Master of None (TV Series) Indians on TV (2015) User Reviews

Another great episode!

[LorenBieg · 8/10 · 22 January 2018]

So completely loving everything about this show! Dev and Ravi wrestle through presenting Indian stereotypes int eh roles they audition for. Throw in a racist casting email and you have yet another great episode of Master Of None.

So, the Indian character in Short Circuit was one of my favorite parts of the movie when I saw it in. I had no idea that the actor who plays him isn't Indian at all. He's a white guy doing a stereotype. This episode skillfully explores racism, stereotypes, and their role in entertainment using the level of humor and humanity I'm coming to expect from this series. A short scene with a little boy at Knicks game is a genius moment of "how would it feel to be on the other side of someone else's assumptions?" And in doing so, it expands the ideas behind the show beyond racism to assumptions themselves. I don't know where else to put this, but Gerrard Lobo is unnaturally beautiful. Like a cartoon character of a beautiful human.

Forward the binge!

Brilliant TV with great writing

[Councillor3004 · 28 August 2018]

Just a few months ago, I watched the first few episodes of "Master of None" on Netflix, but didn't immediately get hooked and somehow lost interest, even though I liked the premise and considered Aziz Ansari's comedic timing as terrific. Now I decided to give this show another chance and was immediately invested into the comedic and socially critical elements of the writing; but that's not the show's only strength: the acting is great, the production is good for a comedy show of its kind and the humor is fantastic: not quite as obvious as it would have to be for regular viewers, but rather a little more subtle, enough so that it's probably not really suited for a mainstream audience who would rather enjoy something like "The Big Bang Theory" or "Two and a Half Man".

"Indians on TV" was the best episode of the series so far. I laughed out loud more than just a number of times, but that's not even close to the best thing about it, no: the writing was excellent. While tackling a number of controversial subjects in relation to casting procedures in the business as well as the way ethnic minorities are dealt with on the casting bench, this episode never lost its touch with reality and remembered to reveal both sides of the story: not just the ones suffering from discrimination or racism, but also those responsible for it, consciously or not. One main problem dealt with in this episode is the fact that show producers often shy away from giving more than one Asian/African/etc. actor a prominent role on a show with a limited amount of main cast members - and I love the way "Master of None" not only criticizes this fact, but also shows exactly how to include more than one main actor who isn't white. This is how it's done, and this is how you implement good writing on your show. Well done.

Another terrific episode!

[onion_bums · 10/10 · 29 December 2015]

Ansari is throwing it out of the park! This episode confronts a lot of stereotypes which are never talked about. Indians are almost everywhere on the earth and over the course of time Indians born and brought up in America lose their accents. We're still made fun of and stereotyped as little brown people with funny Indian accents.

Do we see groups rallying for this cause? No. That doesn't mean it's a minor issue. Ansari knows exactly how to tackle this issue. It's a comedy, but Ansari knows how to handle this situation and looks at it in a very comical way and makes us realize how this all works out in the US.

This episode is more meaningful than most comedy shows are. While challenging the issue at hand, we still smile and enjoy every minute with good humorous dialogue. Perfect episode.

Best episode so far

[boon23 · 10/10 · 8 November 2015]

Indians on TV was a wonderful episode about contact with your grandparents or old people in general. The light-hearted episode came with a lot of tragicomic humor addressing so many issues about contact, about loneliness, about the fascination of the experience of people a younger generation can learn so much from, if only they would listen or take the time. The robot seal PARO finally nailed it. So sad that it's funny, so funny that it's sad. There were no bad guys and no one to blame, no one particularly without care - and that's a masterful achievement in telling a story. It had superb acting and directing, great music. If you haven't seen this episode or feel insecure about giving this nice show a try: this one is worth it.