EPISODE
SEASON
Veep - Season 1
Season 1 follows Vice President Julia Louis-Dreyfus's whirlwind day-to-day existence as she puts out political fires, juggles various demands and defends the interests of the chief executive.
15 October 1945, New York City, New York, USA
21 February 1962, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
September 25, 2012
Her woe is our delight.September 25, 2012
The result is overly broad and narrow at the same time.September 25, 2012
Spreads the comedic wealth across the entire cast.September 25, 2012
With Louis-Dreyfus inhabiting the central role, the writing shines.September 25, 2012
I'm always up for an amusing sitcom, and this one gets my vote.September 25, 2012
It's too easy, too much like a series of safe sketches that play to all the stereotypes everyone in politics claims describe the other side.September 25, 2012
Ruling this particular office space is veteran comic actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Vice President Selina Meyer, who is firing on all of her Emmy-winning cylinders.September 16, 2013
In a comedy landscape littered with post-Apatovian sloth and Family Guy-inflected joke strafing, there's something dizzyingly great about Veep's fizzy, defiantly British lyricism.September 25, 2012
The supporting actors add their own nice touches, making Veep a well-acted comedy that remains in search of a heart, even a tin one.September 25, 2012
Some amusing lines, but otherwise a disappointing misfire.