- Network: FOX
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 10, 2014
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All in all, the terrific Enlisted is one of the most pleasing network comedies to come along in quite some time.
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Enlisted hasn’t realized all of its potential, but that it already has its characters in such good shape suggests much to anticipate for its future.
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Good newcomer that gets even better in the weeks ahead.
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It gets a lot of laughs out of life in the military while still demonstrating respect for the military and its soldiers, and genuine affection for its characters.
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For the most part, this is a light, bouncy service comedy in the spirit of The Phil Silvers Show, Gomer Pyle, USMC, and Stripes, It's a high jinks–heavy but psychology-driven show that wants to please a general audience while also seeming halfway credible to viewers who've served in the armed forces or know somebody who has.
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Enlisted is both very funny and very sweet.
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Earnestness is often the enemy of sitcom writers. Snark and innuendo, which can indeed be loads of fun, reign in many half-hour shows, with NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” being a notable exception. So Fox is taking a gamble, a worthy one, with its new comedy Enlisted.
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Created by Kevin Biegel, Enlisted comes out of the gates almost fully formed.
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Enlisted is not groundbreaking comedy, but it's dependable and heartfelt--and sometimes that's all you need in your foxhole.
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With its rugged leads displaying a light comic touch, the series has a fresh appeal. [3 Feb 2014, p.44]
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It works surprisingly well as sort of a Community in camouflage fronted by a teacher figure and his hapless platoon.
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The Geoff Stults-led comedy has a heart that could beat stronger if the stereotypes get dialed down.
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Enlisted feels like a charming military-inspired update of an Office-style workplace comedy. [10 Jan 2013, p.67]
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If it's time for a new military comedy, this is a good one. It marches to the beat of its own dumb drum.
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While the show is uniformly silly and slight, it becomes rather endearing the more we get to know this band of knucklehead brothers within a Bad News Platoon.
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Enlisted is often still funny and the bond among the brothers is sweet without getting too cloying.
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This is a cartoonish Army, under orders to take pratfalls whenever possible. You'll laugh. Or you won't.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 33 out of 45
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Mixed: 7 out of 45
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Negative: 5 out of 45
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