Honestly one of the best shows ever, shame they canceled it
watched 2 seasons in 3days, this show is hilarious, every character is special and very likeable. Even tho some of the jokes feel forced, the show is funny as hell. Enjoyed myself a lot so far, will watch the last season next, dont want it to end so soon =(
Damn, I miss this show!
This show fucking suuuuuuuucks
One of the most generic and unfunny sitcoms I’ve ever witnessed
Happy Endings most certainly didn't get one (it was canceled after three seasons), but it still put in some solid work along the way.
The characters manage to stay likable despite an excess of silliness, and somehow the writers avoided pigeonholing (most) of the characters based on stereotypes. (Alex seemed caught in the "dumb blonde" role, unfortunately.)
If Happy Endings wanted to do itself one favor, it should have been pushing the big story arc along. Three seasons of playing "will they, won't they" with Dave and Alex got pretty long in the tooth by the start of season 3.
"This show has ended" This hurts so much more than it should.
This show really was one of the funniest sitcoms(?) I've ever seen. The jokes and dialogue can be a bit fast-paced, but despite the silliness of many of the characters and/or the actions, it still felt pretty genuine. Another thing I liked about this was that the characters weren't very stereotypical and in fact, the show touched on stereotypes in extremely humorous ways. I was fortunate enough to catch this series early in the first season right after the cancellation of "Love Bites," a similar program on NBC, so I was able to see it as it was broadcasting, which made it a real disappointment when this was cancelled in the 3rd season.
A really fun show that never got the chance to develop itself.
The characters have great chemistry with each other, and each and every one of them has its own unique side without being cliché.
The writers managed to get some very good jokes into the show, and the timing of the actors is pretty decent too. Max is one of the highlights of the cast, and I think that if this would have run for a few more seasons it could've been as popular as New Girl or better.
The weak point is the stale position everyone is in, some of the characters are a bit overdone which leaves not a lot of space for different situations and jokes. It also happens from time to time that a scene is very forced and all actors are literally repeating their lines in stead of acting them out.
A thirty-somethings-in-a-big-city sitcom with a stranger sensibility than How I Met Your Mother or Friends. It veers closer to Don’t Trust the B in Apt. 23 and while not all the jokes land, the actors have an amazing amount of natural chemistry.
I felt like this would have been such a great rebound series. But turns out, I am going to need a rebound for this series. Something always felt like it didn't fit but I always loved it. I loved loved Adam Pally and Casey Wilson. I had no idea Casey was so talented. Also, it has aged comparatively well compared to shows like HIMYM. I wish they got two to three more seasons to fully develop the characters. But I just loved it.
I think about this show every day.
Complete series coming to Blu-ray in 2018!
I won't say this was my favorite show, but this is really a funny one, they should have made at least 5 or 6 seasons, (My Favorite Comedy Show is Community).
Elisha the best of all
Jane, I will always loooooove youuuuuuuuuuuu!
I still can't believe they cancelled Happy Endings. I keep hoping another network will pick 'em up.
Every season finally has a wedding, so and they lived happy forever and ever...
Best sitcom ever
Funny as shit I've never laughed so hard!
season 3 is the best so far
I love hate happy endings.
Whilst this show seems like a horrible rip-off of friends, it is actually an awesome rip-off of friends. It's very aware of what it is and is incredibly fantastic. Easily one of the best sitcoms on TV right now.
You have to watch at least 3 episodes before you pass judgement on this series. It is very up and down. I love this show, and Cocktails & Dreams was about the funniest episode of tv I have ever seen.
Quite an awesome series once you get used to the cast after a couple of episodes.
I am really liking Happy Endings!
Review by Rita El KhouryBlockedParent2014-04-19T09:42:41Z
One year later, I am still heartbroken that Happy Endings actually did end. What an ominous title that was...
It took me almost the entirety of the first season to start feeling the love for Happy Endings, but I stuck it out and I found that while I was expecting a How I Met Your Mother meets Friends kind of show, Happy Endings was much more and very different in all the right ways.
Although the series builds from Dave & Alex's wedding, all 6 characters are equally hilarious, entertaining, adorkable (yes there's a k there), relatable and whimsical. I couldn't pick one strong character in this cast, neither could I pick a weak one (although Dave is a bit of an acquired taste). I will never forget Max' genius "hold your horses" or Winnie The Pooh episode, Alex' "I'm not as dumb as I am" and her couch prank or her "I may not know what an Ira Glass is", Brad's Sim-Brad, Penny's falls and head bumps, Jane's ideal salary negotiation, her calm authority and that episode she loses it all at the couples games night, and Dave's so subtle dorky behavior.
But that isn't even half of Happy Endings' strength. Never before has any show assumed the gay/black attributes of its characters so openly, without making that one particular define their whole identity. Happy Endings broke the stereotypes of those characters, and the stereotypical way in which they are usually dealt with in TV/Movies. It didn't dance around the obvious, try to make a political stance, or avoid laughing about it. As with any group of friends, they sometimes joked about Max not being gay enough, or Brad's black origins and the way he speaks, and the jokes were real and tasteful.
There's also the fact that Happy Endings is a physical + spoken + situation comedy at once, a traditional sitcom in that sense, but the spoken aspect was always subdued, full of references, and it made you work for your reward in every joke. I was often too focused on one aspect or character and didn't notice what else was happening simultaneously. I also missed some of the verbal jokes. That's why there is such an added value in re-watching Happy Endings.
I have seen every episode at least 5 times and I STILL find new things to laugh at. That's how much there is going on, and how brilliant the show is. I am grateful that we got 3 seasons of Happy Endings, but I would have loved more, so much and much and much more.