Pleasantly surprised to find an enjoyable, fun , leightweight comedy with a little bit of bite. Duchovny is back!
I'm always wary of new series that are hyped by the TV stations. They make you wonder why all that effort has to be spent. If the programme is good, viewers will generally (but not always) follow. As a result I avoided Californication for a few weeks. Silly me.
I checked it out last week and have to say I loved it. It's pretty standard slacker humour but done with enough cutting lines by good actors that it rises above the crowd.
Duchovny plays an author who lives alone, drinks a lot and screws a lot. He has a strange relationship with his ex-partner and accidentally slept with the 16 year old daughter of her new partner (if you follow me).
He has obvious "commitment" issues and it looks like we'll see a parade of girlfriends as the series progresses. I heard it is quite graphic but saw nothing in that one episode. Damn :-)
The interchanges between him and his daughter, ex-partner and friends make it very watchable. He's just a likable guy and obviously they have a decent bunch of writers doing the humour.
Well worth a look.
Rated /5 on Oct 28 2007 by TV Treats
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