B Positive

Name: B Positive
Genre: Comedy
Released: November 5, 2020
Rating: 62

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CBS | Release Date: November 5, 2020

Summary: Recently divorced therapist Drew (Thomas Middleditch) is in need of a kidney donor when he runs into old high school classmate Gina (Annaleigh Ashford), who impulsively volunteers to donate hers in this Chuck Lorre and Marco Pennette comedy.

Genre(s): Comedy

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Aaron Barnhart

Nov 5, 2020

Season 1 Review: Casting is key, and Annaleigh Ashford nails it as Gina. ... I enjoyed Bob (Hearts) Abishola immensely last season, but the show’s modest ratings suggest that this is a make-or-break year. And I like what I see so far here, so I can’t help but… be positive. Read full review

John Anderson

Nov 3, 2020

Season 1 Review: The writing sparkles; so does Ms. Ashford. The edginess of the dialogue, the rather outre subject matter and a seeming disregard for what has long constituted the stuff of network sitcoms are, in a word, refreshing. Read full review

Glenn Garvin

Nov 2, 2020

Season 1 Review: Like most Chuck Lorre-branded shows, B Positive starts out as a barrage of one-liners, most of them admittedly funny, but not necessarily suggesting a solid structure for a continuing show. Yet somehow during all the raucous punchlines, some engaging characters start to show up. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Nov 5, 2020

Season 1 Review: [As Gina, Annaleigh] Ashford is warm, wacky, larger and weirder than life. She elevates the premise of B Positive. [9 - 22 Nov 2020, p.9]

Caroline Framke

Nov 5, 2020

Season 1 Review: With settings like Gina’s job at an assisted living facility and Drew’s dialysis group turned frank support group, “B Positive” works to lend more personality and authenticity to what could otherwise be just a basic odd couple show. Should it get the room to go forward, the show would be smart to expand upon those elements that make Gina and Drew seem more human instead of leaning on their wacky differences. Read full review

Rob Owen

Nov 5, 2020

Season 1 Review: The “B Positive” pilot is decent enough as CBS sitcoms go. It doesn’t show the promise of “The Big Bang Theory” pilot but it’s not as bad as plenty of other CBS’s past sitcoms, like last season’s “Carol’s Second Act.” Read full review

Hank Stuever

Nov 3, 2020

Season 1 Review: With a cheerful dose of dutifulness, the show all but insists that life must go on for all of us. Even the mundane must endure. ... Positive or negative, we’ll just leave it be. Read full review

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Matthew_R

May 1, 2021

I don't normally like CBS laugh track comedies. Despite this, I began watching this show (somewhat skeptically) because Thomas Middleditch was in the lead role. To my surprise, I liked Annaleigh Ashford's character the most. She has a mischievous, manic energy that's just over the top enoughI don't normally like CBS laugh track comedies. Despite this, I began watching this show (somewhat skeptically) because Thomas Middleditch was in the lead role. To my surprise, I liked Annaleigh Ashford's character the most. She has a mischievous, manic energy that's just over the top enough to be charming but not so much that it becomes obnoxious. Early on, Middleditch's character was closer to the obnoxious end, and while the supporting cast was good, they seemed like they were just satellites orbiting the two core characters. Initially I would have rated the show a 4 or 5.

However, the writers have started to make positive changes, and as a result the show has started to find its heart. They've pushed the ancillary and one-note characters to the background. They've made Middleditch's character more likable, and started to find reasons to involve the wider cast in the plot. And Rosa Salazar was a great addition to the cast (hopefully her role isn't too temporary). All in all, good progress and I hope the show gets another season to continue to find its footing.… Expand

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Lirighty

Dec 25, 2020

Still waiting for the comedy part of this "situation comedy" to show up. I can easily sit through an entire episode without laughing once.

Drew is depressing, Gina is annoying. Here's the plot of every show so dar, Gina does something crazy, Drew worries about what she does. AfterStill waiting for the comedy part of this "situation comedy" to show up. I can easily sit through an entire episode without laughing once.

Drew is depressing, Gina is annoying. Here's the plot of every show so dar, Gina does something crazy, Drew worries about what she does. After reading the critic's early reviews, I was hoping to see it inprove as the season progressed, but it hasn't.

I think this got the good reviews because of Xhuck Lorre because it sure wasn't because of tge comedy.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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  Air Date: October 14, 2021
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  Air Date: November 5, 2020