A review of tonight's Veep coming up just as soon as I'm selling a young adult fiction novel about an alternate timeline... Well, that was not what I was expecting. At all. To the point where I briefly wondered if HBO had played us all for suckers and aired the Veep series finale without telling anyone in advance. They haven't, by the way. Not only was the show renewed back in April, but I've confirmed with someone at HBO that the renewal (which came with similar orders for Game of Thrones and Silicon Valley) wasn't an elaborate ruse to keep people from realizing the show was about to end. Veep will be back next year, but with a huge difference: Selina won't be the president anymore. Nor will she go back to being the vice-president. She will be an ex-potus, for however long the series runs past next season. I...
- 6/27/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Last Week’S Review: ‘Veep’ Predicts the Apocalypse With a Stunning Twist
Immediate Reaction
Considering how well Season 5 of “Veep” has honored the spirit of its prior years, we really should’ve seen this coming: an episode not only dedicated to Catherine’s oft-mentioned and just as oft-forgotten documentary, but an episode told wholly from her perspective. Season 4 saw the show shift perspective in “Testimony,” as the Meyer camp was depicted via public video from C-span and recorded depositions rather than the typical all-access roaming camera. That was the season’s ninth episode, so again: We should’ve seen this coming.
Of course, even if we did, there was no way to prepare for the flood of information, big — like Mike’s impending dismissal — and small — like meeting Ben’s wife! “Kissing Your Sister” was chockfull of everything that fans have come to love about “Veep,” only told from a fresh perspective.
Immediate Reaction
Considering how well Season 5 of “Veep” has honored the spirit of its prior years, we really should’ve seen this coming: an episode not only dedicated to Catherine’s oft-mentioned and just as oft-forgotten documentary, but an episode told wholly from her perspective. Season 4 saw the show shift perspective in “Testimony,” as the Meyer camp was depicted via public video from C-span and recorded depositions rather than the typical all-access roaming camera. That was the season’s ninth episode, so again: We should’ve seen this coming.
Of course, even if we did, there was no way to prepare for the flood of information, big — like Mike’s impending dismissal — and small — like meeting Ben’s wife! “Kissing Your Sister” was chockfull of everything that fans have come to love about “Veep,” only told from a fresh perspective.
- 6/20/2016
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The fourth season of "Veep" ended on a cliffhanger -- a tie for No. 1, as it were. But the self-described "obsessed" watchers of the HBO show on the HitFix staff have spoken, and there's one clear winner of who is the very best "Veep" main character. We took votes on 14 of the leads -- Tom James, Dan, Selina, Amy, Catherine, Kent, Gary, Sue, Bill, Doyle, Jonah, Ben, Richard and Mike -- and some results were surprising, some expected. At some point we may put pen to paper to write on Mike's wife Wendy, Danny Chung, Sidney Purcell, Teddy the molester, Leigh the scapegoat, Furlong, Ray the personal trainer, middle-road Karen and other side characters we love, but for now, the ballots are in and the polls are closed. Rank your favorites below.
- 6/18/2015
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
Tony Hale
Veep, Season 4, Episode 5: “Candidate”
Teleplay by Sean Gray and David Quantick, Story by Armando Iannucci, Sean Gray, and David Quantick
Directed by Stephanie Laing
Airs Sundays at 10:30pm (Et) on HBO
While the resignation of President Hughes gave Meyer a chance to take the job she has been aspiring towards for her entire political career, her eye has been firmly set on the upcoming election. This week’s episode turns the focus away from Meyer the President on to Meyer the Presidential candidate, leading to another hilarious episode that sees some more major shakeups in Meyer’s staff.
Amy’s resignation, while not unexpected given her recent frustrations, also signals another major change in Meyer’s cabinet, one that is likely to be more keenly felt than Dan’s firing. Amy’s frustrations with Meyer have been building up for a number of seasons, and Meyer...
Veep, Season 4, Episode 5: “Candidate”
Teleplay by Sean Gray and David Quantick, Story by Armando Iannucci, Sean Gray, and David Quantick
Directed by Stephanie Laing
Airs Sundays at 10:30pm (Et) on HBO
While the resignation of President Hughes gave Meyer a chance to take the job she has been aspiring towards for her entire political career, her eye has been firmly set on the upcoming election. This week’s episode turns the focus away from Meyer the President on to Meyer the Presidential candidate, leading to another hilarious episode that sees some more major shakeups in Meyer’s staff.
Amy’s resignation, while not unexpected given her recent frustrations, also signals another major change in Meyer’s cabinet, one that is likely to be more keenly felt than Dan’s firing. Amy’s frustrations with Meyer have been building up for a number of seasons, and Meyer...
- 5/12/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Amy, the chief of staff-turned-campaign manager for newly minted president Selina Meyer, was not trying to be a buzzkill when she noted to her celebrating limo-mates, in the opening moments of Sunday’s season finale of Veep, “I don’t mean to piss on your bliss, but I’m going to need you back in New Hampshire very, very soon.” She was merely doing her job as the shepherd of what had abruptly switched, in the season’s penultimate episode, “Crate,” from Selina’s election campaign to Selina’s re-election campaign. The veep had ascended, truly despite the efforts of her and her team,...
- 6/10/2014
- by Neil Janowitz
- EW - Inside TV
Kevin Dunn, Reid Scott
Veep, Season 3, Episode 04: “Clovis”
Teleplay by Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew, and Andy Riley, Story by Armando Iannucci, Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew, and Andy Riley
Directed by Armando Iannucci
Airs Sundays at 10:30pm (Et) on HBO
While Meyer formally kicked off her presidential campaign last week, she has yet to select a campaign manager, a decision she has previously wrestled with. While Ben has pushed the idea of hiring an outsider, Dan and Amy have both expressed an interest in the job. Despite neither one speaking openly to Meyer about the position, she is aware of their eagerness. This week’s episode sees both characters put in positions that further complicates Meyer’s eventual decision, in another superbly funny episode that proves Kent’s value to the team.
Dan effectively manipulating Jonah this week is a fascinating development. This season has made it clear that...
Veep, Season 3, Episode 04: “Clovis”
Teleplay by Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew, and Andy Riley, Story by Armando Iannucci, Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew, and Andy Riley
Directed by Armando Iannucci
Airs Sundays at 10:30pm (Et) on HBO
While Meyer formally kicked off her presidential campaign last week, she has yet to select a campaign manager, a decision she has previously wrestled with. While Ben has pushed the idea of hiring an outsider, Dan and Amy have both expressed an interest in the job. Despite neither one speaking openly to Meyer about the position, she is aware of their eagerness. This week’s episode sees both characters put in positions that further complicates Meyer’s eventual decision, in another superbly funny episode that proves Kent’s value to the team.
Dan effectively manipulating Jonah this week is a fascinating development. This season has made it clear that...
- 4/29/2014
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Sufe Bradshaw, Matt Walsh, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale
Veep, Season 2, Episode 10: “D.C.”
Written by Tony Roche and Armando Iannucci
Directed by Tim Kirkby
Airs Sundays at 10pm (Et) on HBO
Throughout the second season, the Us administration has found itself embroiled in one issue after another, beginning with the poor showing at the election in the season premiere. The President’s attempts at passing the buck on these issues have not only been futile in keeping his own nose clean, but have also turned members of his own administration against him, including Vice-President Meyer herself, as the end of last week’s episode indicated. The season finale thus examines, with the noose increasingly tightening on his political career and impeachment being a looming threat, how the President handles these issues, and the effect it has on Meyer and her staff, delivering a great finale to cap...
Veep, Season 2, Episode 10: “D.C.”
Written by Tony Roche and Armando Iannucci
Directed by Tim Kirkby
Airs Sundays at 10pm (Et) on HBO
Throughout the second season, the Us administration has found itself embroiled in one issue after another, beginning with the poor showing at the election in the season premiere. The President’s attempts at passing the buck on these issues have not only been futile in keeping his own nose clean, but have also turned members of his own administration against him, including Vice-President Meyer herself, as the end of last week’s episode indicated. The season finale thus examines, with the noose increasingly tightening on his political career and impeachment being a looming threat, how the President handles these issues, and the effect it has on Meyer and her staff, delivering a great finale to cap...
- 6/24/2013
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Gary Cole, Kevin Dunn
Veep, Season 2, Episode 9: “Running”
Written by Sean Gray and Will Smith
Directed by Tim Kirkby
Airs Sundays at 10pm (Et) on HBO
Selina admitting knowledge of the CIA spy last week came at the heels of a season-long campaign where she has ended up on the losing end of most political matters without having any say in the decision. Becoming the public face of accountability for atleast one of the government’s scandals thus gave her the ability to control the narrative in atleast one situation. The season’s penultimate episode this week sees Selina try to take further control of her political career as she realises her role in the current administration, in an episode that continues to be funny while still managing to effectively move the characters forward.
Watching Selina articulate a level of self-awareness regarding the downward turn her career was taking,...
Veep, Season 2, Episode 9: “Running”
Written by Sean Gray and Will Smith
Directed by Tim Kirkby
Airs Sundays at 10pm (Et) on HBO
Selina admitting knowledge of the CIA spy last week came at the heels of a season-long campaign where she has ended up on the losing end of most political matters without having any say in the decision. Becoming the public face of accountability for atleast one of the government’s scandals thus gave her the ability to control the narrative in atleast one situation. The season’s penultimate episode this week sees Selina try to take further control of her political career as she realises her role in the current administration, in an episode that continues to be funny while still managing to effectively move the characters forward.
Watching Selina articulate a level of self-awareness regarding the downward turn her career was taking,...
- 6/18/2013
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sufe Bradshaw
Veep, Season 2, Episode 7: “Shutdown”
Written by Tony Roche and Armando Iannucci
Directed by Becky Martin
Airs Sundays at 10pm (Et) on HBO
Despite Selina’s best efforts at balancing the budget last week, efforts that saw her sit down to discuss numbers in the midst of her daughter’s birthday party, the President still went ahead with a government shutdown over manufactured disagreements. This week explores the effects the shutdown has on government, in a compelling yet hilarious display of finger-pointing and political backstabbing that promises long-reaching ramifications for Selina Meyer and her staff.
Watching the political machinations occurring in DC this episode is fascinating to see. Slowly but surely, from several directions, the noose is tightening on Selina Meyer’s political career, and the blame for the government shutdown falling squarely on her may be the beginning of the end for the reigning Vice-President.
Veep, Season 2, Episode 7: “Shutdown”
Written by Tony Roche and Armando Iannucci
Directed by Becky Martin
Airs Sundays at 10pm (Et) on HBO
Despite Selina’s best efforts at balancing the budget last week, efforts that saw her sit down to discuss numbers in the midst of her daughter’s birthday party, the President still went ahead with a government shutdown over manufactured disagreements. This week explores the effects the shutdown has on government, in a compelling yet hilarious display of finger-pointing and political backstabbing that promises long-reaching ramifications for Selina Meyer and her staff.
Watching the political machinations occurring in DC this episode is fascinating to see. Slowly but surely, from several directions, the noose is tightening on Selina Meyer’s political career, and the blame for the government shutdown falling squarely on her may be the beginning of the end for the reigning Vice-President.
- 6/4/2013
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Veep, Season 2, Episode 1: “Midterms”
Written by Will Smith and Armando Iannucci
Directed by Christopher Morris
Airs Sundays at 10pm (Et) on HBO
While viewing politics through a cynical eye is nothing new, the HBO series Veep managed to put an effectively fresh spin on it, building a stable of characters around Vice President Selina Meyer, each of whom brought a different set of incompetences and quirks to the table. While show creator Armando Iannucci is no stranger to depicting the absurdities of politics, there was some concern at the show’s outset of how well his brand of humour would translate to American comic sensibilities, concerns the first season blazed through. This week’s second season premiere proves that the show has not lost a step, as it returns with a hilarious episode that sets up a pursuit of higher stakes while introducing a series of very promising new characters.
Veep, Season 2, Episode 1: “Midterms”
Written by Will Smith and Armando Iannucci
Directed by Christopher Morris
Airs Sundays at 10pm (Et) on HBO
While viewing politics through a cynical eye is nothing new, the HBO series Veep managed to put an effectively fresh spin on it, building a stable of characters around Vice President Selina Meyer, each of whom brought a different set of incompetences and quirks to the table. While show creator Armando Iannucci is no stranger to depicting the absurdities of politics, there was some concern at the show’s outset of how well his brand of humour would translate to American comic sensibilities, concerns the first season blazed through. This week’s second season premiere proves that the show has not lost a step, as it returns with a hilarious episode that sets up a pursuit of higher stakes while introducing a series of very promising new characters.
- 4/16/2013
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 26, 2012
Price: DVD $39.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo: $49.98
Studio: HBO/Warner
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is Vice President of the United States Selina Meyer in Veep.
The HBO comedy TV show Veep: Season 1 follows the day-to-day triumphs and travails (mostly travails)—both professional and personal–of the Vice President of the United States, the ever-charismatic former Senator Selina Meyer, portrayed by Julia Louis-Dreyfus (TV’s Seinfeld)
Created by England’s Armando Iannucci (In the Loop), the fast-moving, fast-talking television series features an excellent ensemble of co-stars, including Tony Hale (Arrested Development) as Gary, Meyer’s right-hand man; Anna Chlumsky (In the Loop) as Amy, her chief of staff; Matt Walsh (TV’s Hung) as Mike, her weathered spokesperson; Reid Scott (My Boys) as Dan, an ambitious political aide; and Timothy C. Simons (Days Together) as Jonah, a young and somewhat slimy White House liaison. But it’s Dreyfus, the...
Price: DVD $39.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo: $49.98
Studio: HBO/Warner
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is Vice President of the United States Selina Meyer in Veep.
The HBO comedy TV show Veep: Season 1 follows the day-to-day triumphs and travails (mostly travails)—both professional and personal–of the Vice President of the United States, the ever-charismatic former Senator Selina Meyer, portrayed by Julia Louis-Dreyfus (TV’s Seinfeld)
Created by England’s Armando Iannucci (In the Loop), the fast-moving, fast-talking television series features an excellent ensemble of co-stars, including Tony Hale (Arrested Development) as Gary, Meyer’s right-hand man; Anna Chlumsky (In the Loop) as Amy, her chief of staff; Matt Walsh (TV’s Hung) as Mike, her weathered spokesperson; Reid Scott (My Boys) as Dan, an ambitious political aide; and Timothy C. Simons (Days Together) as Jonah, a young and somewhat slimy White House liaison. But it’s Dreyfus, the...
- 12/6/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Season 1, Episode 8: "Tears"
Armando Iannucci made it clear with last week's episode that "Veep" will be steering away from anything resembling real issues. While a pregnant Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfuss) at the end of "Baseball" opened the door to a potentially inspired direction for the show, one episode later it was explained away by Meyer having a miscarriage, as the veep and her team moved on to the next issue that was plaguing their office. The show's established theme is that the office of the veep is essentially powerless and even meaningless, and as a result it doesn't have much to say about the political climate in Washington except for how it operates on the most superficial level. The recurring theme is that those in Washington who wield power and influence are stupid, assholes, self-involved or all three at once. Listen, we get it, but we hope as "Veep...
Armando Iannucci made it clear with last week's episode that "Veep" will be steering away from anything resembling real issues. While a pregnant Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfuss) at the end of "Baseball" opened the door to a potentially inspired direction for the show, one episode later it was explained away by Meyer having a miscarriage, as the veep and her team moved on to the next issue that was plaguing their office. The show's established theme is that the office of the veep is essentially powerless and even meaningless, and as a result it doesn't have much to say about the political climate in Washington except for how it operates on the most superficial level. The recurring theme is that those in Washington who wield power and influence are stupid, assholes, self-involved or all three at once. Listen, we get it, but we hope as "Veep...
- 6/11/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Listen, we know our "Veep" recaps dropped off for the past few weeks. A combination of the Cannes Film Festival and screeners that didn't arrive in time led to the gap in coverage, but when we finally sat down to catch up on what we missed, we were in for a very pleasant surprise: "Veep" has hit its stride in a major way. Unlike the overstuffed and strenously zany first three episodes of the season, a sharper focus on story and the stripping away of extraneous subplots has allowed the show's humor to come right to the fore, and the results speak for themselves. Laugh-out-loud funny in a way it hasn't been yet, and finally bringing greater dimension to the lead character Selina Meyer, "Veep" is now showing the teeth we've been wanting to see since the pilot and taking a bold story jump as well. Instead of doing full-blown...
- 6/2/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Veep Spoilers: Details for May's Episodes
Vice President Selina Meyer may be in a little over her head. Once a major contender for the presidency, only to be brought down by a poor hat choice, Meyer has been left with a whole lot of grunt work. Instead of enacting real change and being the leader of the free world, she's trying to get her (relatively minor) pet projects through the D.C. wringer and onto the Senate floor for debate. And for some reason, the President still hasn't called her, despite using her as a fill-in speaker at a recent fundraiser. It's enough to overwhelm even the toughest of politicos, but judging by the descriptions of the next batch of episodes, her lack of political pull may be the least of her troubles.
Below are the initial air dates, episode names, episode descriptions, and repeat dates for the episodes three through six of Veep.
Vice President Selina Meyer may be in a little over her head. Once a major contender for the presidency, only to be brought down by a poor hat choice, Meyer has been left with a whole lot of grunt work. Instead of enacting real change and being the leader of the free world, she's trying to get her (relatively minor) pet projects through the D.C. wringer and onto the Senate floor for debate. And for some reason, the President still hasn't called her, despite using her as a fill-in speaker at a recent fundraiser. It's enough to overwhelm even the toughest of politicos, but judging by the descriptions of the next batch of episodes, her lack of political pull may be the least of her troubles.
Below are the initial air dates, episode names, episode descriptions, and repeat dates for the episodes three through six of Veep.
- 4/23/2012
- by Shilo Adams
- TVovermind.com
Happy Together
The various filters, speeds and exposures through which Wong Kar-Wai presents his films would for most other directors seem little more than affectations. Indeed, on a purely aesthetic level, Wong’s films might not look so out of place when stacked next to a Tony Scott feature. But the ends to which Wong uses his stylistic touches separate him from the more flash-oriented players. His is the cinema of the broken heart, defined by elliptical structures and vibrant cinematography courtesy of Christopher Doyle (one wonders if his absence on Wong’s latest feature, My Blueberry Nights, was as much to blame for the director’s first stumble in nearly 15 years as his decision to make it his first English-language film). One of the most visible and most-beloved figures in contemporary art cinema, Wong’s precisely framed pictures stand out because of the universality of their emotion: when a...
The various filters, speeds and exposures through which Wong Kar-Wai presents his films would for most other directors seem little more than affectations. Indeed, on a purely aesthetic level, Wong’s films might not look so out of place when stacked next to a Tony Scott feature. But the ends to which Wong uses his stylistic touches separate him from the more flash-oriented players. His is the cinema of the broken heart, defined by elliptical structures and vibrant cinematography courtesy of Christopher Doyle (one wonders if his absence on Wong’s latest feature, My Blueberry Nights, was as much to blame for the director’s first stumble in nearly 15 years as his decision to make it his first English-language film). One of the most visible and most-beloved figures in contemporary art cinema, Wong’s precisely framed pictures stand out because of the universality of their emotion: when a...
- 6/17/2010
- by Aaron
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