Lucky Louie - TV-MA
Raw comedy intended for mature audiences only.
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- TV Rating: TV-MA
- Network: HBO
- Cast: Louis C.K., Kelly Gould
- Genre: Comedy
- >Available On: DVD,Download
Parents need to know
Families can talk about how television can offer a very unrealistic version of family life and that in real life, having a strong marriage and supporting a family takes hard work. What challenges has your family faced? Are there issues that you think your family needs to work on to make it stronger? Issues like class, race, and gender are also good discussion topics.
Message
Social Behavior:
Promotes family life, albeit from a dark point of view. Also shows drug use, drug sales, and deception. Class, race, and gender issues are common. Some ethnic diversity among the ensemble cast.
Consumerism:
Product labels of food items are visible, including Nature Valley Trail Mix, Sun Maid Raisins, Foster Farms Chicken, and Rolling Rock beer. Fast food items include meals and snacks from McDonald's and Cinnabon.
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Adult consumption of alcohol and tobacco clearly visible. Drug use is discussed but not shown.
Violence
Some physical fighting among characters, including occasional scenes of characters slapping each other on the face hard enough to leave light-but-visible marks. A gun is visible but not used or discussed in a positive context.
Sex
Sex scenes and frequent, blunt discussions of various body parts and sexual acts. Nudity, masturbation.
Language
Frequent use of a wide range of curse words, ranging from "dick" and "ass" to "f--k."
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Melissa Camacho
Is it any good?
The series introduces storylines that center on blunt, often-crass discussions of sex, drugs, and more sex. (Setting the tone for the series, the pilot episode opens with a conversation between Louie and 4-year-old Lucy that includes details about his marijuana smoking.) The dialogue also contains frequent, unambiguous discussions about selling drugs, orgasms, masturbation, and various other sexual acts. The strong sex scenes between Louie and his wife lack any heart or emotion; instead, they're moments in which viewers can literally see their own unpleasant, awkward bedroom moments.
This series isn't about happy endings, being liked, or being polite. It's about pushing the envelope by offering a very raw portrayal of American family life. In doing so, it sometimes gets a few laughs, but mostly it feels like envelope-pushing for envelope-pushing's sake. And it's absolutely not for kids.
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