Watch the full first episode of Showtime's House of Lies

Veronica Mars and Jean-Ralphio from Parks & Recreation are both in this show. That's probably all I have to say to get people to give the first episode of Showtime's House of Lies at least five minutes of their time, right? But if you need more than that: the show stars Don Cheadle as the head of a management consulting firm, which seems to be about as terrible as it sounds, and features the aforementioned Kristen Bell and Ben Schwartz as his underlings. There's also a good deal of cursing, nudity — though obviously you won't be seeing that last one here on YouTube — and kind of awkward fourth-wall breaking!

It has some kinks to work out, for sure — honestly, it wouldn't be a Showtime show if it didn't — but anything that keeps Bell employed gets my stamp of approval. (Yes, even When In Rome.)

Commentarium (4 Comments)

Dec 27 11 - 1:05pm
profrobert.

Goodness no, no nudity! But all the cursing we care to do. Still, you have to love Don Cheadle.

Dec 27 11 - 1:20pm
faulkersaysrelax

The ads for this look truly terrible: Bell's reads "Nice Assets," which is a joke that should have been retired in 1986. Cheadle's says something about balls, and the ad for the other two says "Your bottom line is showing." Someone in marketing should be fired for those.

That said, I love Don Cheadle and will watch nearly anything with him.

Dec 27 11 - 3:04pm
KingPellinore

Don Cheadle is definitely a kick-ass actor. And hot!

Dec 31 11 - 5:36am
Martoukian

I wish Kristen Bell could lose that annoyingly shrill, nasal voice. She'd be a lot more likable if she did.