Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

BlazeLime Strong and Moving!

FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

trish-64 I gave up on this series during series 6 - the episode on the plane. This was the point at which the characters became mere caricatures and the show descended into farce as the writers ran out of ideas. It started out OK - series one and two were quite good, though probably too explicit for some (sex, after all, is what the show is about). Series three went off the boil a bit - Duchovny's attractions just aren't sufficient to believe he would attract ALL of these women, especially given his age (when I was a student, I wouldn't have touched any man over 23 with a bargepole, frankly). Charlie's relationship with his boss was just stupid, but the series had some strong plot arcs that made up for it. Series four was when I started to get annoyed, as I just didn't believe Hank's lawyer would behave like this, though the trial denouement was interesting, but series five was much better, with the characters' bad behaviours and poor life choices coming home to roost. However, series six totally lost the plot - there are only so many ways that writers can find to keep principal characters apart so such issues tend to become contrived when a show outlives its natural lifespan; Natascha McElhone was given virtually nothing to do except roll her eyes; the rock stars and their wives were just caricatures. Meanwhile, Charlie by now had become a character that existed only for bad things to happen to, including his small penis/bent penis/premature ejaculation/baldness/general sliminess. So, I gave up. Shame. If they'd stopped at series 3, perhaps, my memories of this show would be better, but overall I wasted a bit too much time on it.

parmetd The first six seasons set this show up to be one of the best TV series ever produced. An all star performance by both actors, actresses and writers... it was an adult show discussing real situations, adding humor, lunacy and mocking certain stereotypes. It was unafraid to be real, always very witty and executed with some create scenes, cinematography and acting. Madeleine Martin really shines as the daughter and who knew David Duchovny could act?! After all those years on X-files, I think most people thought he was a hack. But in this show, David and Madeleine provided some of the best acting any fan could ever ask for! Still (and some spoilers from here on out), they could have easily and amazingly ended the sixth season as the end of the show. Yet they killed some of the coolest characters (Faith and Atticus) but they continued the show by creating terrible, not believable characters and casting them with some of the worst actors ever (cough Levon yuck). The Hank Moody character did not need this angle. And it did not work at all. The last season is practically unwatchable and nearly ruins the entire show. I will say the final episode is okay and does end the series reasonably well... but the other 11 episodes of the season are just pure cringe worthy and only exist to setup this mediocrely, executed ending in the 12th episode. Meh. Do yourself a favor and watch the first six seasons and pretend the 7th does not exist.

ElessarAndurilS I didn't know David Duchovny had slipped into a comedy on Showtime back in the after years of launching from X-Files, but having always thought he had a very good dry sense of humor come through in his acting I was pleased to see "Californication" on Netflix. I found the show to be excellent. I loved that it ended with him and Karen together accepting the imperfection of their relationship since that is so much more real than what romantics sell. Those old couples who make a life together know this truth, that the secret to a long relationship is not changing the other person or a storybook life. It is accepting all their shortcomings and failures and standing by their side in spite of them. If people got married with that reality as an expectation there would be fewer divorces.The show simply made me laugh, many times unexpected and out loud. Streaming it on my laptop my wife got interested because she had to find out what was making me blurt out laughter unexpectedly so frequently. The stories push the boundaries of reality, but it's a comedy based on the messed up nature of human sexual desires so I expected it to and therefore dropped all judgemental-ism at the start. The extremes were amusing, the child more mature than the parent led to a good place in the story and added to the likability of a character who in trying to do the right thing always seemed to a) make the wrong decision or b) have fate throw it upon him. A good watch, didn't burn out on it like I did Weeds and it let me have an ending where I got to simply smile and move on.Do the same, great streaming show.

darvin-2 Just finished a binge watching the series and had a hard time putting it down. The title Californication is probably somewhat misleading. Simply put, the show is about the life of Hank Moody. A aging and charming boyish writer deeply in love with the mother of his child who just can't seem to avoid the trappings of life in the fast lane once his novel becomes a movie. Bouncing around from gig to gig with his best friend turned agent they discover a never ending ride of debauchery that keeps him at arm's length form that which he holds most dear. A never ending ride of drugs, booze and sexual encounters ensue as things spiral out of control.It wasn't what I was expecting but you do fall in love with the characters and oddly keep rooting for Hank to pull it out of the gutter. My only disappointment was the last season (7th) which seemed unnecessary and somewhat rushed. If you can resist, I recommend stopping at the end of Season 6 though I know that will be hard given the ending. You won't really miss much.