Search Party
Search Party
TV-MA | 21 November 2016 (USA)
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    Exoticalot

    People are voting emotionally.

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    Stellead

    Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

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    Janae Milner

    Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

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    Mandeep Tyson

    The acting in this movie is really good.

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    Roselovesmovies

    I did not expect much out of this show when I turned it on, and perhaps as the first episode goes by you may be wondering why it has so many fantastic reviews. But what at first seems like a dry comedy about self-absorbed millennials soon turns into a thoughtful commentary about human's drive for purpose and meaning. Honestly, this show is much more than any typical modern comedy/mystery. This is one of the amazing gems of television that creeps into your thoughts at nighttime, and can very well influence your perspective. As some have suggested before, it would be more wise to consider this a piece of art rather than simply another television show. I cannot recommend it enough. Give it a chance beyond the first few episodes and you will be surprised.

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    Charles Herold (cherold)

    From the beginning, I was fascinated by this quirky series, in which an unhappy young woman with shallow friends and little ambition latches onto the mysterious disappearance of a casual acquaintance, and, after thinking she sees her in a restaurant, going full-out Nancy Drew, roping her friends into the search.It's not the humor that drew me to the series. The comedic elements rarely made me laugh; it was more of an, "ah, clever" sort of reaction. I'd say it's more a satire of the modern age than a comedy, although I guess that's a form of modern comedy, as seen from Louis CK or Master of None, although I personally prefer Search Party to those.While I didn't laugh much, I was fully invested in the relatably flawed and uncertain Dory. She's not much less awful or shallow than her friends, but she has a dogged determination, holding onto her mystery like a life raft, that keeps you rooting for her.To a large extent, Search Party is an existential mystery. If you're looking for Agatha Christie or Dashiell Hammett then you'll be disappointed, but if you want a series concerned more with the utter absurdity of Christie/Hammett if placed in the real world, this show is wonderfully satisfying.

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    gnosticagnostic

    Quirky and dark, but always funny, Search Party invites us to consider the mischief we create by trying to conjure a grandiose sense of meaning in our lives. Whether that takes the form of gossip, chronic attention-seeking, flight into unhealthy romance, compulsive lying, or over-focus on "helping" someone else, this series reveals our most unsavory and recurring coping strategies with humor and grace.While its abrupt style and shallow characters might at first seem to hide this basic message, interplay between the characters reveals that each of them is trying very hard to defend and secure their status, without taking much note of the people around them. And the drama ensues! Search Party is not mere TV pulp. It is the closest thing I've seen in the last several years to literature on my screen.Watch this series; then watch it again.

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    hardflopy

    I usually do not bother to write a review and leave that to others, but every single review I found on this here was negative and in no way representative of how people I know perceived this show. I seriously question the (lack of) taste of the previous reviewers. If this is not your genre than don't review it.I am TV show addict and am always on the look out for something new, something that puts my mind in motion and moves me or something that just makes me laugh. Stumbled across "Search Party" yesterday and binge watched all available episodes. It's a refreshing take on dark comedy. The casting here is phenomenal and so is the script and story.The main character is portrayed by Alia Shawkat, which you should remember from the classic "Arrested Development". She's grown up now, and her acting has grown with her. This is definitely one of her best performances. I could talk about the rest of the cast here but this review would get too long. Rest assured they live up to the standards set by Alia.In a nutshell I would summarize this show as an inside look at American culture of this generation. The main character is in search of herself, and I don't think the "friends" she has are helping her move forward. An old college acquaintance goes missing and she takes it upon herself to figure out what happened to her (in order to fill a void in her own life). That's it! A simple proposition that generates a lot of interesting and funny situations. The characters in this show are hilarious ranging from the uber-gay, the fake, two faced, and the paranoid.I strongly advise you give this a try and form your own opinion. I can assure you that this is a well worth addition to the fall TV scheduling. Probably one the most refreshing and stylish shows this season. Can't wait for the next episode. Enjoy!

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