IF that doesn't sell you, let me just say that this show is deceptively simple and deeply brilliant. Andy Daly's performance as Forrest is absolutely pitch perfect, by the end of the show you really feel like you've gotten to know and understand him and love him despite his many, many flaws.His pure devotion to his "reviews" to the extent that he completely ruins everything good or decent about his own life is always difficult to watch but my sides are usually sore from laughing by the end. Having not seen the Australian version I can't speak to that, but missing or dismissing this show because it's an American knock-off would be doing yourself a great disservice.

This sad, unfunny snore-fest is NOT original or refreshing as so many people here are claiming it is.With just a tiny effort to know what they are talking about before posting their review, ironic I know, they would have easily found out that this "remake" is really a direct "ripoff" of a brilliant Australian show from just a few years ago.It's all over YouTube and has was so controversial in the first place it was nearly banned from TV in Australia.This show doesn't even come up with its own topics to "review". The first episode of this dreck uses the same topics of its much funnier and, indeed, original counterpart. How is that original? Andy Daly is boring. His forced "acting" style is so awkward I couldn't help but feel embarrassed for him. His "lovely assistant" is just not necessary to the show and is clearly only there to be the token "pretty girl" all shows in the US seem to require.All the extras suck, as well. It's as if they all went to the same attended the School for Wooden Actors and even failed at that.Since the ideas are a ripoff of the original it's pathetic that the writing of this show is so poorly and lazily done. They had great source material to draw from and they couldn't even to anywhere near a quality job.Just skip this mess and watch the real original and refreshing Review with Myles Barlow on youtube.

Yes, 'Review' is a brilliant concept. However, anyone touting it as refreshingly original or uniquely funny is sorely mistaken. The show 'Review' is actually an American reboot of the Australian comedy, 'Review with Myles Barlow' starring Phil Lloyd, first airing in 2008 (See the 'Did You Know?' section).The American 'Review' is a well made program, but like 'The Office (US)', it's a slightly less realistic, less painfully honest and altogether less well formulated show, despite the bigger budget. If you can find the Australian version (a lot of which is on Youtube), I'd recommend comparing the first review of both pilots, 'stealing', to get the idea. A few segments contain Australianisms that might not come across to a foreign audience, but with superior writing, beautifully painful situations and a consistently stellar performance from Phil Lloyd, it's definitely worth checking out.The American 'Review' is great nonetheless, even when it is painfully similar to situations from its Australian predecessor. It may be harder to identify a reboot with smaller series that don't come out of the US or the UK, but it's important to know where credit is due.

I was a bit skeptical about the concept behind this show. What saves it from banality is just how creative and edgy each episode is. The viewer has NO idea what is going to happen next. There is no formula and the tension is often ratcheded up to excruciating levels. There are tons of laughs here and the back stories are woven in expertly. So many comedies are played very hammy with lots of stereotypes. This is a very refreshing new form of comedy where the backdrop is more realistic with only some of the characters being over the top. If you're a fan of Louie, The Office or Curb Your Enthusiasm you will likely really love this show. It's fresh and Andy Daly plays the role of the hapless reporter to perfection. I hope that we see more hilarious comedies coming. Great stuff!