Anyone else get reminded of BoJack with this show? Obviously it's more realistic than a cartoon but a lot of plot similarities. If BoJack & Mr. Peanut Butter were best friends it would almost be the same. Todd is Cooler ...Kara is Princess ..London is Diane ..Obviously Will Arnett was close to that material so I wonder if he was inspired by it at all. Either way he did a nice job with Flaked...
shareI don't really see it. I watched BoJack season 1 fully and have almost finished season 2 (its not my kind of show but I want to give it a fair shake instead of binge in the background) and I still don't really see it.
BoJack never struck me as trying to change other than to get back what he had lost (fame, respect, money) but Chip struck me as willing to give up his life and rebuild something from its ashes for his wife and himself, yet somehow he ended up fitting that new life better than his old one. It allowed his worst qualities to guide him through this new life while inadvertently , purposefully for his "fellow" alcoholics, helping others to embrace what they are instead of hating themselves for things they never intended. Literally he has become the walking embodiment of the serenity prayer for these people.
Flaked I didn't love, but I did like it. I look forward to a second season more to see where they will go with it rather than feeling a need for more of the story but I did like it.