Camping

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO , SYA
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 12, 2016
User Score
3.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 23
  3. Negative: 14 out of 23
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  1. NavyBean
    Oct 17, 2018
    1
    Considering Lena Dunham's involvement in this it's not as bad as I thought it would be. That said, the overacting is hard to take by Garner and all the male friends (not to mention the camp owners). I watched the first one and none of the characters come off as real (or real funny). Maybe if Dunham let a funny writer take a shot instead of having to bring back jokes like "9-0-2-1-Pho" asConsidering Lena Dunham's involvement in this it's not as bad as I thought it would be. That said, the overacting is hard to take by Garner and all the male friends (not to mention the camp owners). I watched the first one and none of the characters come off as real (or real funny). Maybe if Dunham let a funny writer take a shot instead of having to bring back jokes like "9-0-2-1-Pho" as if we missed it the first time and/or maybe would find it funny on second mention. It's not. I did like Walt and Juliette Lewis is competent.… Expand
  2. azzabar
    Oct 16, 2018
    0
    I can safely say I will never watch this show after the 20 minutes I wasted on it ever again. I would rather get attacked by fire ants than be tortured by watching this show. Nothing good comes of it!
  3. Rick1000
    Oct 22, 2018
    0
    This is almost painful to watch. The characters, Garner and Juliette Lewis in particular, are way over the top - we get it, a helicopter mom / wife / hypochondriac and a free spirited hippie healer to the max. The hammer-us-over-the-head approach to these two is mind-numbing. The other characters are swallowed up in this travesty of a program. Not unlike Roseanne Barr, it may be possibleThis is almost painful to watch. The characters, Garner and Juliette Lewis in particular, are way over the top - we get it, a helicopter mom / wife / hypochondriac and a free spirited hippie healer to the max. The hammer-us-over-the-head approach to these two is mind-numbing. The other characters are swallowed up in this travesty of a program. Not unlike Roseanne Barr, it may be possible that Lena Dunham (and no she's not a racist) may be yet another one hit wonder unable to deliver when it's not 100% centered on her own story. Other than Lisa Kudrow's cringeworthy "The Comeback" the all time worst HBO show ever, this may be in the running for second worst..… Expand
  4. jmacyoung
    Oct 22, 2018
    0
    This is probably the worst piece of garbage HBO has ever aired. This must have been a package production deal HBO made with Denham because I cannot come up with any other plausible explanation as to why this made it to post-production.

    Anybody professionally tied to this production should be ashamed.
  5. lulu2480
    Oct 14, 2018
    8
    A US remake of a British series (that I didn't watch so I can't compare). Great cast, and good script but it got a 8 from me as I think Jennifer Garner (so good in dramas) overacts a bit too much.

    David Tennant and Juliette Lewis always perfect and a pleasure to watch
  6. bdonnellan
    Oct 25, 2018
    7
    I have never felt compelled to write a review for any movie or TV show. After reading all of the negative reviews of Camping, which I almost didn’t watch because it was panned so often, I must say something.

    I thought to myself “Jennifer Garner, Juliette Lewis, Bridgette Everett, how bad could it be?” The answer is that it’s pretty funny. Not great but I laughed at least three times    I have never felt compelled to write a review for any movie or TV show. After reading all of the negative reviews of Camping, which I almost didn’t watch because it was panned so often, I must say something.

    I thought to myself “Jennifer Garner, Juliette Lewis, Bridgette Everett, how bad could it be?” The answer is that it’s pretty funny. Not great but I laughed at least three times during the first two episodes. That’s way better than average for me.

    Maybe Lena Dunham fans expected some more pretentious BS and this isn’t hip enough for them. It has some good jokes, some really good comedic acting and it’s better than most people are writing.    … Expand
  7. LamontRaymond
    Oct 21, 2018
    3
    Sadly, I couldn't get past the first episode. I have no idea who this series is for. It's not funny like a Wet Hot American Summer, and it's not serous like Top of the Lake. It just burdensome.
  8. MarkyMark31
    Nov 8, 2018
    8
    Not sure why all the negative reviews. I think the show's a bit inconsistent at time, but overall, pretty hilarious. I don't usually watch a lot of comedies, but this one was quirky enough with just the right mix of weird characters to make me like it. Of course, I'd probably like anything with Juliette Lewis so maybe that's part of it.

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Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 29
  3. Negative: 7 out of 29
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Richard Roeper
    Dec 14, 2018
    63
    Fine actors, one and all, saddled with playing caricatures who have one or two thinly drawn storylines apiece.
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  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Oct 16, 2018
    50
    The comedy of social discomfort can be exquisite, like a deep-tissue massage that hurts until it feels good. Camping has moments like that. But too often it shoots past cringe comedy into straight-up cruelty without relief or enough redeeming laughs, becoming a “No Exit” experience of watching the terrible be terrible to the terrible.
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  3. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Emily Nussbaum
    Oct 16, 2018
    60
    The show’s better when we escape from Kathryn’s control and into the loosey-goosey ensemble, who are busy bickering, doing drugs, trading partners, and refusing to have the healthy getaway she’d hoped for.
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