Avenue 5

Well, I can definitely tell this isn't for everyone, as ratings suggest. And then after the first few bad reviews, herd mentality kicks in and it does the rest of the job.

That being said, wow... what a series! Given the plethora of bad reviews, this may come as a surprise. And yes, the 10/10 rating maybe is a tad bit emotional, but way less so than the 1/10 ratings. Maybe a 8/10 if we're being fully rational, but this movie took me out of a pandemic-related depressive period, and I'm thankful to it for it.

Back to the review. The series is a fantastic twist on how the world could look like in a sci-fi utterly capitalistic future, where the rich own even the air you breathe. It takes us aboard Avenue 5, which is space cruise ship – think Diamond Princess, but on space!

The series tries to be funny, and you can notice it does. For me, that's what makes the series enjoyable, and maybe the opposite for others. The humor can get very dark, yet you might catch yourself laughing. It feels a bit similar to Silicon Valley, if Pied Piper was instead Avenue 5.

It is a masterpiece, and I was pleasantly surprised to see my wife actually enjoying a sci-fi setting – she can't stand Marvel movies in comparison.

Go ahead, watch it. Give it 4 episodes, and while you're there, watch the rest as well. It's only 30 minutes an episode, and you got nothing better to do! It is relatively fast paced, so lots of stuff may fly over your head as you watch it for the first time.

Hugh Laurie is just brilliant by the way. Did I mention the rest of the cast is great as well?

This show is brilliant, its dark humor that is presented like it isn't. I can't wait to see where this goes.

This show is good... I would say a more "light-hearted Startrek". It is NOT "Friends in space", so if funny all the time is what you expect this is not it. That is not to say it is bad; it isn't... And I think that it is room to make it hilarious in the future... Think "first contact" with these goofballs...=-)

I am so angry they canceled this show! Finally another funny and clever show with an array of excellent actors and writers and it gets canceled. I’d say I can’t believe it but that’s not true—everyone wants Family Guy and Two and a Half Men 😥

At first I switched it off. Than got to it somehow again. I love it!

Not sure why people are so down on this show, I think it's really funny.
Great set, good actors, humourous premise.

Fans of the 'Star Trek' and similar franchises may balk, but this is just brilliant. The creator of 'Veep' and 'The Thick of It' has taken satire to space, and produced what it likely the most hilariously realistic representation of what humans travelling in the great ether would react under pressure. Only for those who love humans at their most infantile and ridiculous.

I've really noticed that people either **hate** or _love_ shows made by people like Armando Iannucci, and with this kind of humor. They tend to bore much easier than the more intelligent crowds, or people with even a little idea of what is actually happening.

Oh and the sense of humor? Veep was so great... And this is just wonderful. I consumed it so fast that I looked at my tv & was done & sad because I realized there wasn't any more.... 😭 I know I like something when it's gone in a few hours.

I do agree the character Judd, & the actor who plays him are rather obnoxious, but he's supposed to be that, so idk if changing that makes sense.

It's a bummer people hate this without even really giving it a chance, without understanding the entertainment value, and having such extreme opinions like "it's the worst thing HBO has made in years" when that is just objectively not true.

It would have been nice to have a 3rd season, but I am assuming it was cancelled because of the hate. Thanks everyone 😂

They should have invited Jack Black to play Judd.

People need to stop being so obnoxiously negative. This show is extremely entertaining. Maybe not always funny, in a sense, but certainly always entertaining. Entertaining isn't as subjective as funny. And if you don't find it to be entertaining, at the very least, you're doing something wrong. Lower your negativity, lingering expectations, and I bet you'll begin to find it entertaining, a little bit, at first.

Anyway, all that aside, I enjoyed watching this show very, very much. The fictional history of the in-show world and the subtle references to little bits and pieces of it came out of nowhere and was probably one of the most shocking aspects of it if not the most. But it was super interesting from the start, and then began to be entertaining and a very wonderful running gag, so to speak. The gradual descent into anguish and madness made for a compelling theme and didn't disappoint.

The VFX (or CGI?) of outer space, and maybe the space ship itself as well, something that I think I've seen a person or two complain about and call bad, or at least comparing it to a much older show that had "bad" VFX/CGI that also didn't age very well, didn't look remotely bad to me. In actuality, it looked quite good and...crisp or whatever, I don't know. Each significant character was entertaining. Yes, even Karen. Sure, if you're more passionate and generally immersive in what you watch than I am, you probably hate her and don't particularly like any of the other characters. That's fine.

Moving on, the main issue which a lot of people have with the show that I've seen is that it isn't funny, and I think that's a load of bollocks. While the show is advertised as a comedy or considered to be a comedy, first and foremost, you're supposed to be entertained. Not to mention, this is, without a doubt, and very obviously, a much different version of the comedy genre than usual. That alone should've been obvious before going off and complaining about how much the show sucks, and how remarkably unfunny it is. That being said, feel free to freely act negatively towards the show, most of you probably already have. I liked it and I'm looking forward to the second season, and it's a good thing for the show that those of you who I've mentioned, you know who you are, have been weeded out and won't be returning. Goodbye.