cmartins-55176 Just by the name given to it « House of lies » I just never saw myelf watching it. But after just one episode, I had to watch the entire season in just two days." So according to a recent study, there will be more change, more competition, and more opportunities in this world of business in the next year than ever before. And this is exactly what charming, fast talking Marty Kaan and his crack team of MBA-toting Management consultants are playing America's 1 percent for everything they've got. As I watched the entire season of "House of lies",Season one with an overall of twelve sophisticated episodes. I told myself, I definately have watch the seasons. In season one , they put con in consulting as they charm smug, unsuspecting corporate fat cats into closing huge deals and spending a fortune for their services. I liked they way they are twisting the facts, spinning the numbers and spouting just enough business school jargon to dazzle the clients, and all the ends this crew will do for one other, not forgetting the endless laughters,on the way to the bank.Without letting the cat out of the bag, I will introduce the characters so as to let you reader discover the cast and the characters and to give you the urge of watching it. Frist we have Don Cheadle who plays Marty KaanThe character. Marty Kaan the ruthless management consultant at Kaan & Associates. Without much scruples he does everything to make the most of every customer and for this he is one of the best in his field. He seems to have a heart only in some moments of the difficult relationship with Jeannie and when he is with his son. The the only lady in the crew, Kristen Bell who plys Jeannie van der HoovenThe character. Jeannie is a member of Kaan & Associates. Excelling in her work will do everything to climb the company pyramid and get to the top of the company. She has many problems having a stable life by not allowing herself to be distracted from work other than casual flirting during business trips. The the funniest of them all Ben Schwartz i who plays Clyde OberholdtThe character. Official jester of Kaan & Associates spends time making dirty jokes to colleagues and clients. Despite his busy work, his main purpose is to get as many women as possible to bed. Not to forget the nerd,Josh Lawson who plays Doug GuggenheimThe character. Coming from Harvard Doug he enters Kaan & Associates, becoming the nerd of the group. A genius of mathematics and of an ego-based analysis bound to his abilities, he is teased because of his inability to love relationships. Dawn Olivieri is Monica TalbotThe character. Monica is the official antagonist of Marty Kaan, as well as her ex-wife and mother of her son Roscoe. She works as a consultant to Kinsley-Johnson, the rival company of Kaan & Associates. Glynn Turman is Jeremiah Kaan The character. Jeremiah is Marty's father. He is a psychoanalyst and never loses the opportunity to spread opinions about the life of anyone who happens to him.Hope you Jump on the bandwagon...................

foghorn_clj This show had so much potential. With Don Cheadle and the always delightful Kristen Bell it should've been a slam dunk. But it's not. Here's why:1. The concept of "fixers" coming into a company and saving it using unscrupulous methods is not a new concept. The problem is other shows do it better.2. The series starts as out edgy and badass with all the corporate politics. But very quickly it turned into a horrible daytime drama.3. The "breaking the fifth wall" commentary by the main character was interesting at first but then he ran out of things to say so it just became awkward.4. There is zero chemistry between Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell. And I mean ZERO. Their "relationship" is total crap.Bottom line, skip it.

enzopert Just finished watching the first season and must admit was pretty glad it was over. For many reasons I just could not really get into this as each episode has the same clichés and over the top acting from the last episodes and far too many stops/lectures along the way. I believe the writers have tried to add too many layers of story to this but unfortunately most of them do not get developed to make the show more appealing. Don Cheadle is so so in this so as Kristen but I find majority of others pretty annoying. My advice if you got something better to watch, don't waste your time on this one.

sramv This is a fantastic show. It's caustic but it also has heart. The cast is excellent - Don Cheadle is amazing and the rest of the cast plays off him really well. DC is able to project so much just with a look or a gesture at times. The show is also refreshingly NOT dumbed down. They don't feel the need to explain everything - the viewer is treated as a reasonably intelligent person who is able to put two and two together. Hope the show never loses that! If you are new to it I suggest you start with the excellent pilot and watch through the series sequentially. It really is a serialized dramedy in my opinion, so you get to watch the plots and relationships evolve over time. This has become one of my favourite shows of all time.