User reviews

(Review updated after Season 4).

A series of short stories on the lives of everyday people living in New York. All the stories have one character in common - a pot dealer known simply as "the guy".

Wonderfully quirky and engaging series of vignettes. A great mix of drama and comedy. The short stories, of which there are one or two each episode, suck you in with likable characters in interesting situations. From there it is a leisurely ride to a great punch- line.

Writer-director-creators (and husband and wife) Katja Blichfield and Ben Sinclair do a great job at keeping the stories simple, yet profound, and the characters relatable. Sinclair also stars as The Guy, and does so very well, coming across as an entrepreneurial version of The Dude in The Big Lebowski.

My favourite episode: S1 E3, where the dog falls in love with his walker. You actually feel you are seeing the world from the dog's eyes, and it's a wonderful experience. (Incidentally, the walker is played by Yael Stone, of Orange Is The New Black fame).

Unfortunately, the writing quality started to diminish after Season 2. Season 3 wasn't bad, it just wasn't as engaging as Seasons 1 and 2. In Season 4 it just got dull. The spark is no longer there. Or maybe the novelty has just worn off for me.

Season 1: 9/10. Season 2: 9/10. Season 3: 7/10. Season 4: 5/10.

Great vibe, funny, honest, laid back, chill, positive. One of the best series that shows the vibe and atmsophere of New York. It reminds me of Master of None sometimes. And like someone already said in comments, it gives you the feeling of high without being high. And of course, especially good if you are high. Absolute recommendation!

It is so misleading to say this show is about a pot dealer. As if Thornton Wilders' "Our Town" is about a janitor. Yeah, there's plenty of smoke and some exposition about the nuances of sativa and indica blends, but rather the Guy is the perfect, contemporary observer who weaves together wonderful, sweet stories of people coping in the big city, but with such a buoyant spirit I just want to drop what I'm doing and move to Brooklyn, which is more of a magical state of mind than a brick, asphalt and concrete borough of NYC.

I've read some disappointments with the highly produced HBO continuation of the original web series. Well yeah, the original first season was delightful, brilliant with the atmosphere that was accomplished with no budget and compressed into 8 minute episodes. I would have been happy if it stayed in that space. But kudos to HBO for recognizing the talent here, investing in it, and allowing this team to see where it can go with all the tools they could use. They took it to an excellent place and I can't wait until season 3.

This tv show is so good. I love the laid back and random way each episode evolves. you can't predict anything it is totally fresh and refreshing to watch. well written and acted. and just re upped for a 3rd season boom!

A bittersweet, keenly observant view of a community that doesn't know its a community, tied together by the guy who helps them reduce their stresses & avoid their pain. Cold water flats and candles instead of lights. Everyone is all alone, but only in their own minds. Some of them might even die alone, heart attack in the bath. The concept and the realized stories are like an emotional gymnasium. All of the feelings, with all of the possibilities. A world seen with both confidence and acceptance.

Just so spot on. i love the love that this series spreads, love for everyone, no matter how strange a person you are. if you like movie like linklaters slacker and dazed and confused and the social comments of series like the wire,you willlove this.please give it a shot, and tell a friend. this show deserves a broad audience.

I find this show to have some of the most unique and interesting writing I've seen anywhere. I don't know how the scripts were developed, but my sense is that the actors were improvising and the scripts evolved out of that. It's hard to believe that all this could have come from the minds of one or two people, unless they are geniuses. I can't think of anything else I've seen that is so effective at giving the viewer a sense of truly being a "fly on the wall", getting actual glimpses of the lives real people live. Often, the scenes are utterly unpredictable, and the situations are hilarious, in a fresh, unforced way that doesn't feel "written" at all. It's really something special. A very intelligent show.

Has excellent soundtrack while depicting entertaining urban stories

Rating: 9

I love this show. It is so beautifully written :) The premise is about 'The Guy' who slings dope. We are shown his customers and their daily lives. Every episode is set up with a new customer involving new storylines. Sometimes the lives of these people seems interconnected too. I love the soundtrack, the visuals and the refreshing storylines involved. The show gives different feels you know, you laugh your ass off, shed a minor tear, empathize with the characters and the most important you crave a J haha!

I like how clumsy the character of Sinclair is. In times where Coronavirus has a majority sharehold and everyone is in a lockdown, this show is the perfect escape. The TV series gives you hope and shows you how beautiful the world, the people are and sometimes to escape the lows, you need to be *high* :)

Through the lens of a weed dealer , we see all walks of life in New York City , it's a show truly show the people as they are ,not some writer's character, yet very entertaining, some funny ,some sad ,some ordinary.The writing is so strong in this show , You can just tell ,Ben is have a blast making it !

7.5. This show lets it all hang out, literally and figuratively. If you've ever wondered what kind of characters live in Brooklyn, or at least gentrified Brooklyn, this is the show to watch. It captures this in an amiable mumblecore manner that is often entertaining. The first season was really solid, but 2 and 3 somewhat less so.

I didn't get most of the people and their problems, they are mostly just annoying and narcissistic. Probably it's all relatable if you live in New York, but this European was just bewildered.

This show far exceeded my expectations. I came into it, not knowing about the web series. As an avid smoker, the premise was enough for me to give it a shot. By the end of the first episode I was hooked. The way they go episode to episode with new characters, and the depth of each story is just perfect.

It's amazing, in a way. Each episode is different. Different characters, different background, colors, life choices .. yet .. I find myself connecting to each of them, and with this connection not only do I see them, but I also begin to see myself.

The characters are really annoying but I found it pretty hilarious and spot on. You either get it or you don't, it's definitely not going to be a show for everyone. Looking forward to more episodes

Cool story, great show, the people are great and the cast is amazing. 10/10 would recommend to a friend.

This is a great show about some quirky fictional but real-to-life New York characters. The short web series episodes were fantastic and left me wanting more. The one about Passover is hilarious! I died. On conversion to HBO the episodes became a half hour which was nice. At some point the husband/wife creators of the show, one who plays Guy the weed dealer and Katya who also played occasional characters - they split up and at that point I think there was a marked difference in the show's sensibility, I think for the better.

What is interesting to me is how some people got turned off by the "dog" episode. The first time I saw it I thought WTF. Totally out of left field. But after a while it occurred to me that this was some of the most creative moments I've ever seen on TV. I won't reveal what happens, but the shows context is that New Yorkers are by and large weird. You have to be to live there. NYC is weird. Brooklyn is really weird. Let's keep it that way.

The episode about the Indian girl was also very different. Like WTF. But when you try to understand what it's like to grow up in the rough & tumble city in a family of first generation immigrants, the episode makes perfect sense in context of the overall gist of the series.

Other comments that the characters constantly change are true, but several of them do make recurring appearances. Beth from the dog episode surprisingly shows up with a dog in a later episode. And my favorite - Homeless Heidi makes several appearances. She is an abhorrent mooch, she gets under my skin, but hers is a necessary id in a world of insecure self-aggrandizing hipsters. I see some of myself in these characters and they make me LMAO.

10/10 U never know where it's going, love n hate some stories + characters along the journey but what a journey, exploring a cities soul, the story telling is wonderful, awards all round.

I watch and re-watch this show. Each episode follows a different story (with some reoccurring characters) providing you with a short glimpse into a new, mostly odd, person's life all connected by The Guy.

The music is incredible too. I have the Spotify playlist on repeat. If you're a fan of story tellers, and explorations of different world views and people's lives, this is the show for you.

This series is all build up and no climax. Snippets of lives are shown without any depth or follow through. Its kinda like online dating. A part of a story is shown then it's "Thank you. Next! "

I really love this heartfelt show. Its a show about nothing. Absolutely nothing.

But every second of it touches and moves you with kindness and love. It just stand alone and has something really unique.

Watched the first few episodes had some laughs, seemed like the show got stagnant and went nowhere. Gues the amotivation syndrome? Haha

I watched the first 5 episodes of season 2. The first one was pretty funny, but the episodes after that just got increasingly tedious IMHO. I finally just gave up on it. Too many other options out there.

A show of a lifetime! Deep, introspective, funny, sarcastic. Shoulder to shoulder with The Office. Masterpiece!

Love the diversity of characters and stories, some are more interesting than others; many awkward settings also, makes you cringe & laugh; few grim situations with drug abuse were also presented, still much more is needed to bring balance in presenting the good and the bad.