eatcrowepls
I found this show to be incredibly boring with unlikable characters. The psychiatrist is a decent actor at least but Michael is not a good actor and also just a terrible character to try to root for or care about. The stories were poorly written and unfunny. Just nothing I can recommend about this show at all.
chris-chasely
Really well done. A show full of reality without the unnecessary entertainment gimmicks. In Michael one gets to see the suffering and how he tries to overcome his fears with the help of his doctor. The doctor-patient relationship is wonderful and so real. I found the cast brought on that reality. From Michael, to Dr. Storper and Claire and all the way to Mr. Renn acting with so much ease on his scooter-that couldn't have been easy! This cast must have been chosen with everything in mind. The perfect chemistry between Michael and Clair, the trick played by Dr. Storper were the highlights. Direction by Don Mckellar, our Canadian hero, is second to none. Honestly, he has done an amazing job to bring the cast together. An excellent, excellent production which I hope will continue like the US soaps. This is what we need to watch not the reality dance shows!
dr-deborahbarry
This is a great situation and it's cleverly written! Matt Watts stumbles around as the key patient apparently needing therapy yet actually living quite a good life. Matt has his struggles, but he somehow pulls off the important things and finds success all around him. The therapist, however, is comically inept at everyday life! Fortunately, he can bounce things off his supervisor, Ed Asner (in shorts). The other characters are either competent in their personal lives or in their professional lives, but few master both. ~~~ The writing for this series is tight and not overly predictable. The acting is understated and credible. I absolutely RAVE about this series! I introduced my neighbours to this series and now we arrange to get together each week so we can watch it together (on demand).
thepowell-1
We're only 3 episodes in, but in reply to the horrid User Rating - what gives? - I thought I'd provide a counterpoint.As is typical for a Don McKellar comedy, the humour is a mix of trademark sitcom and really, really strange. Detailing the interactions between ultra-neurotic Michael (Watts) and his semi-neurotic therapist (Martin), each episode tends to focus around a psychological problem Michael is tasked to address with "homework." In the first episode, it's talking to a stranger, and in the third, it's vomiting. The latter is a good example of the bizarre humour: there's something strangely funny about two guys on a park bench outside the Parliament Buildings, pretending to vomit to see if anyone will notice.LEGACY: Anyway, all you really need to know is that these folks are many of the same ones behind the critically acclaimed Slings and Arrows, Twitch City, and (Tony-winning musical) Drowsy Chaperone. If you liked any of that, be sure to at least check this out.
