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mainer

(12,179 posts)
Thu May 27, 2021, 11:17 AM May 2021

The Kominsky Method

I just started watching this series on Netflix. Wow, what fabulous writing and acting! Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin star as two aging show-biz guys who try to keep their careers alive. It's funny and touching and did I mention the writing is exceptional?

Created by Chuck Lorre, who also created Big Bang Theory.

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The Kominsky Method (Original Post) mainer May 2021 OP
Incredible show. First two seasons were great. I'll miss Alan Arkin redstateblues May 2021 #1
+1 ariadne0614 May 2021 #2
I tried to not binge watch it. I lasted two nights redstateblues May 2021 #3
I was so shocked at KIm's convenience "plot" for S3 that I haven't watched patricia92243 Jun 2021 #20
I was disappointed with S3/E1 as well. ariadne0614 Jun 2021 #21
have watched the first episode and it was fantastic... bahboo May 2021 #4
Yes, fun to see Musso and Frank's! mainer May 2021 #7
when I lived in Hollywood, I would go for the occasional... bahboo May 2021 #8
Loved it. MuseRider May 2021 #5
Saw it when it first came out. Very entertaining. bif May 2021 #6
His character was a bit whiny. I assume you mean his character. efhmc May 2021 #11
Yep. bif Jun 2021 #12
I've watched it through twice now... mac2766 May 2021 #9
Thanks for posting this. Ohiya May 2021 #10
Without Alan Arkin, I'll skip season 3 bif Jun 2021 #13
I agree. Had to stop watching I was so shocked Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2021 #18
Don't skip it. It was great. yellowdogintexas Jun 2021 #29
I watched all 3 seasons over a few days SharonClark Jun 2021 #14
Season III was GREAT. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2021 #15
Maybe I'll give it a shot. bif Jun 2021 #16
Agreed! nuxvomica Jun 2021 #17
This show is full of clever repartee and I've actually Tracer Jun 2021 #19
I agree with you on your assessment. llmart Jun 2021 #28
I'm binging Season 3 bif Jun 2021 #22
"Hacks" is a good follow up series mainer Jun 2021 #23
Looks like it isn't on Netflix, however. bif Jun 2021 #24
HBO max. mainer Jun 2021 #25
Finished Season 3 the other night. Well worth it! bif Jun 2021 #26
Excellent series JohnSJ Jun 2021 #27

ariadne0614

(1,869 posts)
2. +1
Thu May 27, 2021, 11:31 AM
May 2021

I binge-watched both seasons on Netflix. Looking forward to doing the same with S3. Oh, and also Kim's Convenience.

patricia92243

(12,827 posts)
20. I was so shocked at KIm's convenience "plot" for S3 that I haven't watched
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 05:43 AM
Jun 2021

the rest of it yet. It is supposed to be a comedy. This is not funny.

ariadne0614

(1,869 posts)
21. I was disappointed with S3/E1 as well.
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 06:48 AM
Jun 2021

It was cringeworthy. Things get better as the season progresses, but it's definitely not aging well. There's no comparison to TKM.

bahboo

(16,953 posts)
4. have watched the first episode and it was fantastic...
Thu May 27, 2021, 11:55 AM
May 2021

the scene at Musso and Frank's alone was worth it...

mainer

(12,179 posts)
7. Yes, fun to see Musso and Frank's!
Thu May 27, 2021, 01:47 PM
May 2021

I went there with a fellow screenwriter, just to sit where F. Scott Fitzgerald sat. The food was so-so, but the history was delicious.

bahboo

(16,953 posts)
8. when I lived in Hollywood, I would go for the occasional...
Thu May 27, 2021, 05:49 PM
May 2021

Friday afternoon martini. So much fun....and a GREAT martini! Would see vaguely familiar faces from the biz...

MuseRider

(34,368 posts)
5. Loved it.
Thu May 27, 2021, 01:09 PM
May 2021

Watched it twice and am awaiting the next, and final (sadly I think they announced it was final) season.

It just fits together so well, every cast member and the stories just flow with so much life and humor.

bif

(23,980 posts)
6. Saw it when it first came out. Very entertaining.
Thu May 27, 2021, 01:44 PM
May 2021

Although I thought Michael Douglass was kind of whiney at times.

Ohiya

(2,431 posts)
10. Thanks for posting this.
Fri May 28, 2021, 07:48 AM
May 2021

We watched the first four episodes last night. We probably would have watched more, but it was getting late!

bif

(23,980 posts)
13. Without Alan Arkin, I'll skip season 3
Wed Jun 2, 2021, 09:12 AM
Jun 2021

He was the main reason I watched the first two seasons. Such a great actor.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
18. I agree. Had to stop watching I was so shocked
Mon Jun 7, 2021, 03:21 PM
Jun 2021

He was gone.

However his daughter's husband's a bit witty too.

Arkin only agreed to two years at outset

Tracer

(2,769 posts)
19. This show is full of clever repartee and I've actually
Fri Jun 11, 2021, 12:01 PM
Jun 2021

laughed out loud at some of the interactions.

But they could have laid off the penis/prostate/sex jokes.

llmart

(16,331 posts)
28. I agree with you on your assessment.
Wed Jun 23, 2021, 02:20 PM
Jun 2021

A few prostate jokes would have been funny, but it just went on and on until it was just too much.

Other than that, I've only gotten through one season so far and I laughed out loud at quite a few of the jokes.

bif

(23,980 posts)
22. I'm binging Season 3
Thu Jun 17, 2021, 11:41 AM
Jun 2021

It's really good. Smart writing and good acting. What more could you ask for? I do miss Alan Arkin, but it's still quite good.

mainer

(12,179 posts)
23. "Hacks" is a good follow up series
Thu Jun 17, 2021, 04:11 PM
Jun 2021

If you’re withdrawing from Kominsky Method. Again, good writing and Jean Smart is fantastic as an aging comedienne.

bif

(23,980 posts)
26. Finished Season 3 the other night. Well worth it!
Mon Jun 21, 2021, 10:41 AM
Jun 2021

I wish there were more shows on Netflix that are this good!

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