Another Period

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Season 1
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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Critic Reviews

  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    Jun 23, 2015
    83
    Leggero and Lindhome are excellent as the sisters, but they’ve also filled the halls of Bellacourt Manor with a cast so tight that it’s hard for any one actor to stand out.
  2. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Jun 23, 2015
    83
    The show's essentially a sketch idea expanded to series length, and as a result is uneven. But when it hits, it's as hysterical as all those people screaming and breaking things in the clips from upcoming episodes.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Hillary Busis
    Jun 22, 2015
    83
    While Another Period sometimes leans too heavily on "It's 1902!" gags, it's buoyed by an absurdist sensibility, genuinely surprising jokes, and a strong cast. [26 Jun 2015, p.54]
  5. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Jun 23, 2015
    80
    The humor is quick and smart, often poking fun at the conventions of period dramas and the perceived privilege of the wealthy.
  6. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Jun 23, 2015
    80
    Sharply conceived satire can sometimes accomplish what outrage and disgust cannot, sending some of this junk back in the direction from whence it flows.
  7. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Whitney Matheson
    Jun 19, 2015
    80
    Laughs come from all angles here, though particularly memorable gags crank up the raunchiness (one scene shows the Bellacourts engaging in boring “procreation sex”) and absurdity.
  8. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Tirdad Derakhshani
    Jun 23, 2015
    70
    Wild, crude, and silly, at turns inspired and plain stupid.
  9. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Vicki Hyman
    Jun 24, 2015
    67
    Another Period also skewers gender politics (and classism and the cult of celebrity), but the jokes are not particularly charged, aiming for--and granted, usually reaching--bawdiness, not brilliance.
  10. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Jun 23, 2015
    63
    Another Period won't be to everyone's taste, but at least it knows it's a spoof and gleefully embraces the genre.
  11. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    Jun 23, 2015
    40
    Another Period is too intent on lampooning every period convention ever to wait even a millisecond for a laugh, resulting in a show that's more frantic than funny.
  12. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Jun 23, 2015
    40
    It’s an excellent comedy idea in theory, linking those two TV exercises in wealth-porn and decadent excess. Alas, Another Period isn’t funny enough to sustain its premise.
  13. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jun 22, 2015
    40
    There are amusing moments, but the conceit ultimately seems better suited to a “Saturday Night Live” sketch than another series. Period.

Awards & Rankings

100
#100 Best TV Season of 2015

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User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 32
  3. Negative: 8 out of 32
  1. skw
    Jun 29, 2015
    0
    I watched most of the first episode. About 2/3 of the way in, I reluctantly decided that this is just an unwatchable mess. It made me sadI watched most of the first episode. About 2/3 of the way in, I reluctantly decided that this is just an unwatchable mess. It made me sad because I think Natasha Leggero is one of the funniest people on the planet and I was really looking forward to this series. Oh well, better luck next time.… Full Review »
  2. goldenx
    Jul 21, 2015
    10
    Don't listen to the negative reviews. This show is absurdist humor at its finest. Perfectly parodying Kardashians and Downton Abbey, with aDon't listen to the negative reviews. This show is absurdist humor at its finest. Perfectly parodying Kardashians and Downton Abbey, with a fantastic cast and hilarious results. Michael Ian Black as Peepers is my favorite thus far. Can't wait for more episodes!… Full Review »
  3. Knighthawk81
    Jun 23, 2015
    3
    Having a hook isn't enough to make a show. There is a lot going on here. This is a mockumentary. It's a send up of a place and time (RhodeHaving a hook isn't enough to make a show. There is a lot going on here. This is a mockumentary. It's a send up of a place and time (Rhode Island around the turn of the 20th Century) that many probably don't understand. And it's a send up of both "Downton Abbey" and "The Kardasians." All that would be great if it were funny, but this simply isn't. The pilot was a hot mess, and I don't know how this will get any better.… Full Review »
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