Factory
Spike TV | SPIKE | SPIKEHD-E | SPIKEHD | Release Date: June 29, 2008
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
Season 1 Review: The comedy has a loose, improvisational feel to it, but is still pretty fast-paced. And the four characters are at their funniest just in the room alone, swapping lines with each other, an experience a lot of dudes in their 20s can relate to... or so I’m told. Read full review
80
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: Factory is the network's first try at a situation comedy and, surprisingly enough, it's neither perfunctory nor primitive. It is, in fact, one of the few pleasant surprises of the summer. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: Clearly flung at the Spike's male demo–-"Get More Action" is the network tagline, which implies a viewership not getting as much as it would like--it has a slightly sour edge that some will just read as The Way Things Are. Read full review
63
New York PostAdam Buckman
Season 1 Review: With its loosey-goosey improvisations, Factory plays like a work-in-progress instead of one that was actually finished and really ready for prime time. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: It's not clear what this factory produces. But the show may be creating exactly the product its audience wants. Read full review
60
VarietyStuart Levine
Season 1 Review: The humor is sexist, racy and often falls flat, but when it does work, it connects in a way a male-centric audience--and that's Spike's bread and butter--will appreciate. Read full review
50
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: It's a mixed bag of un-PC attempts at blue collar humor as four guys yak and try to avoid doing their jobs. Read full review
40
The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
Season 1 Review: The mood of dark comedy isn’t sustained. Factory quickly devolves into a meaningless slapstick of goofy faces and a forced awkwardness that suggests the vision of someone who has watched “Curb Your Enthusiasm” over and over but has still not figured out what makes it so funny. Read full review
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