BoJack Horseman

Phenomenal! I had my doubts at first, but it turned out to be absolutely brilliant. Although it sounds quite unlikely (a cartoon series about an anthropomorphic world in which the main character is a horse, a former TV star who has turned into a complete wreck), it’s one of the truest analogies of practically every aspect of life. Life can be fun, but it can also be a real bitch. Some episodes are pure depression that will bring you down in unprecedented ways (the dinner party with Herb, the half-hour eulogy at the funeral, the big fight with Todd (fu*k man...), the episode in BoJack's head (stupid piece of sh*t), the way towards death). These are moments where the show reaches the absolute top of quality TV. Sarah Lynn's demise (and everything around it) is such an emotional blast that it goes even beyond the top of the genre. To put this into perspective, what Breaking Bad is to live-action series, BoJack Horseman is to animated ones... obviously. S01: 9/10. S02: 8/10. S03: 10/10. S04: 10/10. S05: 10/10. S06: 10/10. (29/04/2023)

In this terrifying world, all we have are the connections that we make. Despite a rather slow beginning when it's trying to find its place and humor in a too forced way, it gradually turns out to be (from the sixth episode of the first season the quality goes up, but that cult/qualitative status "must see" earned it only from its conclusion onwards), black horse (ha ha ha) among animated series aimed exclusively at adult objective viewer, who does not expect the creators to serve him the same episodes one after another, season after season. Although there is a huge amount of (quite specific, based on one-liners, slightly sidelined and thanks to its absurdity it’s certainly not for everyone) humor, the main role has the dramatic story line that ignores every one, even the characters and certainly the viewer too. It has a continuous plot and it is fully based on the development of all the characters. Satirical social reflection and the whole thing is connected by the daily survival of a burnt-out once-famous narcissistic horse (I’m not always the best at being not terrible.) With ugly middle-aged crisis, who is always ready to say something cynical, who is a nihilist to same extent, and tends to have depression, anxiety and alcoholism, self-destructive nature and unrelenting desperate inner desire for recognition/acceptance. And so well (and much better than, for example, Californication/Koalafirnication or Mad Men, to which the main character is closest), that we can say without exaggerating it is a regular (and above all successful) quality TV rather than comedy satiric monkey business (which I don't mean as an insult but rather as an appraisal) like Rick and Morty. Nothing else in the history of television combines such cleverly absurd (meta) humor with brutal ugly sincerity about the relationships of all of us. In addition, it is (also thanks to congenial voiceover) the most emotional series of today (perhaps only Leftovers can keep up). Yes, these emotions are mainly sad, full of unpleasant truths that no one wants to hear, unfulfilled dreams, unspoken sentences, depressed, intoxicated by alcohol, but always and at every moment truly authentic showing normal people lives. Yes, yours too. And it doesn't matter that these emotions are mediated through animated anthropomorphic animals.| S1: 4/5 | S2: 5/5 | S3: 5/5 | S4: 5/5 | S5: 4/5 | S6: 5/5 | (26/07/2016)

This show has a slow start; however, it is very watchable in the end. Some of the characters are hilarious; my favorite is probably the pairing of Mr. Peanutbutter and Todd, both "dumb and dumber" when they plan something together. Some of the jokes are pretty hilarious, so I even had a few laughs. The vibe reminds me of Californication at times, although I like Hank Moody a lot more than BoJack. I am awarding the first season 8/10. (21/07/2015)