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Jun 21, 2011
100
Wilfred works on many levels, something that may not become apparent until after you stop laughing.
Aug 1, 2011
100
Stuffed with absurd situations and piles of bad taste, Wilfred is the strangest new show on TV. And the funniest.
Jun 22, 2011
83
Fair warning, dear reader: Wilfred is intensely vulgar, and only guys around the age of 28 whose ears, and sensibilities, are covered with scar tissue will find nothing offensive. Otherwise, it's very funny.
Jun 22, 2011
83
Some viewers will delight in the edgy humor, while others undoubtedly will want to slap an extra-tight muzzle on Wilfred.
Jun 23, 2011
83
It fits the channel's larger brand (in both comedy and drama) about men existing on the edges of acceptable human behavior.
Jun 22, 2011
80
While all the philosophical, existential and surprisingly intimate moments of their friendship are the wonderfully surprising backbone to Wilfred, the hook is the absurdist situations and brilliant humor.
Jun 23, 2011
80
By not belaboring the point--Ryan is not crazy, there is nothing supernatural afoot--the show stays fresh, the gimmick fades. The humor is frequently scatological or sexual, but a mitigating sweetness enfolds it all.
Jun 24, 2011
80
It's up in the air as to how Wilfred will be perceived by viewers. The first three episodes are fantastic, but proudly off-color, like most of FX's comedy line-up.
Jun 22, 2011
75
Wood's puppy-dog eyes and Gann's crazy dog persona--or is that dogsona?--are a few things that make Wilfred watchable, in an existential-Johnny Depp-meets-"Monty Python" kind of way, that is.
