Enlisted

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 10, 2014
Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 26
  3. Negative: 2 out of 26
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Critic Reviews

  1. Sioux City Journal
    Reviewed by: Bruce Miller
    Jan 7, 2014
    60
    It has to discharge a few clichés and run the brotherhood thing through a few more paces. But the pilot shows there’s worth and, yes, maybe even a pat on the head.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Jan 10, 2014
    50
    Enlisted is an oddly quaint show, a stateside service comedy, if not quite a peacetime one.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    Jan 9, 2014
    50
    Enlisted may feel curiously dated and dangerously slight, but it's not offensive (a low bar many Fox comedies fail to reach) and it's not cynical. If nothing else, this is clearly a show with heart. Now if only it would show some sign of brains.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jan 8, 2014
    50
    It’s harmless enough given how broadly most of it’s played (think the Three Stooges in basic training) but nothing here is particularly distinctive.
  6. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Jan 7, 2014
    50
    After the pilot, the next three episodes become a little desperate, to the point of straining character credibility in several cases. The best thing Enlisted has going for it is the chemistry between the actors playing the three brothers.
  7. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Michael Starr
    Jan 2, 2014
    50
    What saves Enlisted, just barely, is the effort put in by Stults, Lowell and Young, who all seem to be having a good time.
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  8. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    Jan 9, 2014
    40
    The show ends up feeling a lot like the short-lived “Go On,” the Matthew Perry sitcom about a therapy group from the fall 2012 season: lots of quirky characters thrown together in the vain hope that something will jell.

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User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 45
  3. Negative: 5 out of 45
  1. cameroon
    Feb 11, 2014
    10
    The first episode was very much just a pilot. I wanted to love it, but found it passably entertaining.

    But the second episode hit the    The first episode was very much just a pilot. I wanted to love it, but found it passably entertaining.

    But the second episode hit the ground with a stride you almost never see, if ever, from a comedy. The chemistry of the cast was just instantly apparent and kind of magical. And 6 episodes in, I have seen no evidence of that going anywhere at all.

    This show is honest, brilliantly quippy, and wears a big heart on its sleeve. What can't you love about that?    … Full Review »
  2. ethananarchy
    Feb 28, 2014
    8
    The next Party Down.

    Though I can see how Enlisted will struggle in gaining viewers, being late in the time slot, it has the makings of all    The next Party Down.

    Though I can see how Enlisted will struggle in gaining viewers, being late in the time slot, it has the makings of all small but great cults; and the hilarity just keeps getting better.    … Full Review »
  3. Etslee
    Mar 24, 2014
    10
    A military comedy with big laughs, silliness, and a big heart. The brothers are all fantastically cast and such good chemistry together. YouA military comedy with big laughs, silliness, and a big heart. The brothers are all fantastically cast and such good chemistry together. You instantly feel you know these characters. Plus this show is really about something important.… Full Review »
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