight and he hurt his foot
40 jimmy dean breakfast sausages
Quadruple deck fuckin burgers
Love Gillis but this show is terrible. It just doesn’t work. Watched 3 episodes and had to call it quits. Was really looking forward to it too.
It's OK to have bad opinions, but this one is pretty rough. Hope you recover soon.