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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.
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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.
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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.
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This is a workable formula for an above-average broadcast multi-cam — basically co-creator Chuck Lorre's bread and butter — as B Positive combines inoffensive writing with a cast of impressive depth, giving this bittersweet sitcom room to grow its world in a variety of directions, several of which have real potential.
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I like Middleditch and Ashford together enough to hope that Pennette and the writers find a way to work out the kinks and tap into this pairing’s considerable potential.
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Thanks to its stars, "B Positive" earns mildly favorable scores at the outset, even if the title, as sitcom grades go, would be a bit too positive.
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It's maybe easy, too easy, to write off "B Positive" as just another sitcom with a few setup jokes, along with the usual, predictable beats. But there's something else here, something potentially even good. Which would be? Call it comfort food, well-served.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 9
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Mixed: 4 out of 9
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Negative: 3 out of 9
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May 18, 2021
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Nov 20, 2020
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Nov 10, 2020