I was on the fence after the first episode of Barry, which was quirky and amusing but didn't quite grab me. But my girlfriend insisted we watch a second episode, and then I got hooked.
The series involves a hit man who starts taking acting classes from Henry Winkler, and deals with the conflict between those two lives. The actors who portrays students are impressively able to give various levels of performances based on teacher feedback (Sarah Goldberg is especially good, and makes me understand the acting process a little better).
Bill Hader is excellent in the lead, but the standout comedic performance is Anthony Carrigan as a quirky, cue-ball-headed criminal. I'm ready for him to get a spin-off series.
A warning about Barry. The series is often hilariously funny, but it's also dark. And towards the end it gets really, really dark. The last couple of episodes of season 1 are rather upsetting. So prepare yourself.
UPDATE: season 2 was also good but for darker and darker. By season 3 it seemed to be a lot of horrific and very little actual comedy and my girlfriend and I stopped watching.
The series involves a hit man who starts taking acting classes from Henry Winkler, and deals with the conflict between those two lives. The actors who portrays students are impressively able to give various levels of performances based on teacher feedback (Sarah Goldberg is especially good, and makes me understand the acting process a little better).
Bill Hader is excellent in the lead, but the standout comedic performance is Anthony Carrigan as a quirky, cue-ball-headed criminal. I'm ready for him to get a spin-off series.
A warning about Barry. The series is often hilariously funny, but it's also dark. And towards the end it gets really, really dark. The last couple of episodes of season 1 are rather upsetting. So prepare yourself.
UPDATE: season 2 was also good but for darker and darker. By season 3 it seemed to be a lot of horrific and very little actual comedy and my girlfriend and I stopped watching.