You May Not Know Where This Show Is Headed—But You’ll Enjoy the Journey
How to With John Wilson has chronicled some of New York City’s strangest residents. Now its creator is stepping into the spotlight.
by Shirley Li
Aug 12, 2023
4 minutes
Any time I try to recommend to someone who has never heard of the show, I struggle to figure out where to begin. HBO markets it as a docuseries by the filmmaker John Wilson in which he explores the idiosyncratic behavior of New York City’s wackiest residents. But calling it a “docuseries” feels wrong; yes, the program relies on footage and interviews Wilson has collected from wandering through the city, but the material is also presented comedically. And it’s not quite “about” anything: Sometimes an episode will meander from one topic to another so much so that by the end of the half hour,
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