I Hate You

Feels like a lot of the bad sentiment about this show comes from a place of misogyny; god forbid young women make complicated decisions and have a libido. Would thoroughly recommend to anyone that enjoyed the same silly humour on Friday Night Dinner.

The lead actors perform the sharp, humorous writing well, and a convincing yet bizarre world is established around them. Again, anyone fans of one the previous lead's past experience (Sex Education), or of the creator's past project, Friday Night Dinner, should thoroughly enjoy the show.

The show covers a range of different concerns facing those in their mid-20s, especially those living around London and big cities, with a light, funny but, when needed, heartfelt touch.

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.

So for some reason they decided to start the series with the "edgiest" storyline, where the 20-something flatmates sort-of date a couple of pensioners. It's a ridiculous premise with very few laughs and to be honest I was going to not bother watching any more...

...but I've had a quiet afternoon so I came back to it and watched the rest of the series.

Any you know what - it's not that bad. The two lead actresses pull off the slightly awkward friendship between Charlie and Becca really well, a handful of the jokes are chuckle-worthy, and some of the supporting characters are very good (in particular Becca's boss and her stepbrother).

But there's plenty that doesn't work. Lots of the pre-launch focus was on the creator, Robert Popper, who's been involved in loads of British comedy shows over the years. He's an old man writing a show about two young women. And although some of the script doesn't ring true, the worst characters are the men. Charlie's boss is an unrealistic idiot, a man that has a crush on her is, well, an unrealistic idiot, and Becca's co-worker is, errr, an unrealistic idiot.

Highlights? Spilled coffee, an awkward Chess accident and a curious greeting.

Second series? Needs stronger jokes and better supporting characters to be worth it.

Writer Robert Popper has worked on some real comedy gold like the Inbetweeners and Peep Show but this wasn't one to add to that portfolio. Despite a good cast and production values the premise and script fell short. It had some amusing moments and good one-liners here and there but the storyline was quite improbable and overall it didn't come off.

Would like to think it will get better over time but can't see a second series for this one as I'm not sure who the audience will be. Not traditionally structured and written sharply enough for older viewers and not 'hip' enough to attract a younger audience.

Bottom line neeeded to be a lot funnier. A middling sitcom that will soon be forgotten.

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.