The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer fingerprintFunny, emotionally cool.
Calm and low-key
Emotionally reserved
Plenty of satire and cringe comedy
History, society, and politics
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Plenty of satire and cringe comedy
Expect plenty of satire and cringe comedy.
History, society, and politics
Its world is built around history, society, and politics.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 33/100 (IMDb 3.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 20%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-14 in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 season
It has 1 season with 9 episodes of about 21 minutes each.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer higher (33) than critics (20). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It ran from 1998 to 1998 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
TV Tropes lists 11 storytelling tropes for The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, including Straight Man, Actor Allusion, Latex Perfection.
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