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And though I consume a ton of content and have eclectic tares - these days I find that these comedies, especially the ones on premium networks (although, again let's not go crazy here cause showtime has really been slippin lately) - are rare treats that I really look forward to - Anyhoo, check it out, it's more than likely worth a half hour if your on the prowl for the ol slap and tickle of the mind.

I've read all the reviews here as of May 21, 2022, and not a single one resonates with how I feel about this show, so I'm writing my own.

First of all, as I write this on May 21, 2022, only three episodes of this show have aired. So how can anyone possibly have definitive feelings about a show after seeing just 3 episodes?? As of today, I'm giving it a solid 7, but I will certainly update this review after I've watched the entire first season.

Based on the 3 episodes I have seen, I think this show has potential. It's far too early to judge how the characters might (or might not) develop, and how the general plot of the show will progress. What I can tell you is that it's funny so far, and it has promise. Is it the funniest show I've ever seen? Of course not. How can any show be that great just 3 eps in? Shows like this need time to develop, and we just don't know yet where the story is going to take us.

What I do know is that the premise feels a bit fresh and orginal, and I like that. Someone here compared it to I Love Lucy, and said that neither this show nor I Love Lucy, are funny. Huh? That just makes no sense to me. I don't think this show resembles I Love Lucy at all, and I think both shows are funny. Someone else said the show is "woke" because it has Black and Brown people in the cast?? If diversity in casting offends you to the point where you're using words like "woke" in the pejorative, I think you've got other issues. I'll just leave it at that.

Back to the show: I think it's going to be much funnier to you if you've actually watched home shopping channels for any length of time. I have (they were a thing I watched pretty frequently in the 90s/early 2000s when I was trying to fall asleep at night) so in that respect, the show resonates with me. One thing I've always found interesting about home shopping channel hosts is how incredibly fake they appear. Always happy, chipper, and selling you things you don't need. I have always been fascinated by their on-air personas and if they actually match their off-air personas, and I LOVE that this show confronts that head-on. It's a premise that's rife with comedic potential and so far it has given me some good laughs. I hope it continues to do so. I'll let you know after the season ends. So far so good.

Just like with Ugly Betty, the supporting cast is everything.

I love Molly Shannon and I wish she had more of a caustic funny role- But the hoarding we find out about at the end is really funny. Vanessa Byers is better in small doses. Her big ole grin schtick gets old and then she alternates between goody goody good girl and then foul mouthed sailor. It doesn't read.

The real stars of this are the supporting cast. Jennifer Lewis who plays Patricia is just phenomenal. The characters of Darcy, Beema, Beth Ann, and Perry are all hysterically funny. It wanders off into a little woke BS occasionally but that's to be expected unfortunately. The love story between Vanessa Byers and what's his face is boring and forgettable.

Watch it simply for the supporting cast performances.

Despite a strong supporting cast, Bayer lacks the comedic and acting chops to create a character to care about and root for. There's some fun shallow glam humor but the scripts are generally pretty blah.

This show rules. Vanessa Bayer and Molly Shannon have the cutest chemistry, every supporting actor is perfect in their role, the whole theme of the show is purposeful cringe but the writers don't overdo it and the actors take it just exactly far enough. It's so good.

The costume designers nail everyone's look too. So gaudy but again not overdone, just accurate.

You have to appreciate the satire they're going for, and probably won't appreciate it if you don't. They're mocking the super uncomfortable vapidness of this d-list celebrity subculture, but they're pretty grounded with it so it's not painfully obvious and wacky mockery.

And despite mocking these kinds of people, they still portray them as sweet, hurt, complex, vulnerable and striving - they're awful but so likable.

Definitely not for everyone but if you understand/love/hate everything about why home shopping networks are kind of fascinating - you'll probably love this.

Anyone watching this series shouldn't be expecting ground breaking comedy! This series is just for lighthearted fun and entertainment. I jumped on this show because Molly Shannon is one of the main characters and each show has been a fun 30 minutes. Vanessa Bayer, Jenifer Lewis, Paul James and all the other cast members work flawlessly as a group.

You can't go wrong watching this topial comedy of average people seeking fame on TV no matter what the path brings into their life. And the message made very clear - the material world can't bring happiness! As Darcy discovers.

This is a good dramedy about the behind-the-scenes of a shopping network with a strong set of characters, some very unusual plot twists and jokes that manage to make you laugh. It has a very unique setting - I can't remember another show about TV shopping.

And there is someone in this show who steals almost all of it - JENNIFER LEWIS, WOW. Just an incredible acting performance, pure gold. She almost becomes the protagonist at some point - should there be a spinoff, it should be about her character. The dialogues are well-written in this show and with her delivery some of them just become really, really, amazing. Made me want to check her other works, too.

I do believe this could have been a very successful comedy movie, too, maybe a shorter time would do this whole concept good. But I enjoyed it nevertheless.

Ima tough sell Who gets extremely irritated when hyped content turns out to be stinkers -BUT...

Man, it feels sooooooo good to FINALLY find a new great comedy where I'm hearing myself genuinely LOL'ing. Bayer's timing/writing is stellar. Dig the cast & roles. This is what Amy Schumer WISHES she could be. Vanessa's just taken the inside track and the half-hour hit of clever stuff is gonna be a huge HIT. It's a chick-thing, so leave me alone with my Super Jackpot, k?

Molly Shannon is a perfect fit in this comedy; Vanessa Bayer is her usual goofy self. Jenifer Lewis's character is basically the Miranda Priestly of TV sales. If you've watched home shopping channels, this feels oh-so-real and a parody of a lot of the current band of shopping hosts out there. It's even set in Pennsylvania just like a certain channel that shall remain nameless. I enjoy the feel and sharp quick wit of the writing, so it travels at my speed of humor. I recommend giving it a try!

After season 1 starting as a comedy it quickly moved to a dramedy and more or less ended as a drama. Why can't we have straight comedies any more? It seems there's no escape from life's problems nowadays. Every time we try to just leave all the stress of daily living behind us, something has to slam us back to reality. Usually it's real life, but more and more frequently it's comedies themselves; the very tool we're attempting to use to release ourselves from daily stressors. Today's comedies refuse to allow us to fully escape, consistently reminding us that there's no true escape. If there's a season 2, likely count me out. I'll keep looking for a new comedy without the needless drama.

It stated off strong but I am now at episode 6 and some of the characters are becoming so unlikeable that I am skipping through whole scenes just to make it through the episode.

The main character, while sweet, is too awkward at times and it becomes uncomfortable

It will be a surprise if this show sustains an audience enough to be renewed for a second season.

I know we're only 3 episodes in so far but my god this is good!!! This is pure gold. Vanessa is incredible!! Everyone in the cast is excellent. Such perfect comedy and timing. The writing it great. I absolutely love everything about this show so far. MORE!! PLEASE!!

"I Love That for You" looks goofy from a distance, a satire on TV shopping networks. With both Molly Shannon and Vanessa Bayer in the cast (and a delicious Ryan Phillippe cameo), this show has the potential to be outrageously funny as those two ladies are powerhouses in that awkward-comedy genre. So I tune in for them, and I stay throughout the entire 8 episodes to see where this takes me. There are indeed very funny moments, however I keep bracing myself for the laugh-out-loud punchlines but they never quite get there. Those moments are usually tempered down by the ill-fitted serious drama dialogue. Not to say that there can't be drama sprinkled in, considering the subject matter, but the way those scenes are interwoven with the comedy could have been executed better.

Vanessa Bayer is like crack to me. I love everything about her, her acting, her style, her characters - forget it!

And a show that revolves around her and let's her have fun and be silly while also exploring more serious sides of her character checks SO MANY boxes for me that I couldn't give it anything less than a 10.

That being said, all the acting is excellent in this show, and the casting really is terrific. The writing is really fun too! So this isn't JUST an I-love-VB review. The show genuinely deserves it!

The first episode is a good set-up for the rest of the season. I hope they'll surprise me though; the first episode was rather predictable. I also hope that the characters will be developed over time. Right now you kind of have the clichés: the enthusiastic ingenue, the 'tough love' boss, the gay assistant, the bitchy (soon to be) rival and the new best friend.

There were funny moments that made me chuckle and it was entertaining overall. Will watch the rest of the season.

Just watch the first episode and you'll be engaged with most characters and enjoy. I expected corny humor. But it's only a little corny. It otherwise has that wonderful mix of humor , melancholy and romance. Very enjoyable.

I stumbled across this show on a Saturday night looking for something to binge watch for the evening. The first episode drew me in immediately. The story line is completely different than anything I've seen recently or in the past. The humor is great. I literally laugh out loud when watching it! Real comedy! If anything, I might ask, am I the only one who feels like all the characters are dropping the F bomb like crazy....like it's being used repeatedly. It seems unnecessary because the humor and dialogue is already full without the frequent use of it. Just an observation that has not stopped me from watching it. Watch and enjoy.

I don't understand the negative reviews. This show focuses on topics that aren't often featured in TV shows, and does so with original, absurdist humor--and genuine thoughtfulness. It avoids so many cliches and does its own thing. I'm all for it!

The show really tries to be awkward funny, and though it may be funny and warm at times, the lead actress's performance is just awkward and it feels forced, so much so that it becomes an uncomfortable experience to watch it sometimes and this just really takes a lot of the fun away. Plus with the exception of Jackie, Jordan and Joanna's father the characters are all superficial af and as a whole there's just not much to it, unfortunately.

The writing is fresh, the jokes land. Drama particularly intensifies as you question the morality of each of the characters embracing where the stories go. Excited to see Jenn Lewis and Melanie Griffith both being used completely to their talents, and really digging the contrast between the darkness of the driving plot to the lighthearted bits in between. Cannot wait to see how it pans out.

A good mix of comedy and drama. Vanessa Bayer and Molly Shannon are best in small doses normally, but here it works. It's a thoughtful show with insecurities we all face. A great mix of drama, comedy, and reality. No one is an island.

Nope, it gets awfuller, cringier, and less watchable. They seem to be doubling down on painful and awkward, both not good qualities in anything, and especially not in a comedy. Subtrack a star with every passing episode.

Some of the secondary roles are well done, mostly those of her Machiavellian coworkers, namely Darcy, the PA to the boss (who is also great), and Beth Ann, the antagonist to the new girl. This could be watching if they'd get rid of the lead character, or make her less cringy and awkward.

As far as the "humor" goes, it's just awkward situations with one falling down gag that we saw WAY before it happened. Was that intended to make it funnier? It didn't. It was an I Love Lucy gag and I Love Lucy wasn't funny sixty years ago. About the only part I found clever is how they gauge sales on the graph which translates into how much the audience likes the on-air sales rep. This allowed us to actually see that she was finally breaking through.

I like the actress, although she looks like a set of novelty shop fake teeth next to a department store mannequin.

She fakes that she has cancer to win over viewers, but she should just stick with "Idiot" as her handicap. She has no funny lines and relies completely on acting like a complete idiot for humor, if you can call it that, and I don't. The stage direction must have been something like, "I need you to act so incredibly awkward and stupid that it will make viewers embarrassed to be watching. Can you do that?"

Great writing and very promising!! Also very fresh with its comedic approach! Vanessa Bayer and Molly Shannon are just so brilliant. Excited to see where this goes!