Web Therapy is an American comedy series aired in Showtime on July 19, 2011. It is based on a web series with the same name and star Lisa Kudrow as Fiona Wallice, a working therapist with patients via the Internet.
Web Therapy initially received mixed reviews from critics but has since received more positive reviews, with many critics praising Kudrow's performance.
On August 11, 2015, Showtime canceled the series after four seasons.
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Plot
Kudow's defendants, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc and Courteney Cox all appeared as guest stars on Web Therapy . Other guest stars that have emerged during this series include: Maulik Pancholy, Steven Weber, Bob Balaban, Patrick Curran, Jane Lynch, Rosie O'Donnell, Selma Blair, Conan O'Brien, Molly Shannon, Steve Carell, Minnie Driver, Meryl Streep , Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Meg Ryan, Sara Gilbert, Chelsea Handler, Megan Mullally, Mae Whitman, Darren Criss, Billy Crystal, Calista Flockhart, Jon Hamm, Caspar Lee, Gwyneth Paltrow, Dax Shepard, Craig Ferguson, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lauren Graham, Nina GarcÃÆ'a, Allison Janney, Julie Claire and Christina Applegate.
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Episode
Production
In April 2010, Showtime announced plans to run an online episode on television with additional scenes taken to fit the half hour format. The TV version was given 10 episodes half an hour for its first season. The series is produced by Lisa Kudrow, Diane Charles, Ron Qurashi and Dan Bucatinsky, produced by Jodi Binstock, co-executive produced by Jodi Binstock and David Codron, and Is or Is not Entertainment production company. The series has all guest stars from the online series that appear.
In December 2011, Showtime updated Web Therapy for the second season of 11 episodes, which aired on July 2, 2012. On November 16, 2012, Web Therapy was updated for the 10th episode of the third season by Showtime. On January 14, 2014, Showtime updated Web Therapy for the fourth episode of 12 episodes.
Casting
The TV series featured more of Fiona's personal life than just her patient sessions, and introduced Victor Garber as Kip Wallice, long-suffering Fiona's husband, who is also his lawyer, and Lily Tomlin as Putsy Hodge, the right shooter mother of Fiona. have money problems. Putsy thinks web therapy is a waste of time and shame, and she lets Fiona know it uncertainly. New cast members introduced for the TV series include: Jennifer Elise Cox as Gina Spinks, a cheated receptionist at Fiona's workplace, and Maulik Pancholy as Kamal Prakash, an IT worker from Kip's office recruited by Fiona to help set up his internet system.
Reception
The first season Web Therapy received mixed reviews, scored 55 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 10 critics, showing "mixed or average review". At Rotten Tomatoes, the first season of the event has a 45% rating, based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. The consensus of the site reads, " Web Therapy is quickly losing the greeting by not giving a consistent laugh or a full-energy plot." Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine says "The often painful Web Therapy is almost totally dependent on dialogue and acting." Mary McNamara of Los Angeles Times gave the season a positive review, saying the show was "innovative and funny". The guest appearances, such as Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep, have received praise.
The second season received critical acclaim, scoring 83 out of 100 on Metacritic, with many critics praising the chemistry between Kudrow and the guest star event. Jessica Shaw of Entertainment Weekly praised the writing: "Lisa Kudrow is funny like shrinking online Fiona Wallice, but her true talent makes people around her more funny". Curt Wagner of Red Eye praised the players' improvised skills, writing: "It's mostly improvisation, which makes a funny exchange between Kudrow and its guest stars even more impressive." Mark A. Perigard of The Boston Herald gave the show a positive review during a joint review of Web Therapy and a former colleague of Kudo Friends , Matt LeBlanc's show Episodes , calling it "much more entertaining [than Episode ], but, unfortunately, very unevenly, perhaps partly because of the need to weave new material around the Internet series of the same name that spawned it.
The third season also saw very positive reviews from critics, with special praise reserved for Megan Mullally's appearance. Clark Collins of Entertainment Weekly praised the show, with praise provided for Mullally's appearance. Matthew Wolfson gave the season a positive review, giving him three stars out of five.
DVD release
Web Therapy: The Complete First Season was released on DVD in Region 1 on June 19, 2012, and in Region 4 on August 7, 2013. The two disk sets contained 10 episodes of season one.
Web Therapy: Complete Second Season was released in Region 1 DVD on June 18, 2013. Two floppy disks contained all 11 episodes of season two, plus an unpublished episode named "Royally F *** * d", where Fiona got her first international client (Natasha Bedingfield) calling from Buckingham Palace. Special features include behind-the-scenes featurette, cutting director with Conan O'Brien and Meryl Streep, auto-tune music videos, deleted scenes, and gag reel.
International version
On 2 February 2016, FremantleMedia launched a remake of the series on Spanish television, also titled Web Therapy . It aired on # 0, the flagship channel of the Movistar subscription platform. It's Eva Hache's star as Rebeca Miller, the equivalent of Fiona Wallice in the original series.
On August 29, 2017, it was announced that Stephen Mangan would star & amp; co-write an English adaptation titled Hang Ups for Channel 4 in the UK. This is set to premiere in 2018.
References
External links
- Official website
- Web Therapy on IMDb
- Web Therapy on TV.com
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