I Hate You

Poor imitation of Friday Night Dinner.

Basically the same premise. Follows two people that constantly prank each other. However, instead of being siblings, they are flat mates.

This time the show is a little wackier and doesn't have the heart of FND. Acting is good, but not the same calibre.

Definitely not the worst show in the world; you might get a few giggles out of the first two episodes. After that it gets pretty repetitive.

The best thing honestly is the opening titles.

Doubt it will get a second season, so will look forward to what the creator does next. Hopefully something different.

I am in search for a quick half hour comedy to stream to fill in the time. I have had many fails but occassionally I discover an unknown never heard of short lived series. I Hate You for me is one of those unexpected surprises. It is quirky and somewhat a trance into the daily lives of two flatmates without anything special or unique but their best friendship as they naviagte their mudane everyday lives, their family, their employment, and of course their friday nights. The support character are completely over the top insantity that you will trip out catching flys in every episode. I had many laughter stitches that seems to become more amd more common as the series progresses. It is not for everyone. Its a comedy that best enjoyed by people who like to escape from their reality and plonk themselves inside another. I ended up watching the series as a binge and I my advice is that you should do the same because some of the jokes evolve from one epsiode to the next and the next. I Hate You was a surprise and a reflection of 2020's.

Decided to check out the cast on here after enjoying a couple of episodes. Sad to see some really poor reviews (in my opinion). Give it a shot, it's a bit quirky but fun and I'm sure some can even relate to some of the situations!

I won't bother deconstructing the poor reviews that have unfairly picked holes in every little detail they could. If you don't find it funny then switch over (don't complain you've wasted your life watching three episodes that you didn't find funny....that in itself is comedy gold haha!), chances are others won't appreciate your humour either. It's all subjective! Enjoy!

So much comedy is simply not really funny and raises the odd titter. I personally have no idea why "Friends" was so massive for that very reason.

Once you take the time to get into this it has some truly laugh out loud moments.

The concept of having two very strong central characters, surrounded by a selection of very funny and quirky almost cameo performances, works incredibly well and is extremely well cast.

It's no "Friday Night Dinner" but that really is an impossible act to follow, on of the funniest shows I have ever watched and will live on in our minds for many, many years.

I would like to see more new comedy like this, not playing safe and breaking a few boundaries.

I posted this review against the final episode of the season a few years ago when it felt like the series might return, I'm pretty sure that's not the case now, so I thought I'd add the review here too.

I really liked Robert Popper's "Friday Night Dinner" and seeing that he had a new sitcom on Channel Four I made sure to catch it. I can see why it's divisive, particularly with anyone who just knows Popper from "FND" but I really liked it, and watched all six episodes in one sitting.

Best friends Charlie (Tanya Reynolds) and Becca (Melissa Saint) live together in a London flat enjoying the sort of messy, antagonistic friendship that only true best friends would tolerate. Becca is a curtain saleswoman, for the abrasive Mrs. Plant (Chetna Pandya) and Charlie is the PA for professional autograph dealer and sometime narcolept Bob Oxygen (Jonny Sweet).

Where I can see it losing the "Friday Night Dinner" crowd is that it's a touch more surreal than that sitcom ever was. It was a farce, and characters were extreme, but it was always set in the real world. That's not necessarily the case here, particularly with a character like Bob Oxygen, or his Wife Miriam. I really like the two leads, I've not seen much of Melissa Saint before, but Tanya Reynolds I know from "Sex Education" and though the character is different she's just as good here. The various supporting characters are also great with a shout out for Jonny Sweet making Bob Oxygen have the best delivery of any character not played by Matt Berry.

Admittedly, it front loads the series a bit. With the first couple of episodes being the best, though the fall off isn't that pronounced and it does really pick up again at the end. There are some storylines that run through the series, as well as running jokes that come back and pay off later in the run.

It really won't be to everyone's taste, I can see that, but it was to mine, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. Hopefully it won't be too niche for Popper to be allowed to make more.