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I really enjoyed seasons 1 & 2. Funny stories and good acting from Labine, DeVito, Deeley and Jackson. The 3rd season jettisoned costars DeVito, Deeley and Jackson and added Kal Penn. Every episode of season 3 was a steady diet of very crude, gross out "humor." Maybe funny to 14 year olds but few others. I just kept shaking my head at season 3, watching in hopes of seeing the humor that made the 1st two seasons entertaining but constantly frustrated that they got lazy and always took the low road, generally expecting laughs if they showed enough vomit, feces and farting instead of creating funny story lines. If the series had ended after 2 seasons, I would give it rave reviews. But the 3rd season is pure garbage.

What an enjoyable find. Well acted and mindless fun. Does it pander to stereotypes? Yes...in a way a comedy about an oafish, hapless, stoner who communicates with ghosts and whose only friend is his drug dealer would be expected to. This is not dumb and mindless like so many sitcoms where the unattractive always-wrong male lead is married to an impossibly attractive all-knowing female lead whose kids are smarter than them both, it's dumb and mindless like It's Always Sunny without being so over the top offensive (and I love It's Always Sunny) and with a bit of a sweetness to it. It's Us Weekly compared to Harvard Business Review. And a nice way to kill 22-23 minutes.

I thoroughly enjoyed the first 2 seasons. There is not one boring moment. I got to season 3 with such high hopes-- Kal Penn???? Alas, I was so disappointed I haven't finished the final season. I will update my review should I be able to make my way through these remaining episodes.

Alright, another Hulu Original Series that is surprisingly fun! The show centers around Kevin Pacalioglu, (played by Tyler Labine- if you have seen any of his previous stuff and enjoyed it, you will love this show) a typical man-child who's broke and spends what money he does have on weed and snacks. The thing that makes him different is his ability to see dead people and help their spirits pass on to the next realm. The catch is these ghosts have some pretty interesting and crazy requests that put Kevin in some outlandish and humorous situations. This show is entertaining, original, smart, and (bonus!) crass. I would highly recommend giving it a chance if you enjoy his type of humor :)

I was laying in bed with a virus and I turned to Hulu to keep me entertained. I came across Deadbeat and now I am hooked! This series is cleverly written and the casting is superb! I love Cat Deely but I would never think she could ever pass as a villain because she is such a Love. She pulls it of perfectly. Tyler Labine completely makes his character believable even with his over-the-top, lovable raunchiness and his Archie Bunker like vocabulary. I have never seen Lucy DeVito in anything but now I love her thanks to Deadbeat. Brandon T. Jackson as Roofie... ahhhh! You just want to hug him. He is awesome! The story lines are so off-the-chain hilarious and so clever but what makes them really great is the ridiculous nonsense that is strategically placed at every turn. it is my new favorite so please....do not let this series stop!

Positive reviews must be fake? Seriously? Perhaps the often outrageous subject matter simply offends some people. Or maybe their humour glands are malfunctioning. Whatever; ignore these hatin' fools and check out this fine, fine show.

I don't watch a lot of TV comedy, at least not past the first ten minutes or so (tired jokes, the same old situations and canned laughter don't do it for me), but this had me hooked immediately.

Deadbeat is hilarious (as in laugh out loud and have to keep rewinding because you miss the dialogue for laughing). It's also surprisingly smart, especially when it's being dumb, which is a lot, okay most of the time.

And it has Tyler Labine! If you have seen any of his previous comedy work, you'll know this is one funny guy. I suspect a lot of ad-libbing goes on. Besides, it's worth watching just to see Tyler's wonderful range of facial expressions - I got a friend hooked by emailing a snapshot from episode one - priceless.

His annoying nemesis is too annoying for my tastes, but I guess that's the point. While Pacalioglu genuinely sees ghosts and lives in squalor, she fakes it into a successful career. The allegory tragically continues ...

There is one, maybe two episodes in the first ten that are merely very funny, but this is easily forgivable in the grand scheme of things (something Pacalioglu rarely gets!).

I give it one point for every episode that had me spitting my drink at the screen.

Season two, please!

I actually stopped watching S3 and asked myself if there was a writer change. First two definitely worth watching. Season 3... Not so much.

But do watch the first two for sure.

Season 1-2 8 stars Season 3 3 stars.

First two seasons were funny and inventive with moments of discomfort. Third season was nothing but discomfort. A great premise with great actors who've done great things in other great shows, yet somehow it's as if the show wa deliberately driven into the ground.

Let me start by saying I like Tyler Labine. He was fantastic as the off the wall sidekick in the series Reaper and generally has great comedic presence.

Sadly, Deadbeat the series is just that. A rather dead off beat proposition, that uses predictable, tired and hackneyed humour of the kind found in puerile teen/twenty something movies with titles, like "Hooters High" and "Bong Bachelor Party". Anyway you get the idea.

Suffice to say this is tragic, horribly unfunny stuff, for the most part, with only the occasional genuinely original, mildly funny moments to lighten the gloom.

My advice, give it a pass. Three out of ten from me.

So, I put this on scrolling through stuff to watch after a stressed out day, I like tyler as an actor who I just find funny in general. This show was funny with some childish stuff all the way through to good adult humor. Season 3 seems to be an afterthought as the cast must have said it was done. A great way to zone out, chuckle and laugh out loud at times, give it a watch.

Funny and something unique to see for the first two seasons but season 3 is just stupid and crass where the episodes all have bodily function and/or sex jokes so best to just skip it.

I've gone through all 3 seasons several times now. The show is wildly clever and extraordinarily funny. Everything down to Pac's favorite show "Felonies and Misdemeanors". Please Hulu bring it backkk!!!!!!!

The tone of seasons 1&2 vs season 3 is striking in its difference. But if we're being honest, it started wobbling toward the end of season 2. However, if you're a fan of Taylor Levine, you'll be amused nonetheless. There are some solid laughs in season 3, but it takes a couple episodes to shift gears from the format you had been watching to the "new" show. On the whole, it feels like the show was supposed to end after 2 seasons but he was offered the chance to do a third and everyone else had moved onto other projects or had their story line ended. (This thing is insisting on a 600 word review. It's not my intention to beat a dead horse here.)

looking for another original to watch at night. Me and the wife came across this show on Hulu. Guy who sees ghosts and comedic ally helps them pass on?? Couldn't pass it up. It is a funny show, can't wait for the next season . It's hard to find a show that both the wife and I can watch together. I guess it takes a special kind of humor to bring us together. Good plot , likable and hate-able characters. Glad we found this show. Latest episode definitely left us wanting more. The situations this guy finds himself in really give a feel of real life, or how things would really be if people like this existed. One of my favorites. Just watch and see.

The first two seasons were really good, sweet, funny and all rounded humour. The third season ruined it all, by getting rid of great cast and storylines and replacing it, by being crude and disgusting. While the first two seasons had a couple of cringy moments, the third season was just one big cringe, full of faeces, farts, vomit and sexual content. The first two seasons Pac was this sweet, awkward guy, that just wanted to help ghosts and get high. The third season ruined it all and made him into a bit of a douchebag. They never even explained what happened to some of the characters from the first two seasons like Zoila and blob.

The premise is interesting..a medium who's a slacker..but the three episodes I watched all included uncomfortable ethnic stereotypes (Asians, Jews, Swedes)..and there's really very little depth here. The writing is thin and none of the characters is especially compelling (I found the scenes that were shot on the streets of New York City to be most interesting, just to see what I could recognize in the background. Which doesn't speak well for what was in the foreground). I acknowledge that the first episode had an unexpected plot twist, but the rest of the time, I was wondering if I'd enjoy this show more if I were stoned. Three episodes are enough for me, I think.

I found this by complete accident on Hulu & was so happy I did! This is such a cute show that is perfect for when you are stressed out and you want to just sit back for a while and not have to overthink anything and instead just relax and laugh.

I checked out this series because two of the creators had been heavily involved with the brilliant series Wilfred (US version). But while that show was very smart, this one seemed ... less so.

The first episode abruptly jumps into the premise, with a slacker medium tasked with shooing a ghost. The way he must do this is pretty ridiculous, and it continues to be ridiculous every step of the way.

Ridiculousness isn't inherently bad, if it's funny, but little of this was particularly funny. And lead Tyler Labine is good at playing annoying characters, which can be a strength in a sidekick role but a weakness when you have to carry a show.

I only watched one episode, but based on that I can't recommend this.

I don't usually comment TV series, but this one had so obviously fake positive reviews that I had to act. I watch a lot of crap and I make it my point of watching them to the end. If I can. Deadbeat was so not humorous, so annoying, so disrespectful (to me, the viewer, I mean, not possibly fun disrespect) that I could not watch it. I stopped it dead (pardon the pun) and deleted all episodes after the first ten minutes.

I won't bother discussing the plot. The actor playing Dale in the Tucker and Dale movie and the girl from Hitlist UK on MTV before from you were born are starring. The first episode is about a ghost that can't pass on because he died a virgin. Need I say more? The sad part is that I really liked Dale and Tucker vs Evil.

Avoid this as you would the plague.

I stumbled upon Deadbeat on Hulu last night, and was pleasantly surprised to find a fun new show. It's a perfect break after a long day with funny plot lines and hilarious characters. If you don't love the first episode, just give it a few and you'll warm up to it. I definitely had a few moments where I laughed out loud... by myself. No, it's not going to change your life, but it has enough humor and heart to give you a solid break from the 'real world' for 23 min. It's almost like "Ghost Whisperer" meets "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" - but without the melodrama of GW and the outrageous offense on IASP. It's a great show. I recommend it.