- hilarious, unbridled fun. I'm not saying shoot the producers, but they should only bring the money - that is their work. Otherwise, let the artist work unconstrained.
I've found Happy! after burying Ash vs The Evil Dead and through the veil of tears the light shone through. Christopher Meloni is pure genious, I enjoyed every minute when he was on screen. He plays not just with gestures and face, but with clothes, hair and even the air around him. I really liked the other characters, too. The casting was great, everybody is in hers/his place and doing a good job. Visually it is also great, I really liked the ideas come from comicstrips, the cuts, the shots. And the action goes on and on, without stopping, lying around, there is always tension interlaced with comedy. This is the magic potion, don't change the ingredients.
After watching Happy! I read the comic. Usually if a movie/series was made out of comics, the latter is better (a lot - like Watchmen, V for Vendetta, etc. and the list is loooong...) or even at best (Sin City, probably, The Walking Dead, maybe and the list is shooort...). In this case the show is better. No offence here, it's also a work of Mr. Morrison. Still the show improves in every aspect the comic.
To be frank, when I saw the synopsis, I was to pass if not for the favourable reviews and the good rating. If there is something I despise it's kids saving the world, pets talking (and saving the world) and cartoon cuties in live action movies - a major turn off (shoot Roger Rabbit!) So if I give a 9 to a show with similar defects, that means something. If the next season is as this good, it will be a 10. And that's top of the top.
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