ThiefHott Too much of everything

ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

robertemerald I've only seen Season One of this show. House of Lies loses a point because some of its humour is a clever but low brow, so to speak. It doesn't need to do that. This show reminds me of Newsroom, its fast and witty, in the same way Madame Secretary, or even The White House is fast and witty. I'm from Australia so a lot of modern American humour sails right past me, but even so I was riveted by the banter, the juxtaposition of serious to clowning around and the cleverness of the plots. And perfect suspense. Oddly I bought this on DVD from an Op Shop but couldn't find it at the stores. Obviously I got really lucky that day!

zee I cannot believe that this show puts me in a position where I am going to sound like an apologist for big business. But here I am. I worked as support staff in a management consulting firm . No big management consulting firm has only four people in it... But that's just the first of a thousand factual errors. They do provide a good service. And management consulting professionals are as geeky as any computer geek. They stare at spreadsheets a lot. They actually analyze business financials and use standard accounting principles, and often come up with interesting insights. I worked with a team that help launched the first debit card. Like your ATM card? Thank management consultants. After they understand what is happening by running a bunch of numbers, they create a presentation , and they interact with clients. They do this professionally . Drunkenness and hookers were not a part of this plan, ever. The business owners and executives in the show are shown to be stupider than in real life their secretaries actually are. Ludicrous. Those guys to earn 10 million a year? They earn that much more than you because they're that much smarter than you. Get over it.I understand this reality wouldn't make for much of a show. However this is just so unrealistic I felt as irritated with its lack of research as I am with a science show writer who thinks that the comets out at the orbit of Jupiter could cause an earthquake on Earth, or something equally as stupid. And sexing up stupidity doesn't make it less stupid. It just makes it stupidity with tits. (As I have a pair of my own, they don't impress me on screen as they do a 14-year-old boy or 30-year-old virgin.)

write-njt I expected something as polished and intelligent as 'Suits' when I started watching this. What a disappointment. Cheadle, while a fabulous actor, is completely miscast as a drool-worthy corporate guru. And what with murders, sex for business etc, this is a non-corporate ridiculous view of the corporate world. The content doesn't make any sense at all. It's like something created for cheap entertainment. The clothes are also too cheap for the senior consultants they're trying to show. The matching tie and pocket square sets for Cheadle, the constant repetition of accessories and clothes for Bell... sex to solve every problem... cheap silly show.

Louis Gerard House Of Lies is a fun, refreshing, TV series. I started watching the 2nd season and had to catch up by buying the first season. The writing is smart, silly, serious and comedic and the actors do a really great job, really good casting. Shotime seems to have the best T.V. Shows on premium cable television in my opinion and House Of Lies is definitely one of them. I'm looking forward to watching the 3rd season and seeing what fun drama Marty Kann and his team get themselves into and how they talk themselves out it and still seal the deal LOL. The House Of Lies casting directors made a really good move when they brought Nia Long's sexy self into the show. I love how Marty, Monica and the rest of their family and friends love and respect their son Roscoe's life choice even though they may not agree with it. Over all House Of Lies is a smart well written and acted TV show.