I just read another review of this show and discovered that Ardal O'Hanlon left after the fifth series.Well kudos to that guy and anyone else who could stick with this show for that long.I sure couldn't. When I first discovered this show, I wondered if it was just an excuse to put the cast of Father Ted in a new show.By the time I got to the second series, it was clear that is the case.It's basically just the same jokes over and over and the stories are very predictable.I was never surprised by anything that happened.The first series showed a lot of potential.This show could have been great but they dropped the ball in the second series.The introduction of a ThermoBaby was the worst thing they could have done.And they don't even try to make the baby interesting.His accent is so thick that I have to rewind every time he talks and still only understand half of what he says.Not only does he not add anything to the show, he hurts it big time.Even worse, they expect us to believe that Ultron babies know everything and can talk but they never grow.I have only been able to sit through four series but the baby hasn't grown at all in three years.That's pretty lame.And the joke about George being stupid gets almost unbearable after a few years.The funniest thing about the show is the "American" cousin.He has the stereotypical New York accent and always wears sports teams shirts and jackets.Like that's all they know about America.We wear sports teams clothes and have terrible accents.It's basically the same as an American show having an Irish character that is always sloppy drunk and wears a bowler with a shamrock in the band.Except that American show would be offensive but insulting Americans is fine.Anyway, if you're looking for something to watch every once in a while, this show may do.If you're looking to binge watch, you'll never make it all the way through.Like the I said, it's very average.

A show that seems to get people angry if you dare to say you like it. Well, I'm going to do just that. I love this show. I really do.When you get lines like this just peppered in throughout the show...Dr. Piers Crispin: What are you doing tonight, Mrs Raven? Mrs. Raven: I'm taking the triplets to see the Exorcist. Dr. Piers Crispin: Hmmm. Terrific movie. Mrs. Raven: Who's talking about the movie? You can see why I like it. The dialogue between the characters is sharp and cruel at times especially between Mrs Raven and Dr Piers Crispin, and also between George and his wife's parents.All the characters here all play their part. The only one that weakens the show in my opinion is the baby that speak fluent English, etc, etc.However failing that. All the characters are a joy, and for me makes me want to watch every last part of the show.My favourite are Mrs. Raven and George "Thermoman" Sunday...They are so funny in different way.This gets as 10 out 10 for me - just because of Mrs.Raven alone

"My Hero" is a concept which enables the script-writers to be as wild and wacky as they like. Its satirical technique relies on the Gullivers Travels' ploy of two cultures, in this case, Terrestrial and Ultronian, whose customs are totally foreign to each other, and need explaining - many of the laughs come from that; as what seems eminently sensible to one, is patently absurd to the other. It is also a spoof on all superheroes, yet Thermoman is believable, in his own way. The cast are all unique characters, with their own appeal to viewers.No doubt "Doctor Who" was regarded with some diffidence by the BBC when it first appeared, yet went on to bigger and better things. I think this show has the same potential. Like "Doctor Who", it has a basic premise which allows for endless variation. Episodes of "My Hero" can vary from mildly amusing to outright hilarious. One of my all-time favourite TV shows.

this show is absolutely hilarious, Ardal O'Hanlon is great as George Sunday / Thermoman, his role is the perfect follow on from Father Ted, the show that made him a star.George is a superhero from the planet Ultron, who came to earth as a superhero, he doesn't know anything about human life and therefore seems to be a total idiot, this is perfect for O'Hanlon who played the same sort of role as Father Dougal Maguire in Father Ted.There are many funny characters in this show, there is Piers, a doctor that is a nationwide celeberity, he also doesn't realize that no-one likes him. There is Mrs Raven the evil receptionist at Piers' clinic, who says something nasty at anyone she sees. Then there is Janet, she is George's wife, and she also works at the clinic, she has two parents that hate each other, Janet and George have a baby with superpowers, it can talk as well, in one episode George loses his memory and the child is then forced to save people using his superpowers.There was many very good episodes in the four series, my favourite episode is where George goes on a super hero training course and he has a replacement called Hillary, that episode was hilarious.Overall, a very funny TV show, with great characters, great scripts and a very good leading performance by Ardal O'Hanlon. 9/10