This is the first show I've watched in a long time where I actually fully laughed aloud. The lines are casually delivered with expert timing and it's an intelligent kind of dark, quick witted humour that probably best lands with "elder millennials" but is obviously funny for all. It's also one of those shows you can rewatch and find funny lines missed the first time around. Such good writing and acting! Ken Marino as the manager/ "best friend" of Chase Dreams is my favourite character. I'm so glad to see a season 2 is in the works. This is one of the most slept on shows. I've told all my friends to watch.
73 Reviews
Pretty decent
exlana23 September 2021
A well-crafted skewering of today's pop culture landscape
valinvancouver10 June 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I've watched the entire first season and every episode has been loaded with "sick burns" at the expense of what passes for popular culture these days. "The Other Two" are the virtually washed up, late 20s siblings of the latest internet sensation, the Justine Bieber-ish Chase Dreams. Riding the fringes of their brothers success and celebrity, this show brilliantly illustrates the vacuity and cynical marketing of social media fame. The fact that it's all so recognizable makes me wonder why it hasn't been addressed head-on like this before.
Icing on the cake: people of all ages can enjoy it. The older siblings experience moments of growth and, as the trio's mother, Molly Shannon is a treat as a woman who willingly walks through every door that opens to her. And they do a decent job of wrapping the season up, finally bringing to light how her husband/their father actually died the year before (something they allude to all through the season).
Icing on the cake: people of all ages can enjoy it. The older siblings experience moments of growth and, as the trio's mother, Molly Shannon is a treat as a woman who willingly walks through every door that opens to her. And they do a decent job of wrapping the season up, finally bringing to light how her husband/their father actually died the year before (something they allude to all through the season).
Just Increased Rating
hillaryrmarshall25 September 2021
I literally laugh out loud when I am doing this show. The dynamic between Brook and Kerry is comic gold. They get into so many hilarious situations both together and separate and their reactions and commentary is raw and funny. Season one was funny, but Season 2 is easily even better.
Perfect ! ! !
cekadah22 February 2019
!!! To the point of distraction!! ! Luv it !
I have seen the first 4 episodes and was hooked on episode one. A delightful show with actors chosen and cast with precision. Helen Yorke and Drew Tarver couldn't be more perfect as sister & brother struggling to find their successful path while their younger brother 'Case' cannot keep success away from anything he attemps.
And Molly Shannon, Wanda Sykes, Richard Kind, add a perfect pinch of spice!
Season 2 has started with a bang! Bravo
Don't miss this one! Please.
I have seen the first 4 episodes and was hooked on episode one. A delightful show with actors chosen and cast with precision. Helen Yorke and Drew Tarver couldn't be more perfect as sister & brother struggling to find their successful path while their younger brother 'Case' cannot keep success away from anything he attemps.
And Molly Shannon, Wanda Sykes, Richard Kind, add a perfect pinch of spice!
Season 2 has started with a bang! Bravo
Don't miss this one! Please.
OMFG
brian_spence_ni20 April 2019
I could barely handle how continuously outrageous the first series was. I blasted it in about 3 hours, because I just couldn't stop watching.
Everything that was happening was so wrong yet so right...I wish I couldn't empathise with the characters, but they just all felt so real. Absolutely can't wait for season 2. And can anyone tell me why this is sitting at 7.4 on imdb when i write this? Do people fundamentally lack a sense of humour?
Everything that was happening was so wrong yet so right...I wish I couldn't empathise with the characters, but they just all felt so real. Absolutely can't wait for season 2. And can anyone tell me why this is sitting at 7.4 on imdb when i write this? Do people fundamentally lack a sense of humour?
Declining Quickly
hannahb-5618229 June 2023
The first season was hysterical. The satire was great, and this show did an excellent job of making fun of itself. The characters were likable enough, and at least with me, I wanted to see "the other two" succeed.
Then season two started with these characters' careers taking off, and as with all shows, they want drama. So, their actions became more problematic, they started to venture into more experimental and less character-like avenues, and it was not as enjoyable to watch. While it still had some funny moments, the show no longer withheld the satirical atmosphere from season one, and suddenly, it began to take itself seriously. And this became the show's problem.
By season three, though not finished, I had to stop watching. Not only are the characters unlikeable...they are unwatchable. Typically characters emotionally develop as shows continue, they mature, but these have all done the opposite. Even more so, it's clear that none of them really love or care about one another, which is a far cry from their relationships in season one.
I know shows typically like to get worse before they get better, Love Victor, I am looking at you, but this is too much. You normally have one or two characters doing poorly, some doing well, and some veering on the edge of both. For me, by season three, they all have made the characters so terrible there isn't anything or anyone worth watching.
It's disappointing because this had a tremendous amount of potential. I hope that for the viewers sticking it out, it does redeem some of itself as the show continues, but sadly, I can no longer sit and wait for it.
Then season two started with these characters' careers taking off, and as with all shows, they want drama. So, their actions became more problematic, they started to venture into more experimental and less character-like avenues, and it was not as enjoyable to watch. While it still had some funny moments, the show no longer withheld the satirical atmosphere from season one, and suddenly, it began to take itself seriously. And this became the show's problem.
By season three, though not finished, I had to stop watching. Not only are the characters unlikeable...they are unwatchable. Typically characters emotionally develop as shows continue, they mature, but these have all done the opposite. Even more so, it's clear that none of them really love or care about one another, which is a far cry from their relationships in season one.
I know shows typically like to get worse before they get better, Love Victor, I am looking at you, but this is too much. You normally have one or two characters doing poorly, some doing well, and some veering on the edge of both. For me, by season three, they all have made the characters so terrible there isn't anything or anyone worth watching.
It's disappointing because this had a tremendous amount of potential. I hope that for the viewers sticking it out, it does redeem some of itself as the show continues, but sadly, I can no longer sit and wait for it.
heartfelt hilarious and suprising
tonifan-4846426 January 2019
Okay i saw the trailer for this show and while i wasnt sure what to expect the show was fantastic its hilarious and heartfelt the show has great characters and so funny at the same time very very good it has a tremindous first episode and i can only hope for better
The other one has lost his charm
janvl041210 June 2023
To illustrate my feelings about the main character, Cary, I'll paraphrase the illustrious Karen Walker: he's not the elusive gay nerd, he turns out to be the much more common gay opportunist. In other words both the character and much of the series lost their charm imo, for once I could relate or be charmed by a gay character, by now he's turned into a self-centered insufferable vapid shell of a stereotype. All this while the complete reversed scenario is playing out for the other one of the two, his sister, thankfully.
I do love the supporting cast enough to keep watching, but the cringe-factor has crept in so fast and hard, I doubt it's redeemable at this point... I fear as a result, satire has turned into unintentional and un-selfaware irony.
I do love the supporting cast enough to keep watching, but the cringe-factor has crept in so fast and hard, I doubt it's redeemable at this point... I fear as a result, satire has turned into unintentional and un-selfaware irony.
A Clever Satire
atlasmb18 March 2019
Chase Dubek aka Chase Dreams (Case Walker) is a 13-year-old social media phenom in the early stages of stardom. Mother Pat (Molly Shannon) is complicit in his attempt to achieve success. Chase's older siblings are the other two---Brooke (Helene Yorke), a former child dance student who dabbles poorly in real estate, and Cary (Drew Tarver), a waiter who wants to act. Their love lives are a mess and they long to achieve any goals they once envisioned.
The show is about dreams. Chase seemingly has the world at his feet---the tween world, at least. Brooke and Cary keep reaching for their dreams, but the world keeps dragging them back down. But their "dreams" are ill-defined (and mostly defined by others), having to do with social media "likes" and facial recognition.
And Chase is just a programmed cute-bot, the product of polls and momentary memes. He lives in a virtual world, with his mother and his manager, Streeter (Ken Marino), acting as interfaces with reality. He has no opinions of his own and shills for whatever is presented to him.
When I first started watching this series, I thought it was unfunny, focusing on shallow characters. But by the second episode, I knew it was an acerbic satire. By episode four, it was apparent that the writers (Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider) are talented and gifted with an eye for insights. In their vision, the key to success is a cryptic code in an absurd Kafkaesque nightmare. And self=esteem is something granted by other vacuous wannabes. The show is a send-up of pop culture, virtue signaling, the cult of celebrity, narcissism, and what might be called Hollywood culture.
I read a review of the series "A. P. Bio" in which the critic wondered how it could be executive produced by Lorne Michaels. Lorne Michaels is also EP of this series and has made a bold choice to back SNL writers Kelly and Schneider. Fortunately, the humor of this series exceeds the standards of SNL in recent years.
A brief wrap-up after each episode features the show runners and the actors in informal conversation, providing back stories and personal observations.
The main characters are hapless and mostly clueless, but I enjoy watching them. Though they are totally without haps or clues, they are not so much tragic figures as they are comic foils, and the actors are up to the task. Watch for some fun cameos and bit parts.
The show is about dreams. Chase seemingly has the world at his feet---the tween world, at least. Brooke and Cary keep reaching for their dreams, but the world keeps dragging them back down. But their "dreams" are ill-defined (and mostly defined by others), having to do with social media "likes" and facial recognition.
And Chase is just a programmed cute-bot, the product of polls and momentary memes. He lives in a virtual world, with his mother and his manager, Streeter (Ken Marino), acting as interfaces with reality. He has no opinions of his own and shills for whatever is presented to him.
When I first started watching this series, I thought it was unfunny, focusing on shallow characters. But by the second episode, I knew it was an acerbic satire. By episode four, it was apparent that the writers (Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider) are talented and gifted with an eye for insights. In their vision, the key to success is a cryptic code in an absurd Kafkaesque nightmare. And self=esteem is something granted by other vacuous wannabes. The show is a send-up of pop culture, virtue signaling, the cult of celebrity, narcissism, and what might be called Hollywood culture.
I read a review of the series "A. P. Bio" in which the critic wondered how it could be executive produced by Lorne Michaels. Lorne Michaels is also EP of this series and has made a bold choice to back SNL writers Kelly and Schneider. Fortunately, the humor of this series exceeds the standards of SNL in recent years.
A brief wrap-up after each episode features the show runners and the actors in informal conversation, providing back stories and personal observations.
The main characters are hapless and mostly clueless, but I enjoy watching them. Though they are totally without haps or clues, they are not so much tragic figures as they are comic foils, and the actors are up to the task. Watch for some fun cameos and bit parts.
This has Potential!!
georgiatedge21 September 2021
I think this show has amazing potential. There is a lot of amazing humor and laugh out loud moments, but there's also a lot of heart. This could almost be compared to "Ted Lasso" if it wasn't for the "hard to get through" sex scenes, which in my humble opinion DO NOT add to the show, and in some cases seem to ruin episodes. I don't understand why good comedy now comes with graphic sex, this frustrates me as a viewer. I would totally recommend this show to my friends if it wasn't for the sex.
First season was alright, the next two were awful.
nmbtjgb2 July 2023
This show started off as another semi-funny Lorne Michaels show.
Then the next 2 seasons became an exercise in writing the most hatable people on television.
Add in the reports about the show ending because the creators were insufferable and abusive, and it all makes sense.
The show ends up being a caricature of the entertainment industry but is an obvious study of self-hate from what I believe to be the perspective of the creators.
My suggestion is to do yourself a favor and skip this show, it's filled to the brim with callback jokes that fall kinda flat and it's pretty clear they want to follow the formula that worked for actual funny shows like 30 Rock.
Then the next 2 seasons became an exercise in writing the most hatable people on television.
Add in the reports about the show ending because the creators were insufferable and abusive, and it all makes sense.
The show ends up being a caricature of the entertainment industry but is an obvious study of self-hate from what I believe to be the perspective of the creators.
My suggestion is to do yourself a favor and skip this show, it's filled to the brim with callback jokes that fall kinda flat and it's pretty clear they want to follow the formula that worked for actual funny shows like 30 Rock.
Funny!
katieh-0075725 January 2019
Good comedy
danielljohnsen17 October 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Near constant laughs cleverly playing off contemporary issues. The flaws of the main characters lead to lots of embarrassing moments. Two "washed up" thirty year-old siblings having to work for their child star younger brother sets up tons of golden hilarity.
It's very good and funny
kamron_croucher4 November 2021
THE OTHER TWO: I wanna be a child star, is gonna be bad.
edicionccq28 December 2019
Chase Dreams (Case Walker) is a 13 year old boy who is becoming enormously popular in internet. Now his brother Cary (Drew Tarver) and his sister Brooke (Heléne Yorke) have to deal with being the other two in the family.
This is an excellent show. Better than I expected to be. I decided to watch it one day that I was pretty bored and I like the two first episodes, they are really fun and have a really good satire about the show business and how hard is to be a child star.
The acting is decent, good for a comedy, and the plot feels like it's always moving, a little bit slow but it's moving. The jokes are reasonably hilarious, I found myself laughing on most of the episodes, especially the third and fourth episodes.
The best part of the show is the satire of the show business; a lot of things may seem to be really familiar like the fact that Chase Dreams is a decent looking pre-teenager who sings cheesy romantic songs that only appeal to girls, or maybe you find quite familiar how a guy publishes means tweets and make his whole Instagram account to share those tweets, probably if you're like me, you will find very familiar how hot dudes are popular in Instagram just because they are really hot. This kind of things and more is what you're going to discover in this show.
Give it a try; it has 10 episodes and if you watch them together, they doesn't last more than 5 hours, probably less than that. The first season of this show gets 8 out of 10.
This is an excellent show. Better than I expected to be. I decided to watch it one day that I was pretty bored and I like the two first episodes, they are really fun and have a really good satire about the show business and how hard is to be a child star.
The acting is decent, good for a comedy, and the plot feels like it's always moving, a little bit slow but it's moving. The jokes are reasonably hilarious, I found myself laughing on most of the episodes, especially the third and fourth episodes.
The best part of the show is the satire of the show business; a lot of things may seem to be really familiar like the fact that Chase Dreams is a decent looking pre-teenager who sings cheesy romantic songs that only appeal to girls, or maybe you find quite familiar how a guy publishes means tweets and make his whole Instagram account to share those tweets, probably if you're like me, you will find very familiar how hot dudes are popular in Instagram just because they are really hot. This kind of things and more is what you're going to discover in this show.
Give it a try; it has 10 episodes and if you watch them together, they doesn't last more than 5 hours, probably less than that. The first season of this show gets 8 out of 10.
Super funny and easy to binge
kamfg10 December 2021
Spot on series
maximdereno3 May 2019
The writing is consistently strong, but The Other Two's strongest card comes in its casting, enlisting the aid of the ever-great Ken Marino as a sleazy agent, and Drew Taylor (a gay man himself) gives a non-stereotypical portrayal of homosexuality.
Strong first season. Questionable second.
justahunch-7054926 May 2022
Really confused how to rate this after the second season. Despite two rather unpleasant characters played by Helene Yorke and Ken Marino, I was pretty wild about the first season. Those two unpleasant folks do improve with time and a second season, and that is actually the point with Yorke's character, but the ending left me with such mixed feelings. Up until then, the second season was just about as good as the first and the entire gimmick of the photo with its ups and downs, sad and happy effects is not a bad one, but what the photo is of is completely implausible. I've known many a gay man and that photo is not remotely realistic, but perhaps I am just out of touch. I kept smiling as I liked the idea of all the reactions it caused, but kept grimacing due through the smiles due to the concept. The actors are all good. Drew Tarver is sort of the "straight" man of the bunch, but he's still the funniest and Molly Shannon couldn't be more likeable.
Finally! A funny comedy.
cdesantis53016 February 2019
Not sure.
charnelx11 June 2023
Molly Shannon is the best part of this.
Biggest surprise was how much more crass it was then what the trailers lead me to believe. I was also disappointed by how much of a non character Chase was initially/more like prop. I get that the show is called "the other two" but given that their lives are meant to orbit his initially, his presence and characterization was not there. It was an artistic choice by the script so I can't really say it was wrong but clearly not something that appealed to me.
It starts out somewhat grounded like arrested development and slowly (or not so slowly if you watch it all in one go) escalates into pure absurdity.
It has many interesting moments, moments and characterization I enjoyed a lot but their ratio to runtime is abysmal. Its better than the big bang theory so make of that what you will.
Biggest surprise was how much more crass it was then what the trailers lead me to believe. I was also disappointed by how much of a non character Chase was initially/more like prop. I get that the show is called "the other two" but given that their lives are meant to orbit his initially, his presence and characterization was not there. It was an artistic choice by the script so I can't really say it was wrong but clearly not something that appealed to me.
It starts out somewhat grounded like arrested development and slowly (or not so slowly if you watch it all in one go) escalates into pure absurdity.
It has many interesting moments, moments and characterization I enjoyed a lot but their ratio to runtime is abysmal. Its better than the big bang theory so make of that what you will.
solid comedy, even though I didn't stay with it
cherold8 June 2019
I really like the premise of this series, in which two struggling actors watch their kid brother effortlessly become an overnight superstar. And the series itself is amusing and at times quite clever.
After two episodes I stopped watching, but that's not because it wasn't a good series but because there are so many better ones. The Other Two reminded me in some ways of Alone Together, the difference being that while The Other Two doesn't have quite the consistency. I find Alone Together consistently really funny and clever, while I found The Other Two amusing and pleasant with moments that were strikingly funny and clever.
It may be that the series will hit its stride, but there is a glut of good comedies on the market so I just don't have time for this one. But I do recommend checking it out.
After two episodes I stopped watching, but that's not because it wasn't a good series but because there are so many better ones. The Other Two reminded me in some ways of Alone Together, the difference being that while The Other Two doesn't have quite the consistency. I find Alone Together consistently really funny and clever, while I found The Other Two amusing and pleasant with moments that were strikingly funny and clever.
It may be that the series will hit its stride, but there is a glut of good comedies on the market so I just don't have time for this one. But I do recommend checking it out.
Massively underwhelmed!
MegaMaexn9 June 2019
Expected a fun and quirky story here, but the characters as well as the writing left me wondering what the fuss was all about. Wasn't able to connect with the show at all and most of the jokes not only fell flat, but completely drowned in shallow water. If some people like this show, good for them, I guess they can be easily pleased with jokes about phones dropping into the toilet. I for my part would rather watch Schitt's Creek, which is actually cleverly written and hilariously funny!
Excellent TV Comedy
JLPDX11 April 2021
I'd expect no less from Lorne Greene but regardless this is a deliciously wry send up of today's dystopian entertainment landscape. The cast shines with comedy greats Molly Shannon, Richard Kind and Wanda Sykes along with some well chosen and unexpected comedic cameos. Great fun!
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