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Enlightened (TV Series)

Enlightened

2011

Mike White (Creator), Laura Dern (Creator) ...

Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Luke Wilson, Sarah Burns ...

6.6

1,181

TV Series. Comedy TV Series (2011-2013). 2 Seasons. 18 Episodes. Amy Jellicoe (Laura Dern) is a self-destructive executive, who, after the implosion of her professional life and a subsequent philosophical awakening in rehabilitation, tries to get her life back together. Created by Mike White and Laura Dern, this half-hour comedy series centers on Amy, a well-intentioned employee of a Southern California corporation who, after flipping out and going to ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Linda Stasi New York Post	"This engagingly uncomfortable series is not like anything you've seen before. Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times	"'Enlightened' is to my mind the most interesting and ambitious series of the fall season"	POS
United States	Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"It's a beautiful downer of a show that becomes more revealing and absorbing as it moves along"	POS
United States	Alessandra Stanley The New York Times	"The series embraces the absurdities of its subject with enough compassion to avoid outright parody"	POS
United States	Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"Dern, Wilson, Ladd, White and Sharp are excellent in this strange little vehicle"	POS
United States	David Wiegand SFGATE	"If Amy really was enlightened, there'd be no show, but the fact that she's wearing her enlightenment like an ill-fitting coat gives the show both its comedic and plot trajectories"	POS
United States	Matt Roush TV Guide	"I wish I were as invested in Amy's journey as she is, but as she blathers on about being an agent of change at her uncaring corporation, I find myself restless to change the channel to something that's actually entertaining or, yes, enlightening"	NEU

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