Benders: Season 1

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IFC | Season Premiere Date: October 1, 2015

Summary: The sports comedy from Denis Leary, Tom Sellitti, and Jim Serpico focuses on the amateur hockey club led by Paul Rosenberg (Andrew Schulz) with his friends Anthony (Chris Distefano), Dicky (Mark Gessner), and Sebalos (Ruy Iskandar).

Creator: Jim Serpico and Tom Sellitti

Genre(s): Comedy, Sports

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Daniel Fienberg

Sep 29, 2015

There's a lot of dudes-being-dudes banter, without any "Bro is me" self-pity that sometimes can bog the genre down. Led by Chris Distefano, Mark Gessner, Ruy Iskandar and Andrew Schulz, the cast has an easy rapport that carries Benders along even if, after three episodes, I can't quite isolate distinguishing characteristics for all of the guys. Read full review

Mike Hale

Sep 30, 2015

There’s nothing in the early episodes of Benders that’s as explosively funny as any random 10 minutes of “Louie” or “Curb.” But it can impart a sort of calming buzz--if you lower your expectations for laughs in the same way that the show diminishes expectations that its characters will achieve any kind of triumph. Read full review

Rob Owen

Oct 1, 2015

Benders feels similar in its comedy style to all the Leary shows that have come before. Read full review

Joe McGovern

Sep 28, 2015

The show stumbles with labored one-liners and too-zany situations. [2 Oct 2015, p.68]

Molly Eichel

Oct 1, 2015

Benders is produced by Denis Leary and his type of humor is all over the show. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Sep 29, 2015

Despite the occasional funny line or absurd situation--such as Paul’s grandfather wanting his help in euthanizing him in the premiere--the show feels completely disposable. Read full review

David Wiegand

Sep 23, 2015

None of it is believable. If the show’s structure were obviously satirical, there would be credible room for over-the-top, but the show is meant as a straight-ahead sitcom, and the story lines all sound exactly like what a bunch of guys would come up with in a college dorm room, rank with the smell of soiled laundry, flatulence and pot-induced tall tales. Read full review

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RobertFromTN

Oct 18, 2015

The pilot was a bit shaky, but the show is starting to find it's groove. It's very funny and engaging. With likable and fairly relatable characters it could end up turning into a highly successful show, especially among the sports-savvy viewers. It's not quite on the level of a show likeThe pilot was a bit shaky, but the show is starting to find it's groove. It's very funny and engaging. With likable and fairly relatable characters it could end up turning into a highly successful show, especially among the sports-savvy viewers. It's not quite on the level of a show like "The League" but it could end up there. The best scenes are when the guys on the hockey team are sitting in the locker room having some back and forth conversation.
While not perfect by any means, it certainly has all of the pieces in place to become a great show. Definitely worth watching for those who like "The League" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia".… Expand

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Knighthawk81

Oct 5, 2015

This was set up as a hockey comedy. There was neither much hockey or comedy in the pilot, and that's a problem. Not sure who this show is aimed at, but it's obviously a less discerning viewer than myself.

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Season 1

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  Air Date: October 1, 2015
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