The Kominsky Method
I just started watching this series on Netflix. Wow, what fabulous writing and acting! Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin star as two aging show-biz guys who try to keep their careers alive. It's funny and touching and did I mention the writing is exceptional?
Created by Chuck Lorre, who also created Big Bang Theory.

redstateblues
(10,565 posts)ariadne0614
(2,000 posts)I binge-watched both seasons on Netflix. Looking forward to doing the same with S3. Oh, and also Kim's Convenience.
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)patricia92243
(12,964 posts)the rest of it yet. It is supposed to be a comedy. This is not funny.
ariadne0614
(2,000 posts)It was cringeworthy. Things get better as the season progresses, but it's definitely not aging well. There's no comparison to TKM.
bahboo
(16,953 posts)the scene at Musso and Frank's alone was worth it...
mainer
(12,388 posts)I went there with a fellow screenwriter, just to sit where F. Scott Fitzgerald sat. The food was so-so, but the history was delicious.
bahboo
(16,953 posts)Friday afternoon martini. So much fun....and a GREAT martini! Would see vaguely familiar faces from the biz...
MuseRider
(34,860 posts)Watched it twice and am awaiting the next, and final (sadly I think they announced it was final) season.
It just fits together so well, every cast member and the stories just flow with so much life and humor.
bif
(26,003 posts)Although I thought Michael Douglass was kind of whiney at times.
efhmc
(15,748 posts)mac2766
(658 posts)It's one that I'll binge watch again. It's very good.
Ohiya
(2,595 posts)We watched the first four episodes last night. We probably would have watched more, but it was getting late!
bif
(26,003 posts)He was the main reason I watched the first two seasons. Such a great actor.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)He was gone.
However his daughter's husband's a bit witty too.
Arkin only agreed to two years at outset
yellowdogintexas
(23,375 posts)Even without Arkin.
You will enjoy the ending
SharonClark
(10,489 posts)and season 3 was my favorite despite no Alan Arkin.
ProudMNDemocrat
(19,980 posts)Love this show.
bif
(26,003 posts)nuxvomica
(13,497 posts)Even without Alan Arkin, the character of Norman Newlander has a presence in every episode.
Tracer
(2,769 posts)laughed out loud at some of the interactions.
But they could have laid off the penis/prostate/sex jokes.
llmart
(16,667 posts)A few prostate jokes would have been funny, but it just went on and on until it was just too much.
Other than that, I've only gotten through one season so far and I laughed out loud at quite a few of the jokes.
bif
(26,003 posts)It's really good. Smart writing and good acting. What more could you ask for? I do miss Alan Arkin, but it's still quite good.
mainer
(12,388 posts)If youre withdrawing from Kominsky Method. Again, good writing and Jean Smart is fantastic as an aging comedienne.
bif
(26,003 posts)I seem to be subscribing to every streaming service since the pandemic.
bif
(26,003 posts)I wish there were more shows on Netflix that are this good!