S1E1: Lucky Louie

A show that the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights called "barbaric". Lucky Louie was an HBO original that was a bit of a departure from most of their other programing. To start, the channel rarely made sitcoms and of the few this was the first that was actually recorded in front of a live studio audience. Lucky Louie was also without the constraints of traditional sitcoms in that it had no language limitations. The show stars Louis C.K. who plays a part time mechanic struggling to get by with a wife and daughter. The show was largely inspired by Norman Lear sitcoms and "The Honeymooners". They even went as far as to use the blueprints for The Honeymooners set to create their own. Despite promising ratings HBO canceled Lucky Louie after only one season with speculation that they just didn't want to associate with a show that didn't fit their high class image.

Does the show take it a little too far or was HBO correct in pulling the plug early? Find out as we deep dive the show's pilot episode.

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Starring: Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon, Mike Hagerty, Laura Kightlinger, Jim Norton, Rick Shapiro, Kim Hawthorne, & Jerry Minor