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Feb 2, 2017 · “Santa Clarita Diet” on Netflix (10 episodes available on Friday) is an odd and yet oddly simple series. Think of it as “Ozzie and Harriet and Zombies.”
Feb 2, 2017 · In a TV landscape in which body disposal has become a way for dramas to show their cable edginess, ‘Santa Clarita Diet’ may be the body disposal-iest show since ‘Dexter,’ if not ever.”
Jun 9, 2020 · If you can handle gore, “Santa Clarita Diet” (on Netflix) fits the bill. Saeed Adyani/Netflix. By Margaret Lyons. Published June 9, 2020 Updated June 10, 2020. Without thinking much about ...
- Margaret Lyons
- 'A Diet That's Definitely Worth Keeping'
- 'A Suburban Sitcom with Bite'
- 'A Treat For A Very Specific Sense of Humor'
- 'Surprisingly Sweet For Its Zombie-Mom Trappings'
- 'Satisfies, But Doesn’T Nourish'
USA Today'sRobert Biancosaid the show goes beyond just spoofing zombie movies. "At heart — and this show does have a surprisingly warm, beating heart — Diet is a comedy about the lengths we’ll go to protect the ones we love and preserve a sense of normalcy, even in the most abnormal situations," he writes. "Which may be why some of the funniest mom...
Mike Hale, of The New York Times, lauded the show's creator Victor Fresco. "Fresco made his name with Better Off Ted, which played fast and loose with the conventions of the office comedy. In Santa Clarita, he attacks the family sitcom with the same stylized absurdity and mock naïveté. And zombies." He added: "The first few episodes of Santa Clarit...
Variety TV critic Sonia Saraiyacalled the show hilarious but noted it's not for everyone. "It's treat for a very specific sense of humor — and a little unpleasant for everyone else," she wrote. Saraiya was especially impressed by Barrymore and Olyphant. "Both Barrymore and Olyphant commit with deadpan brilliance to the ridiculous story, playing sel...
Los Angeles Times' Robert Lloydwas a fan of the performance by Liv Hewson, who plays Joel and Sheila's teen daughter Abby. He also enjoyed the slew of guest stars. "As their daughter, Abby, Liv Hewson has some of the dry, sardonic impudence of a 1930s film heroine; she is in some respects the glue of the series and pairs well with nerdy boy-next-do...
Erik Adams, of The A.V. Club, had mixed thoughts. "At a nuts-and-bolts level, Santa Clarita Diet isn’t entirely novel: In addition to those Ash Vs. Evil Dead and Stan Against Evil parallels, the show is essentially a sitcom hybridization of iZombie and The Americans," he writes. "The main attraction, and the thing that’ll pull viewers from one epis...
Mar 29, 2019 · Forever!: Directed by Adam Arkin. With Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson, Skyler Gisondo. A twist in the FBI's investigation takes Eric and Abby by surprise. Sheila introduces Jean to a new diet. Joel tries to trick the ever-elusive Ron.
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- Comedy, Horror
- Adam Arkin
- 2019-03-29
Feb 5, 2017 · Santa Clarita Diet, Netflix’s deliciously weird new comedy, unleashes bloody zombie hell on suburbia. Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant star in a very odd new show that tears up sitcom...
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Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant star in this Netflix-original series as married realtors, Sheila and Joel, who are living a quiet life, raising their teenage daughter in Santa Clarita,...
