Looking
Three gay men in San Francisco, being quietly ordinary.
Reviewed by The Jibbi Editors
Cancelled for being undramatic, which was precisely the point.
- 2014–2016
- 30 min episodes
- 8.2 on IMDb
- #nostalgic
- #drama
Our take
Andrew Haigh — of Weekend and All of Us Strangers — brought the same register to HBO: low-key, naturalistic, a lot of walking and talking about whether to text someone back. Critics called it slow, audiences did not turn up, and it was cancelled after two seasons and wrapped up in a film.
It has aged extremely well. The arguments about gentrification, open relationships and what you owe an ex are the arguments people were actually having, and Jonathan Groff’s character being mildly irritating is a feature. If you want a show where nothing terrible happens because you are gay, this is it.
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Scores
Ours
- Jibbi Score — 4 out of 5 rainbows. Cancelled for being undramatic, which was precisely the point.
Everyone else’s
- IMDb — 8.2 out of 10 from 23,874 votes, via OMDb.
- TMDB — 7.5 out of 10 from 179 votes, refreshed daily.
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The plot, officially
Three friends in San Francisco who explore the fun and sometimes overwhelming options available to a new generation of gay men.
Synopsis and poster via TMDB.