'Unhinged' new TV series compared to Little Britain horrifies Netflix fans
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Netflix viewers are divided over the release of comedian Tom Segura's 'hilariously disturbing' series Bad Thoughts.
Compared to Little Britain, the 'twisted' series is structured as six 20-minute vignettes exploring darkly comedic and provocative themes.
In one, Tom plays fading country music star Rex Henley, who kidnaps his fans and makes them reveal their darkest traumas to inspire his next song.
Bad Thoughts also stars actors like Jurassic Park's Daniella Pineda, The Sopranos' Robert Iler and Boardwalk Empire's Shea Whigham.
On X, some viewers understood the 'genius in the madness', while others branded the divisive show as 'awful.'
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Among the haters is @AgentJohnJD, who wrote: '#badthoughts is a show on #Netflix that if I were to describe it, there would be an immediate censorship across the board. I turned it off after the first episode. How on earth can someone even be able to imagine situations like that? I am shooketh.'
Echoing their sentiment, @ldsgolfer13 commented: 'The new Tom Segura show on @netflix#Badthoughts is just gross and unfunny. The 'comedy' is over-the-top repeatable sex jokes, but taken to 11. No creativity was used, just a room full of teenage boys and a pack of Monster Energy drinks, writing this.'
@SpursUnfiltered raged: 'Is Tom Segura supposed to be a comedian? #BadThoughts is awful. @NetflixIsAJoke. @tomsegura.'
Many others, though, hailed 46-year-old Tom's Bad Thoughts as 'hilarious' and brilliantly 'unhinged'.
@Fanb0yNate raved: '@tomsegura Is unhinged in #BadThoughts can't say I'm surprised tho, this is why he's one of my favourite comedians.'
@GKline17 enthused: 'Hey @netflix I have 2 things for you… 1: I don't know how #badthoughts was ever greenlit, because it's pretty insane, but well done seeing the genius inside the madness. 2: I hope someone lost their job for only allowing @tomsegura to do 6 short episodes. > 2hrs is criminal.'
In agreement, @ScottTheDude said: 'So I just watched all of #badthoughts… 1) @tomsegura is a deeply disturbed individual 2) I am pretty sure it's made me a worse person 3) That was hilarious and I need more of it please.'
One unlikely person who tore Bad Thoughts apart was Tom's mum.
He told Variety: 'We had her watch a few episodes in a private screening room with hidden cameras.
'She told me, 'Give the money back. You can't air this. I'll never see my friends again.'' More Trending
Tom also revealed that Jason Momoa was initially cast to play a 'sexy dream guy', but he later turned it down while he was in the bath.
'He said yes — then he FaceTimed me from a bathtub to cancel,' Tom recalled. 'I was like, 'Couldn't you at least towel off first?''
The comedian added that Bryan Cranston almost appeared in Bad Thoughts, as he 'liked the script' but it ultimately 'didn't work out'.
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Bad Thoughts is available to stream on Netflix.
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