What We Do in the Shadows is not only one of the funniest shows on tv right now but it has become one of my favorite comedies of all-time. It reminds me a little of Seinfeld in which every character on the show is as equally as funny as the others. It's hard to pick out the best and everyone has their own favorite. It's based on the film of the same name and is created by the same people, Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement. As funny as the movie was the show might be even better. It's one of the rare shows where every single episode is hilarious! There's nothing more I can really say except to go watch this show, I promise you'll love it!
495 Reviews
Hilarious!
Supermanfan-137 May 2020
What We Do In the Shadows is one of the best new comedies to come out in years, it's actually one of the funniest comedies I've ever seen! I absolutely loved the movie so I thought this was going to be a letdown but boy was I wrong...EVERY episode is great!
As good as the movie!
mignonette12 May 2019
For any who haven't seen the movie of the same title, it's highly recommended.
I was worried the show wouldn't be able to capture the comedic genius of the movie, but i have not been disappointed in the slightest. It's fantastic!
I was worried the show wouldn't be able to capture the comedic genius of the movie, but i have not been disappointed in the slightest. It's fantastic!
So funny
saucyheifer25 April 2019
Absolute Gold
philip-dillon11 April 2019
Please i need this to continue.
brand-4441 April 2019
Seeing the bad reviews is just depressing
IHaveNoCommentToMake22 October 2021
It's hard to dislike this show. It has so many gifted and just plain funny actors. It's not gut busting humour, but rather a mellow guffaw. How you can muster enmity against a gloriously silly display like this is beyond me.
I'm dying!
morrisonliz29 March 2019
This show is hysterical. Reminds me of the British 'The Office' without the uncomfortableness. Some people said the jokes don't land but that's the point. It's supposed to be awkward. So glad I found this. Not many shows interest me.
Energy Vampires are REAL!
jimel9826 May 2020
My review (#224) will get lost in the shuffle, but I had to add something. I didn't read ALL the reviews, I eventually will have to go to bed, but the ones I did, I agree with, absolutely. This show IS brilliant, funny, dark, twisted and all that other devilishly wonderful stuff. The one thing I feel the need to add is a reference to Colin Robinson, played brilliantly by Mark Proksch. Ok, he's not one of the leads, but he's very, very funny in his own right. None of us will EVER know a real vampire (though sure, there are nut jobs who think they ARE real vampires) but we've all met Energy Vampires, THESE FOLKS ARE REAL! And it's great to see Colin interact with the regular vampires and the way they grudgingly accept him as one of their own, in some ways. I just hate the idea that this character and this actor are overlooked because, he's a very funny take on a very real issue. I'm glad he's been getting more screen time this season. Thanks cast, crew, producers for this fantastic show.
As Good As the Movie... And That's Saying A Lot
llhorton28 March 2019
The original movie was hysterical from beginning to end and the same folks who wrote and starred in that one, wrote and directed this series. The entire situation is unique and different from anything else on TV, which helps to make it special. Don't miss it!
It's the little things in life
djozone00125 April 2019
Better Than the Movie (which I also love)
spriggs-lee23 June 2019
What We Do in the Shadows follows a small group of vampires who live together on Staten Island and the adventures they wind up in.
The movie, which follows a different group in Wellington, New Zealand, is excellent and I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it before. If you love the movie, you will love the show! What makes the show better than the movie comes down to the episodic nature of television. The episodic format means plot-lines can begin and end more quickly than the movie, characters can be developed more and they can be thrown into a wider variety of crazy situations. The movie had great world-building but could only do so much with an 85 minute runtime, and the show furthers that simply from having more time.
The show would not work if Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, who wrote/directed/acted in the movie, were not onboard. They ensured that the tone, production design, shooting style, and humor were all on par with the film. Thank goodness season 2 is on the way!
The movie, which follows a different group in Wellington, New Zealand, is excellent and I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it before. If you love the movie, you will love the show! What makes the show better than the movie comes down to the episodic nature of television. The episodic format means plot-lines can begin and end more quickly than the movie, characters can be developed more and they can be thrown into a wider variety of crazy situations. The movie had great world-building but could only do so much with an 85 minute runtime, and the show furthers that simply from having more time.
The show would not work if Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, who wrote/directed/acted in the movie, were not onboard. They ensured that the tone, production design, shooting style, and humor were all on par with the film. Thank goodness season 2 is on the way!
Seasons 1-3 great! Season 4 is a nope
elliewesski5 August 2022
Warning: Spoilers
I would give this show a 9, one of my favs. But then season 4 came and it's like there's different writers or something as now it's really losing it's charm. It feels like each episode is just a filler while we watch Colin get older. I feel if they would make Guillermo a vampire already then things would go better, with better story lines possible. As it is, it all seems tedious now and quickly losing interest.
This season has sucked.
frankobrad18 August 2022
This jumped the shark. The talented writers must have left. It went from the best to the worst in one season. The characters just babble. The mini me Collin Robinson isn't interesting. Nothing is creative, funny original or entertaining. Either revamp the writing staff or just quit.
Superb: in the same league as the movie
grantss6 June 2019
(Updated after Season 5).
Four vampires and their human helper share a house on Staten Island, New York. Turns out vampires have domestic problems too.
What We Do In The Shadows, the movie, was released in 2014. Co-written and -directed by Jermaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) and Taika Waititi (Boy, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Eagle vs Shark, Jojo Rabbit) it was brilliant: with wonderfully understated humour, sharp dialogue and clever skits it was quirkily funny and intelligent without becoming silly or even seeming to try too hard.
The movie was set and filmed in Wellington, New Zealand and captured the folksy understated humour that is a New Zealand trademark. When I discovered that the series is set in the US, I had my doubts as to how it would measure up to the movie, figuring it had been hijacked by US producers and writers.
I needn't have worried.
Clement and Waititi are the executive producers and lead writers, so, while the setting has changed, the creative geniuses behind the movie are behind the series too. The series largely captures the same quirky, understated humour of the movie, but with different characters and actors, and the new players don't put a foot wrong.
Not entirely the same feel as the movie: the movie felt more candid (as was ostensibly filmed by a documentary crew), giving it a slight edge but there is little to choose between the two.
Five seasons in and the show is as good as ever, showing that the writers haven't run out of ideas. The show also has a long-term story arc, making it even more interesting.
Four vampires and their human helper share a house on Staten Island, New York. Turns out vampires have domestic problems too.
What We Do In The Shadows, the movie, was released in 2014. Co-written and -directed by Jermaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) and Taika Waititi (Boy, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Eagle vs Shark, Jojo Rabbit) it was brilliant: with wonderfully understated humour, sharp dialogue and clever skits it was quirkily funny and intelligent without becoming silly or even seeming to try too hard.
The movie was set and filmed in Wellington, New Zealand and captured the folksy understated humour that is a New Zealand trademark. When I discovered that the series is set in the US, I had my doubts as to how it would measure up to the movie, figuring it had been hijacked by US producers and writers.
I needn't have worried.
Clement and Waititi are the executive producers and lead writers, so, while the setting has changed, the creative geniuses behind the movie are behind the series too. The series largely captures the same quirky, understated humour of the movie, but with different characters and actors, and the new players don't put a foot wrong.
Not entirely the same feel as the movie: the movie felt more candid (as was ostensibly filmed by a documentary crew), giving it a slight edge but there is little to choose between the two.
Five seasons in and the show is as good as ever, showing that the writers haven't run out of ideas. The show also has a long-term story arc, making it even more interesting.
Do you have creepy paper?
susiepq25 April 2019
This show is so funny and refreshing. In the midst of all the new vampire, witches, magic shows that are on your tv now, this show is so well crafted. The writing, directing and special effects are so much fun to watch.
BAT!!
ronnie_blackiii26 April 2019
BLOODy marvellous
paulcausbrook4 June 2019
Best show on tv
velocirapturex7 May 2020
A work of comedic art!
RaisinHellRemmy27 March 2019
Makes you forget your troubles
wildsheep-4961715 October 2021
This has got to be one of the most hysterically funny comedies on TV. Just as funny as the movie, which is a rarity. For that half hour or so that I'm watching this, I forget all my troubles, it's that indescribably hilarious. I can't decide who is the funniest, everyone is a star. (But Colin Robinson belly dancing for Nandor's ascension day celebration - well, don't get me started. And every time Laszlo says the F word I absolutely lose it. He's a comedy genius).
Even better than the movie
Pukeonthestreet11 February 2020
Completely Derailed
Dubsmashrm4 September 2022
Warning: Spoilers
The first two seasons are easy 10s, but they lost me starting season 3. Guillermo wanting to be a vampire while also being a vampire killer should've been the main focus of the show, and they had a pretty great set-up for season 3 with the season 2 finale. But they pretty much threw it all out the window right from 03x01. A vampire bodyguard? What? And then they went ahead and got rid of that whole bit too, so what was the point, really? The season 3 finale had a half-decent set-up for 4, and Colin dying to be reborn was pretty neat, but again, starting season 4, they lost me. Within the first five minutes of 04x01, we see the crew comes back from their travels around the world (another completely redundant plot-line) only for the same directionless crap to go on from episode to episode. Colin is a child performer now? Why is he aging so fast? Shouldn't it be a while before he visibly starts to change at all, considering it takes him 100 years to age to what looks like a 40-y/o human? And Nadja opens a nightclub? But why? Not to mention Nadja's comedy has pretty much been reduced to just yelling stuff at people, unlike the first two seasons, where she was easily the funniest character of the show. And God, I love Kristen Schaal, but why is she a regular? The "Guide"? Seriously? The Nandor-Guillermo dynamic is all over the place- Guillermo refers to himself as a familiar in the last episode I watched ("Freddie"), so the whole familiar/not a familiar thing is gone too, I guess. The writers aren't even baiting the Guillermo-Nandor thing well, and when they try, it's so unbelievably cringey. Marwa served literally no purpose in the show. And then they essentially killed her off in the last episode, so like ??? What was she even there for?
It basically seems like every development is pointless, temporary or simply a bad idea, and takes the show farther away from what it was supposed to be about. And please don't tell me these terrible ideas were written to lead to some bombshell development - it's a cheap tactic and only takes away from the rewatchability of the show. Shadows is turning into a bad sitcom with mostly filler content. I personally have no idea where it is going at this point, but if the past is an indication, they'll probably just chuck out everything from season 4 come season 5 to essentially be back at square one, minus a handful of irrelevant developments.
It basically seems like every development is pointless, temporary or simply a bad idea, and takes the show farther away from what it was supposed to be about. And please don't tell me these terrible ideas were written to lead to some bombshell development - it's a cheap tactic and only takes away from the rewatchability of the show. Shadows is turning into a bad sitcom with mostly filler content. I personally have no idea where it is going at this point, but if the past is an indication, they'll probably just chuck out everything from season 4 come season 5 to essentially be back at square one, minus a handful of irrelevant developments.
Get rid of Kristen Schaal! Downward spiral.
missautumnrose14 July 2022
Such a shame, this show was funny before her. The plot anytime it involves her character is just dull and pointless. Her timing and accent as an actor are just awful. So perhaps it could have been better casted? She should stick to cartoon voiceovers. Her character isn't remotely funny either though. I hope shes killed off. The Baron character was at least entertaining why did he die and not her? Develop Guillermos story line funny and talented actor with good timing.
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