- Network: NBC
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 5, 2006
Critic Reviews
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A touch of "Friends" with "Odd Couple" undertones.
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[A] generic dud.
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Given how familiar the premise is, the show's modest appeal hinges entirely on the cast's marginal chemistry and the rapid-fire jokes, making for at best a hit-miss proposition.
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OK, ''Four Kings" isn't the worst of its type, in that some of the jokes hit their mark.
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"Four Kings" is a strange thing. The first episode of the new NBC comedy reeks. But there are moments in the next two episodes that make it seem as if it has the potential to be a male version of "Sex and the City," minus the naughty stuff HBO could show that NBC can't.
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Though miles behind the sophistication of the earlier NYC-set "Seinfeld" or "Friends," "Kings" sometimes boasts laugh lines funnier than those, say, on "How I Met Your Mother," the CBS venture essentially after the same audience.
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What can I tell you about "Four Kings" that you won't already know? It premieres tonight at 8:30 on NBC. By 8:46, or thereabouts, you will understand everything.
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NBC has reestablished another Thursday night tradition: sticking another unfunny, almost unwatchable sitcom at 8:30.
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"Kings" is a self-conscious attempt to reel in the 20- to 30-something male demographic that TV is so desperate to capture. But, unfortunately, it isn't edgy, especially funny or believable.
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Dreadful.
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The premise is only a small part of the problem in "Four Kings." The writing is labored, adolescent and unfunny.
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"Four Kings" is better than a lot of similar sitcoms, but it's not different enough to stand out in what NBC hopes will be a renaissance of must-see television.
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In short, it's a good thing they've been friends since childhood, because nothing in their personalities would lead you to believe they'd even be civil to each other if they met as adults. That's a problem for a sitcom about friendship.
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"Four Kings" isn't just tediously sitcommy, it's painfully sitcrummy.
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There's nothing revolutionary about this story of four friends.
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It's neither wildly innovative nor sidesplittingly funny, but it has a warm, cozy group vibe and no flagrant casting mishaps.
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While the show has little going for it, it does have Seth Green.
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A not unwelcome addition to the genre, but not that essential, either. [27 Jan 2006, p.74]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 30
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Mixed: 2 out of 30
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Negative: 9 out of 30
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melissamJul 30, 2007I just love it they make a very fun group of friends, they complement each other very well.
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RoseAApr 26, 2007Am African and its showing on our DSTV-I love this show. its hilarious and very very entertaining.
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MartynASep 15, 2006