I never watched Wilfred when it was on the air because I wasn't much of a TV watcher. However when I saw that Wilfred was on Netflix both the US version and Australian version, I had to give it a shot. It took me an episode or two to really get into it, but I really loved the relationship between Wilfred and Ryan. I thought about it a lot throughout my viewing of the show and the various theories that I have heard about before about the actual nature of the show and how Ryan really sees Wilfred as a human in a dog suit. Why can't it just be about two friends who help each other get through each day. They get each other in trouble, and they help each other out (whether either one of them is real or not). It is hard to say if I think Wilfred is real or not, but he definitely helped Ryan get through some tough life issues. It is a great bond that they have, and I would gladly recommend this show to anyone out there.

Wilfred, now barreling into its 4th and final season, has become one of my favorite shows on television. This may create some bias when reviewing the show, but I believe that the show can give a lot to people willing to give it a chance. The show is centered around Ryan, (played by Elijah Wood), and his neighbor's dog Wilfred, (played by Jason Gann). From the very beginning of the show, you find out about Ryan's struggles, and in regards to issues in his life, they seem to repeat themselves. Wilfred is always there when things go wrong, (trust me, they do a lot), and Ryan always finds himself blaming Wilfred when the situation could have been prevented . I seem to resonate a lot with Ryan, and I feel like much of the common young adult would have to agree with that statement. Ryan has a poor relationship with his father, he can't seem to stay focused enough to hold down a job, his mother is off the walls, and he has a reoccurring struggle with women. All while talking to this dog whom he believes is a person in a dog costume. I see Ryan as an image of the common man not wanting to accept his own issues, and not wanting to accept the fact that he is just one man in an infinity universe. If you are watching this show expecting a comedy, like I did one rainy night 3 years ago, you will be pleasantly surprised when it brings so much more.

I have to admit first that I have never seen the original Australian series...but this is my new favorite show. The fact that Jason Gann reprises his role from the original automatically guarantees that it is a giant step up from most adapted-for-American-TV shows (the horrible US adaptation of The Office comes to mind immediately). This show works for me on so many levels, it's hard to pinpoint what exactly it is that keeps me so enthralled. Elijah Wood is fantastic. He imbues his character with a wide-eyed confusion and pathos (especially in later episodes) that actually reminds me a lot of myself, though I talk to a cat instead of a dog. All those reviewers out there who long for the over- emoting and silly accent of his Frodo performances are missing the point entirely. The development of his character has been incredible, and I sure hope that we get another season to truly dig into his troubled mind and mysterious past. Many of the other characters are equally compelling: Jason Gann actually brings a lot of complexity to his role (a tough row to hoe for a guy in a dog suit), Chris Klein is uniformly excellent in his aw-shucks portrayal of the ever sincere Drew, and Dorian Brown plays spot on as the sister who thinks she's better than Ryan, but in fact is just as much of a screwup, with at least as many emotional issues, as her brother. The smaller roles are also richly illustrated, and the casting is superb all around.I disagree with many people's view that the first season was superior; yes, it was raunchier and had more obvious jokes (including the absolutely hilarious Robin Williams cameo) but I find myself more attracted to the more complex emotional content of the recent episodes. I know others prefer the "Always Sunny in Philadelphia"-style of FX programming, where every character is an unlikable boor, but where that show jumped the shark relatively quickly, "Wilfred" just keeps drawing me further into its strange and confusing labyrinth of emotion.It's not often that a show can feature a scene where the main character is covered in dog semen and still hit me in the guts with genuine feeling. I relate to Ryan in more ways than I can count, and I truly hope this show sticks around despite declining ratings. Nuts to those who think otherwise. If you can't understand this show, then go lobotomize yourself with "Anger Management".

First of all i would like to reply to those intelligent people up there: So you calling the show stupid, while you are the ones that can't see further than pot smoking? The show has more meaning than you could understand. It's not about smoking or being funny the whole time, but it would require more brain power than you seem to have. If you want a dumb show you can actually enjoy (because you might get the fart jokes) go watch the original. This one has more meaning and better story.Wilfred is amazing, much better than the Aus version of it (however that was a different type of Wilfred). This show can get you thinking and also helps you realize everyday problems. Now you wonder, what could get me thinking about a show with a man and a man in a dog costume? Well for one it makes you ask a good question: What's real and what isn't? And how can you tell? This show is not about jokes, so if you are into that, don't even start watching this show... well, it has jokes, laughable moments and funny situations, but if you are in the same group as the above people then you wouldn't get those anyway.I rate it 9/10, but i gotta admit that the second season got some boring episodes. "This why good shows fall." meaning the more clever shows are uninteresting for the American people, like Pushing Daisies? People said it's a dumb show, just because it was beyond their level of intelligence. YOU are the reason why we get more dumb reality shows instead of quality shows. Thanks for that dumb people! example: SyFy has more wrestling and ghost hunting reality show than actual sci-fi...that on a channel meant to be science fiction only