Getting On

2013

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7.8| 0h30m| TV-MA| en| More Info
Released: 24 November 2013 Ended
Producted By: BBC Worldwide
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.hbo.com/getting-on
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Set in a geriatric extended care wing of a down-at-the-heels hospital, Getting On follows put-upon nurses, anxious doctors and administrators as they struggle with the darkly comic, brutally honest and quietly compassionate realities of caring for the elderly.

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Scanialara You won't be disappointed!
InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.
reverendike I'm a fan of the main actors in this US version, but compared to the original UK show, it falls a bit flat. For example, Vicki Pepperdine's character is self-absorbed to an extent that makes you cringe in the UK show, while Laurie Metcalf plays her comparable character over the top in the US version. Perhaps the producers feel that American audience can't appreciate a deft touch and need to have things hammered into them a bit more.This reminds me of Rake, another case where an American network tried to imitate a brilliant foreign comedy. In Getting On and in Rake, instead of taking the IDEA of the original and tweaking it according to the strengths of the US cast, they copy the stories almost verbatim, change a few references, and plug in different actors. The actors are quality, but it definitely doesn't work as well as the original ...
pai-rai there are a lot of layers to this show. first of: it has a lot of heart. i mean a lot of it. it's uncomfortably funny but the awkward transferred stillness warms your insides. i detect some distinct scrubs influences. borstein 's top notch performances to subtly increase the funny level by a thousand, within the hard-to-notice situations. funny you have to find. i like that. cinematographically speaking, it is a single camera sitcom? dramedy? there are influences of mockumentary style filming also. extreme-closeup shots and the like. good show. niecy nash or whatever her name is shines in this well written roll. not at all the exaggerated black stereotype she had played in her past. and mel rodriguez? fogettaboutit. he might not have the Latin accent he sports in many of his previous roles, but this man is downright funny, even in this rather serious character. solid. B.
chefy123 This show brings out an experimental comedy with smart writing, great cast of characters, and best of all, no cheap laughs. While it may take a couple of viewing, you just new a acquired taste for this show. If you're the type of person that's into health-care you love the show Getting On. This show brings on so many emotions into 30 minutes. This show also packs A great cast of actors as well. Niecy Nash is a new nurse just coming into a wing of the hospital for extended-care patients (elderly people). Alex Borstein is the senior nurse dealing with some of the crazy people on the ward. Then finally the Head nurse starring Laurie Metcalf.Getting On, on HBO, has strong language, other than that, deserve a shot to become a great show. For those that say this show is terrible just remember another show called "it always sunny in Philly" it started out different, and became a phenomenal show. Mark my words. This show will get better.
missyjoy25 Entertaining show. Focuses on female elderly patients in a hospital and the doctors and nurses who treat them. Many of the patients have alzheimers and dementia so as sad as their circumstances are they seem for the most part unaware. So it seems more sad for those who work there.What seems most interesting and funny albeit very is the absurdity of it all. The patient who dies on her 87th birthday. The nurse decides to eat the birthday cake that her sister had made and brought to the hospital. Her attitude being "well, it's not like SHE's going to eat it" and then after eating the cake is caught off guard by the sister who comes for a visit and the nurse has to break the news of her death while trying to conceal the chocolate frosting on her teeth.Or of course the first scene where they have a lengthy conversation involving several hospital personal who try to figure out who pooped in a chair and how they should deal with it.Not sure if I love it just yet, but it has potential.

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