Kidding: Season One

"Kidding: Season One" is a mind blowing series about a gentle soul kids' television show host whose world is coming apart as he tries to deal with it. Jim Carrey gives an amazing , emotional, gut-wrenching performance as Jeff Pickles, the host and family man. Frank Langella does a fine turn as his father and show producer , also a businessman attempting to protect his business and perhaps his son as well, if that should so happen. Katherine Keener does an especially outstanding job as Jeff's sister, Deirdre who designs and brings to life various puppets for the show. I find the show to be well written, funny as hell, and often shocking, as well as an emotional bombshell. I find it sometimes keeping me on the edge of my seat as I wonder, "What will they think of NEXT?" I LOVE this show, the actors, the characters, and the writing. It hits me a solid punch in my "care" basket!--I think this is some of the BEST acting Jim Carrey has ever done, and if you don't LIKE Jim Carrey maybe you should check this out and see if you might change your mind. Thank you, Showtime for this wonderful television gift!

What a wonderfully creative journey full of raw emotion, hard relationships and performers (both human and puppet) skilled at their craft who make you care.I wish that there were more Behind the Scenes Special Features or commentaries from show creators and a Blu-Ray purchase option!

Show's got great performances across the board, and is emotionally rich.

Jim Carrey is awesome, enough said, just buy it if you like a serious drama and want to feel human emotions.

Awesome

Dark comedy

Most people are completely aware of children’s show host Mr. Rogers and the effect he had on their children. He was harmless and took the time to talk to them on their level, using puppets on his show and inserting subtle messages that helped promote things like breaking down the race barrier. Never in a bad or insulting way but just enough to make things comfortable. But what would the world have been like if Mr. Rogers had a mental breakdown and began changing things without his producer’s approval?That’s the basis for the Showtime series KIDDING. Taking place in Columbus, Ohio, the story focuses around Jeff Piccirillo (Jim Carrey) who stars as Mr. Pickles, the beloved PBS star of MR. PICKLES PUPPET TIME for over 30 years. But Jeff is going through the most traumatic year of his life. The death of one of his sons still troubles him and that passing and his handling of it resulted in his wife leaving him. Trying to cope with the changes in his life is much of what the series is about.But it’s not all drama as the show features some truly dark comedy as well. To be closer to his remaining son Jeff moves into the house next door to his ex-wife Jill (Judy Greer). This leads to some uncomfortable moments as she’s dating someone now and Jeff watches through the window of his home into hers.Jeff also has to deal with his father and the producer of his show Sebastian (Frank Langella). Sebastian is concerned for his son’s well-being but at the same time seems more concerned with the future of the show. The two have problems as the series progresses when Jeff begins to want to insert darker tones into the shows he does, for example talking to children about death. Perhaps there might be a good way for children’s shows to handle this but the odds of this one being it are slim.Another member of the show’s staff is Deirdre "Didi" Perera (Catherine Keener), Jeff’s sister and the head puppet maker for the show. She acts as a buffer between father and son but has problems of her own. Like her daughter witnessing her husband being masturbated by the next door neighbor, a man, in their driveway. Nope, not your normal comedy but certainly a “high” point for Showtime, right?As the show progresses Jeff begins to act stranger and more disturbed. At one point he shaves his head. All of this is his way of forcing the issues he’s concerned about. And yet no one considers sending him away for a while to be taken care of. It would tarnish his image and devour his brand. That, as well as the Jeff’s dealing with his own personal issues, makes up a lot of what the show is about.The question is though is the show funny and worth your time? I was hard pressed to answer that question while watching and then thinking about the series. There were moments that were truly brilliant, moments that were sad and touching. But then there were moments that were distinctly inserted just to shock or make certain that viewers were aware this was a cable and not network series. I’ve always had a problem with that, noting that in most dramas found on networks like Showtime one could set their watch by the amount of time it took for someone to disrobe. Usually it’s at the 8 minute mark.The story it tells is a sad one and the character of Jeff is particularly poignant. You can’t help but feel for him and Carrey, much to my amazement, actually does a good job as Jeff. He reels himself in rather than go for the standard Carrey performance of acting wild and crazy. But Jeff also never seems to move forward and you then sympathize with his wife more than him.In the end the series is interesting and does have some nice performances in it. Some characters are sympathetic and others you want to slap in the face. Through it all it becomes a bit depressing at times relieved by quick moments of humor. If you have an issue with depression perhaps this is not the series for you. Otherwise you might enjoy it but I can’t bring myself to say it’s great. It’s the type of show you can enjoy but if you heard it was being canceled tomorrow you wouldn’t miss it.

Love this show. Great price.

When the package arrived and I opened it and the dvd case was busted and pieces of plastic falling off of it and the discs work but i have noticed that the first disc was skipping a litte also so not really satisfied with the delivery quality.

Du Jim Carrey à son meilleur !

ai bien recu le coli

Trop psychédélique à mon avis !