Big Lake: Season 1

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Comedy Central | Season Premiere Date: August 17, 2010

Summary: Josh (Chris Gethard) returns to his hometown of Big Lake, Pennsylvania, after losing his bank job in this Adam McKay/Will Ferrell-produced comedy, which also stars Saturday Night Live's Chris Parnell and Horatio Sanz.

Creator: Lewis Morton

Genre(s): Comedy

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. The Interview
Air Date: September 14, 2010
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S1:E9. Chris Falls in Love
Air Date: September 14, 2010
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S1:E8. Chris is Mayor for 24 Minutes
Air Date: September 7, 2010

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Linda Stasi

Oh, no--can it really be an other sitcom about a grown son moving back home after failing big time in the big city? Yes. But not, "oh, no." Read full review

Ellen Gray

I might not believe for a moment that any of these people actually exist in nature, much less Pennsylvania, but Big Lake, with its wink and a nod to a format that always required suspension of disbelief, is at least more than willing to own its silliness. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Their [Gethard and Parnell] interplay, once things get moving, is appealing, if not quite compelling, but what sold me on the pilot was the moment when 14-year-old Dylan Blue, as Gethard's beyond-the-law kid brother, revealed his dark side, and his gun; I was a little frightened. Read full review

David Hinckley

It just plays like strung-together sketch comedy, working much harder for fewer rewards than if it added a little depth to the characters. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

It's just a flat traditional sitcom built around lazy, repetitive jokes and audience cackles. It's just bad. Read full review

Ginia Bellafante

Broadly limned, Big Lake works neither as a satire--and it stops trying after the delivery of Josh's back story--nor as an adventure in surrealist comedy, and it is tough to watch the strain for eccentricity. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Having endured two installments, it's frankly hard to imagine anybody wading through Big Lake 98 more times. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: August 17, 2010
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  S1:E10. The Interview
  Air Date: September 14, 2010
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  S1:E9. Chris Falls in Love
  Air Date: September 14, 2010
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  S1:E8. Chris is Mayor for 24 Minutes
  Air Date: September 7, 2010
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  S1:E7. Therapy
  Air Date: September 7, 2010
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  S1:E6. Jeremy Gets Caught
  Air Date: August 31, 2010
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  S1:E5. Josh Goes to Work
  Air Date: August 31, 2010
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  S1:E4. Chris Moves In
  Air Date: August 24, 2010
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  S1:E3. Fad Diet
  Air Date: August 24, 2010
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  S1:E2. Lee Harvey Osworld
  Air Date: August 17, 2010
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  S1:E1. Josh Comes Home
  Air Date: August 17, 2010