It saddens me that this show isn't hailed by critics and viewers alike. Those looking for a knee-slapping comedy will have to look elsewhere. Not to say it isn't funny, because it is - but the humour is usually low-key, often muted by an underlying sadness or ennui. But it's all so beautiful. The setting and ambience give me deep, long nostalgia pangs, even though I've never lived in Venice or anywhere near it. People riding around in shorts, getting by on a shoestring, struggling with honesty and friendships and knowing what to do with their life... well, I loved it. Ignore the critics (and get past the first episode, which isn't the best).

As soon as I started the show, it began pulling me in. Now I try to watch the episodes as slowly as possible. I'm on an anti-binge. I don't want to run out and have to wait for more. The show has heart and it shows a flawed human being trying to stay as straight as he can amongst a group of broken friends. The chemistry is wonderful and the show is addictive.

Chip makes me want to break my computer--one too many guys in my youth were Chip. Best depiction of AA ever. And somehow they capture the Venice of my memory, in a crazy hilarious way. Everything is quirky, witty, fun. Not perfect but fascinating show. Sorry only 6 episodes this time.

Flaked is easily the most misunderstood show of the last couple of years and I think it's because of peoples frustration at not being able to neatly pigeonhole it in to a established genre.Flaked is all about the characters, every thing is driven by that simple rule. The drama, humor and tragedy in the show all derive first from the character and never from the plot. This makes it difficult to place in to one specific genre and boy do people seem to hate that they can't identify this show by labeling it. Without posting spoilers, the show makes bold choices with its main characters, their motives are not always clear and to a large extent over the first two season the viewer is trusted to make their own decisions about what is driving and motivating these characters. The characters are all flawed but their flaws aren't clichéd and nobody on the show seems to make decisions for a single reason, it's complexity is presented in a simple format, its subtle and never beats you over the head or forces tidy resolutions to drive the plot.The performances are all fantastic, and even the lesser developed characters are believable with the only real misstep being Christopher Mintz-Plasse's Topher who is the closest we get to a clichéd villain, but even then his inclusions and the situations that arise from his presence are interesting and gives us a chance to delve deeper in to what drives this group of misfits.The other thing that needs mentioning is just how beautifully shot this show is, Venice as presented in the show (with some artistic license on locations) is the sort of place you immediately want to be. Its as an important a character on the show as anybody else and it makes perfect sense that our main cast of characters would have ended up there.I love Flaked, I think it offers a fascinating character study and delivers it in an easily digestible beautiful format. Go in with an open mind, forget trying to label it with a specific genre and enjoy the ride. It really is something special.