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POLL : What did you think of House of Lies - Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments?

Jan 9, 2012

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17 comments:

  1. spartigus15January 9, 2012 at 3:34 AM

    I really like this show ive seen the pilot 3 times.  The cast is bat $hit crazy and i love it! lol

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  2. DarqueModeJanuary 9, 2012 at 3:39 AM

    This is without doubt my most disappointing pilot of the 2011-2012 season. 

    Other pilots were worse for certain, but I did not have expectation for them to be good. There is potential anytime a cast is that talented, but the over-stylized show and the poor writing wasted the cast's talent.This one will not get a 3 episode watch from me so I hope episode 2 is a drastic improvement!

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  3. Jimi SturgesJanuary 9, 2012 at 3:46 AM

    that was So Funny

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  4. Desola KazeemJanuary 9, 2012 at 3:47 AM

    I also didn't like it much. It wasn't that funny or dramatic .....and the characters were mostly appalling.

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  5. Lilith HellfireJanuary 9, 2012 at 6:11 AM

    saw the pilot and it was a wrap, no thank you!

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  6. Summer1fanJanuary 9, 2012 at 6:20 AM

    I loved part of it and part of it I thought was just ok. but with Kristen Bell in it I can't keep away so I will be watching every week!!

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  7. StickoxydalJanuary 9, 2012 at 6:53 AM

    Already been a while that I saw the pilot, but I didn't like it at all. The cast is great, but the writing was surprisingly poor. I think I didn't laugh once which is bad considering this is not a dramedy like other SHO shows. Definitely gets 1 or 2 more episodes to prove me wrong, but I am disappointed.

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  8. EmilyJanuary 9, 2012 at 9:58 AM

    Don Cheadle and Kirsten Bell: yes.
    Charecters that had me both repulsed and intrigued: yes (its Showtime, after all)
    Gripping plot: no.
    Laugh out loud funny: no.

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  9. HeraJanuary 9, 2012 at 2:17 PM

    I'm not sure if I like it or not yet. I think the stripper and Anna Camp's character were the highlight of the episode for me.

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  10. Sharon SeymourJanuary 9, 2012 at 2:49 PM

    Very average. What a let down. Will give it a few more.

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  11. Jenni LouJanuary 9, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    I usually give a show a few eps before I walk away but even KBell, Cheadle and Jean-Ralphio can't get me to tune in to this mess again.

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  12. Annika L.January 9, 2012 at 10:42 PM

    I really was looking forward to this pilot, not only because of some great actors in the cast but also because I really like the description of the show. But after seeing it, this is by far the worst comedy pilot I've seen this season. I will not watch another episode!

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  13. Bruce_FJanuary 10, 2012 at 5:45 AM

    I wasn't impressed.
     - I didn't buy into Don Cheadle as the charismatic, womanizing, sleazy, snake oil salesman.
     - Poor use of the supporting cast and the guest cast.
     - The plot wasn't exactly gripping.
     - The vulgarity and lewdness doesn't seem organic.  It seems like it's there in a shallow attempt to make the material seem more edgy.

    As a side note, I want to mention that I've read a handful of reviews of HOL and most mention that they weren't pleased with the freeze frame cutaways or Marty Kaan's home life (his father and son) but I think that those two things are the only two features of the show that really worked.

    The bottom line is that this was a very uneven pilot with just as many negatives as positives.  This show gets 3 more episodes to prove itself to me.  If there's no significant improvement, I'm gone.

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  14. lololee24January 10, 2012 at 8:52 AM

    I couldn't believe this show is based on a true story, It's really hard to believe. With that said the show was very funny I liked it.

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  15. Justine KubicaJanuary 11, 2012 at 1:57 PM

    Not impressed actually. Show with such a great cast should be much better.

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  16. Rachel ScottJanuary 13, 2012 at 6:58 AM

    i didn't think the pilot was bad, but i like kristen bell and don cheadle

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  17. magnutudeJanuary 15, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    Finally got around to watch the pilot, and thought that that it was ok, albeit uneven. Love the actors and the performances that was turned in, but the writing was a problem. There was enough for me to see that there might be a shred of humanity that might somewhat redeem at least Marty. I do want to know more about the rest of his team and will give the show a few more eps before I render final judgement on whether or not to cut or keep.

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