This new web series was written by Jane Espenson (of Buffy, Battlestar Galactica, Gilmore Girls, Torchwood...you know her, the list goes on and on) and Brad "Cheeks" Bell (you're gonna know him soon enough). The laughs keep coming interspersed with so many sweet, touching moments that anyone who has ever been in love can relate to. The cast is gorgeous and the writing brilliant. Imagine what they could do with a network budget considering how beautifully they produced this series on a limited budget. Open your mind and your heart, and you will see that this series is exactly what the entertainment industry and the American public need right now!
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MoonDance777719 October 2011
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kay39623 October 2011I love "Husbands". It reminds me of the sharp wit that was in classic sitcoms you might see on TV Land. The comedy is subtle and at no ones expense. Jane Espenson has long been my favorite writer. She has had her hand in "Buffy", "Caprica" "Gilmore Girls" and the new "Once Upon A Time". Husbands shares that same quick witted dialog. Brad Bell AKA "Cheeks" is impossible not to fall in love with. Alessandra and Sean round out the cast. Each episode is 2 minutes. You can get caught up on your lunch hour. Give it a try and review. Let's get a second season of this innovative comedy.
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xof101319 October 2011"Husbands" is uniquely entertaining. I expected to enjoy the show given that it is a co-creation by Jane Espenson, who is a true goddess of the written word. I expected to like it all the more because it springs from the quick-witted mind of Cheeks (Brad Bell, co-writer & star), who has created a number of comedic video gems on his YouTube Channel: GoCheeksGo. I was happy to see Alessandra Torresani was going to be able to showcase the natural humor she possesses in a way that we have yet to see on film.
But for all these expectations, the show is SO MUCH MORE than I could have hoped it would be... It is amazing. From first to last, scene upon scene - I was happy with what I saw, and eager to see more.
So what is my review? The show is smart, hilarious and so damn FUN to watch. I'm more than a little bit addicted. Make no mistake, this show is one to watch, folks!
Watch, recommend and share it with all your friends and family. The fans, Team Husbands, are a determined and vocal group - ever expanding in our love for the show, the characters and the creators of "Husbands" the Series. -
sdljroller23 October 2011This is a series whose time has come. Set in a newly post marriage equality world, this is an extremely funny and smart "Dharma and Greg-esque" comedy, co-written by Jane Espenson of Buffy and Battlestar fame and Brad Bell aka "Cheeks" a youtube celebrity and recording artist. Cheeks and Brady, the latter charmingly played by Sean Hemeon, wake up after a drunken Las Vegas wedding and realize that they can't easily divorce due to their high-profile status in the gay community. Although they are friends and are in the early stages of falling in love, they hilariously navigate the treacherous waters of being newly married. Cheeks's best friend Haley, played by the beautiful and hilarious Alessandra Torresani, suddenly finds herself having to adjust to not being number one in Cheeks's life any more.
Due to the short episodes of the web series, every line of this first 22 minute pilot had to be packed with humor as well as plot information. They have achieved that goal. Husbands is concise but not curt, and always leaves the viewer wanting more. I really hope that this wonderful little series gets picked up and offered to a wider audience. This is a vehicle whereby a marriage equality world filled with laughter and love will also be a politically relevant piece. I can easily imagine our society little by little falling in love with Cheeks, Brady, and Haley, no longer caring about sexual orientation, but seeing the similarities of relationship issues that we all face. Good art has done that for us in the past, and more series like this are what we need for the future. -
deb-wright3 August 2012I thoroughly enjoyed Husbands Season 1! The premise is smart and fresh, the characters likable and well-written, and the acting is great. I laughed--a lot--but I especially enjoyed the fact that there were moments that were sincerely touching, too. The fact is this: although it may appear to be "about" gay marriage, Husbands is really about the universal problems or situations people "in love" or in a marriage find themselves in. I'm not gay, nor am I currently married, but the series made me laugh (and cry) because it's simply about human emotions/foibles that anyone can relate to. I'm just sorry it's not a network series--oh, wait, I barely turn on my television anymore--so never mind! ;) REALLY looking forward to Season 2!
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mjhardybritt23 October 2011Featuring the starstudded cast of Alessandra Toressani (Caprica), Sean Hemeon (True Blood) & Cheeks (Webstar & executive of lifestyle blog, Weyume) and written by the ever-talented Jane Espenson (lets be honest, what show hasn't she written on?) - Husbands promised to be a sure fire winner from the start.
With short episodes packed with more laughs and quirkly lines than most TV shows manage to fit into an hour - Husbands the series will have you laughing and quoting the show for days.
The first marriage equality webseries did not disappoint. With as many tender moments as hilarious ones. Fall in love with the cast instantly and hop on the train and take the ride with newly weds Brady Kelly and Cheeks as they try to piece together a marriage and make it work.
"They're doing it wrong. But that's their right!"
Set in a world where everybody has the freedom to marry - they live in a world that works. A world that makes sense. A world not widely explored anywhere on TV - making this show truly revolutionary and a breath of fresh air - a show that will hopefully pave the path for other shows in the future.
Dive into the show with an open mind. Fall in love. Take the journey.
Husbands The Series is your new addiction.
Embrace it. Love it. And spread the word so we get season 2!!!! -
dianne-190-5674844 August 2012Husbands is such a funny and sweet story. I laughed and laughed but then had tears in my eyes. Choosing Sean Hemeon as Brady, Cheeks' husband, was perfect casting. I love the two of them together; they have so many hilarious and tender moments. It's amazing that so much was packed into the short episodes in Season 1.
From the little bit we know about Season 2, it sounds like a whole new concept since the first season - longer episodes and many guest stars. Jane Espenson and Brad Bell, the creators of Husbands, are both creative geniuses so anything can happen this time around! Joss Whedon will be Brady's agent and I can't wait to see him in this acting role, along with many other familiar big names. I'm so excited for Season 2 - hurry and get here August 15th! -
urielwalker5 August 2012I love this show.
It's funny, it's sweet and it's romantic.
It really is the first Gay themed show to really capture my imagination, and feel like it represents, and was made for, me.
Queer As Folk was unapologetic about demonstrating rampant sexuality. Husbands is unapologetic about showing how men can build a deeply loving relationship. However, it also never steps away from showing the physical signs of two men in love; unlike say Will & Grace where Gay loving was portrayed with a hug, or a manly pat on the shoulder.
From the first episode to the last, of the first season, the quality never wavers. Bring on Season 2. -
I adore this witty, smart, thought-provoking series! There are more laughs in each 2-minute segment of Husbands than in some entire 30-minute sitcoms on TV. I've watched each episode quite a few times and find myself grinning in anticipation of certain lines: "But you have a mascara wand and a taco chip." "Indeed." "I dare you to raise an eyebrow, Botox Boy!" "A dungeon!" "It also once got me a tattoo that says 'More cowbell.'" "Patri-are you kidding me?!!"
There are also moments of sweetness and poignancy. When Brady complains about the hell he went through to come out, and Cheeks retorts, "A few people have said some not-nice things about you for a year? Try everyday since I was twelve years old!" we get a glimpse of the sad little boy beneath the flippant exterior. We also see touching moments as Cheeks and Brady begin to realize that their marriage just might work because they love each other. Surprise!
I can't wait to find out what happens in season two. Will we learn Cheeks's real name? Cliffhanger! -
tinysparkles016 August 2012Jane Espenson and Brad Bell have created and written Husbands, the freshest sitcom out there today. This is cutting edge, current, and not only packed with laughs but the most tender moments I've seen in a long time. Brad Bell is not only the creator and writer but the star of the show as the character, Cheeks. What an incredible talent he is. Keep your eye on Brad - he's going to be a superstar.
The other two main characters are Sean Hemeon as Brady and Alessandra Torresani as Haley. The creators could not have picked two better actors for these parts. Brady is so good as Cheeks' new husband. He's handsome, has great comedic timing and plays perfectly against Cheeks' shenanigans. Haley inserts her foot between Brady and Cheeks and tries to hold on to her relationship with her best friend, Cheeks, while he is attempting to nourish this new, delicate relationship. Haley is a natural comedian and hilarity ensues.
Season 2 is about to begin. I recommend that anyone who hasn't seen Season 1 yet to catch up before August 15th. -
Cokarilla6 August 2012Anyone who hasn't watched all 11 episodes of Husbands Season 1 needs to rush and watch immediately! You will fall in love with all the characters and be waiting with huge anticipation for Season 2. Brad Bell (Cheeks), Sean Hemeon (Brady), and Alessandra Torresani (Haley) mesh perfectly together. Haley is trying hard to stay best friends with Cheeks while causing a few problems for the newlyweds.
Season 2 starts in only 9 days and the three main characters are sure to be hilarious, yet sweet and loving at the same time. This new season will be sprinkled with a lot of guest stars with names everybody will recognize. August 15th will be here soon. Don't miss out on this excellent series! -
claire-egan-440-2587533 August 2012Love Husbands! Such a fun, poignant, relevant exploration of relationships. Whatever your perspective, this is an enjoyable ride. The work that Brad and Jane do together is wonderful. The cast is fantastic. Alessandra is hilarious. The byplay between Brad and Sean is lovely. So looking forward to season two and whatever else comes after it. I am proud to be a supporter of this project! Being able to participate in the creative process online and through things like Kickstarter makes me so happy for the future of web series. Here's to all the great things we can all make together without the complications and restrictions of the old systems. On with the new way! Which of course has its own complications and restrictions :).
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Dude-Meister4 August 2012Husbands is the hilarious web-series from acclaimed TV Writer, Jane Espenson (Torchwood, Firefly) and YouTube sensation Brad Bell (or Cheeks as he's more fabulously known), focusing on the age old "Did we just accidentally get married in Vegas?"-RomCom setup with a notable difference; it's a same sex marriage. Camp TV star, Cheeks, and Basesball hero, Brady, find themselves hitched after a wild night in the city of sin, and now must deal with the oncoming media onslaught and whether or not to actually make the relationship work.
It's great to see a series all about equality really take off, although it doesn't rely on this as its only strength, as what you'll find is a refreshingly fun and hilarity strewn series. Espenson has taken a tired formula and revitalised it with a new-world energy, teeming with spirit and charm, plus a healthy dose of camp to keep the laughs fresh.
The way I see it, this is future at work: a bold new series focusing on a community previously unspoken for exclusively in this kind of media. Embracing the risk of an untapped source material in gay newly-weds, and sticking it on the web, network-free, proves how television is evolving to meet the open-eyed way of thinking the world has come to.
And what with mega guest stars turning up now and again (Nathan Fillion, anyone?), it looks like these 2 minute episodes are truly some of the internet's finest serial content. So roll on Husbands, because you're in it for the long haul! -
jacqui-smith5 August 2012The 2-minute episodes of this amazing web-series ensure that not a second is wasted and it packs in more laughs than many traditional TV comedy series.
Jane Espenson and Brad Bell have created a gem: not just funny, but with characters that are easy to care about, even in the short amount of time the audience spends with them.
Joss Whedon's decision to get involved in his first speaking role is a true endorsement of the quality of this series.
Watch for the laughs, stay for the love. Can't wait for Season 2 on August 15th! -
Bgiaginger4 August 2012Two or three minutes is the length of each 'Husbands' webisode. I was surprised to find myself both completely satiated yet yearning for more each week. Each webisode has a complete arc and includes a cliffhanger ending. You will laugh out loud, grin madly, and depress the play button again. Interestingly enough, you may never look at fish in quite the same manner.
Some will say the writers took a romantic comedy standard and and simply turned it on its head by casting two men in the leads. That is a simplistic view of the series. The 'Husbands' team delivers a full romp for the emotions in each webisode. Furthermore, the husbands themselves have a very palpable chemistry on the screen.
This series is incredibly innovative from its opening webisode to its format to its very public fund raising for a second series. However, this series is equally traditional with its fish out of water moments, an amusing yet exasperating best friend, and its allegiance to the guilds: screenwriter, actor, etc.
Whichever network finally writes the winning deal memo for 'Husbands' will ascend a rung on the evolutionary ladder of television. -
traknic3 August 2012Husbands is such a timely series with a message, but is not in the least 'preachy'. It is funny, tight, very well written, acted, directed and produced and elicits thoughts and considerations while delivering laughter and love.
Beyond the content, which in itself is ground breaking, the format and delivery is new and exciting. Season 1 set the first standard and season 2, with it's Kickstarter funding and online as well as mainstream buzz is setting a whole new standard for the brave and talented to aspire to.
While online content has been done (and done well) before, what we have here is a new generation that has raised the stakes. Rather than saying this is good enough to be on network TV, what should be said is why can't the networks do something this good, relevant and worthwhile. -
artistsupporter4 August 2012Take two extremely talented writers and creators; Jane Espenson and Brad Bell. Add 3 actors with chemistry, beauty, and awesome comedic timing; Brad Bell, Sean Hemeon, and Alessandra Torresani. Add amazing guest stars like Nathan Fillion and Michael Buckley. Mix in a timely and hilarious premise of an accidental Las Vegas wedding between gay celebrities just recently able to legally marry and you have a comedy hit whose time has come. No wonder this series has such a loyal fan base that they donated over $60,000 to fund the even more promising Season 2. I'm a huge fan of Husbands, and I really believe that this series could be a game-changer. If you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor and go watch right now. Take it from me: you'll want to be ready for Season 2!
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trueaims3 August 2012Husbands is about two people who wake up in Vegas married to each other because they had a few too many the night before. Think you've heard this story before? This time it's two men who end up married after a night out celebrating marriage equality, making this web series a unique new take on an old story. The writers even hang a lampshade on the fact that if this were a heterosexual couple, it'd be a 'hackneyed premise' to quote Cheeks.
The short episodes are hilarious and full of snappy dialogue that leaves you wanting more. The three characters are well fleshed out for the how abbreviated the episodes were and that's due to the great writing and the talented actors. Season 2 premieres August 15th and I cannot wait to see more from Team Husbands! -
mkambuiw3 August 2012I loved Husbands the second I saw episode 1, "Waking Up in Vegas." The way Cheeks says "I'm in the tub" with such excitement, won me over instantly. If you've seen Cheeks in any of his YouTube videos, you know what to expect in terms of his comedic timing, Husbands is a rare show that is both sweet and hilarious. All eleven episodes are brilliant and delicious.The amount of physical comedy reminds me of Seinfeld or The Office. So worth watching again and again and again. The last episode leaves you wanting so much more. Thank goodness the new season will soon be here. This is a series worth following. This is my favorite web show ever!
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needacoke14 August 2012Husbands is so well done and so much better than most of the shows on TV. I can't believe some network hasn't picked it up. Season 2 promises to be even better and will surely be groundbreaking for sitcom content.
The series has a huge audience - I see comments every day of new people just discovering it and being excited for the new season. Many fans watch it over and over - I frequently go and watch it again. It's just that good. You will smile, laugh and then cry - so many emotions for just two minute episodes.
August 15th is on the calendar of thousands of fans waiting for the unveiling of Season 2. I can't wait! -
nichole_alynn6 August 2012Although this show is about a same sex couple, I think it is a great show that is relevant to any relationship.
It's not perfect, but it is absolutely one of the best web series out there. The characters are great and the depiction of the ups and downs of whirlwind relations is spot on (if a little exaggerated).
The series is written by one of the actors (Cheeks) and the wonderfully talented Jane Espenson (since you're already on IMDb, look her up - she's written for every series worth watching). Her trademark wit and banter is evident and is one of the high lights.
There are also some really fun cameo appearances from familiar faces.
The series is very short and well worth the time to watch - so what are you waiting for? -
MageAshke3 August 2012This groundbreaking web series is amazing! The writing and dialog, witty banter, acting, you name it.
Jane Espenson and Cheeks have hit it out of the park (as Brady would say), bringing the realities of celebrity gay marriage to the forefront, with all of the trials and tribulations that everyone has to deal with crammed in as well. Cheeks and Sean Hemeon are perfectly adorable as the newlyweds, and Alessandra Torresani is perfect as the perky best friend. And let's not forget the adorable Jack!
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What the world needs now is love. Husbands the series brings a smile to my face, laughter to my soul and love to my heart. Husbands series 1 was a happy place to be after a long day at work or dealing with the negative nellies in life.
Dislike slow moving shows? No problem. Husbands is fast paced with witty explosive lines, straight (pun intended) to the point of the plot. A modern couple struggling to find their groove while dealing with the media blitz surrounding their somewhat sudden marriage.
I've lost count of the times I watched it and I've shared it with so many people. A web series at the top of my list. So go, watch it and enjoy it! And then rejoice in the fact Husbands Series 2 is only 12 days away!! Makes me smile a happy and yes, sexy smile. -
I first watched Husbands because I am a tremendous fan of Jane Espenson and everything she does. I was positively aglow at the thought that she had waded into the territory of such a topical and close-to-my-heart issue as gay marriage. I had no idea before I started to watch it how completely in love I would fall with these characters.
Cheeks presses right up against the stereotype of what a flamboyant gay man is and both embraces the idea that stereotypes come from somewhere and the idea that we are more than just the stereotype. Played with a comfortable ease by series co-creator Brad Bell, Cheeks is a delightfully funny and unabashedly smart character who does not shy away from himself and his opinions.
His husband, Brady, is instantly lovable and relateable. He comes from a place much closer to where most people resonate than does Cheeks and we look to him to understand how we're supposed to feel in any given moment. Sean Hemeon is a revelation, somehow managing to play the character with a sense of open-heartedness that never comes close to the hokeyness a lesser actor would bring to the role. He also has the distinction of being one of the most charming actors I've ever seen.
The pair together are as real as real gets. I know guys like these in my life and I love them both there and on this show. The chemistry between Bell and Hemeon is so great, in fact, that I almost wonder if they are telling a story about some version of themselves together.
Alessandra Torresani is the perfect hag for this duo. She is simultaneously able to capture the complete ridiculousness that comes from the soul of a person who begins drinking as soon as the sun comes up in the morning and steals the fruit out of the hotel fruit bowl and the unwavering heart required to be Cheeks's best friend.
The dialogue, in characteristic Espenson style, is witty beyond belief. The story is current without verging on feeling stale. And, perhaps more importantly, it never once wades into the territory of the traditional gay fare populated by bad actors reading terrible lines in front of people who don't know how to make a movie. Which is saying something, considering the fact that the first season was produced on a shoe-string budget.
This show is truly a remarkable piece of storytelling. It is beyond relateable, which is why it is beyond effective. It does all it does without ever once being preachy. And oh yeah, if that wasn't enough already, it's funny as hell. Anyone who hasn't yet seen this show is doing themselves a disservice. -
mumford-33 August 2012There aren't a lot of web series that can bring me back time and time again. I often watch an episode or two, enjoy them and just as quickly forget them. Not so with Husbands. As soon as I watched the very first episode, I was hooked! I would watch again and again, and wait eagerly, impatiently even, for the next episode.
Cheeks is outrageously outrageous. Brady is hunky, endearing and a perfect foil for Cheeks. And IDEHTW* for how quotable Haley is "You taste like colors." Needless to say, I can't wait for Season 2!
*IDEHTW = I don't even have the words (Haley in episode 5)
(Gee, hone your ability to condense your thoughts on Twitter only to have IMDb say you're not sufficiently verbose! You can't win!)