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5
Mixed:
15
Negative:
13
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Critic Reviews
TV Guide MagazineJul 6, 2017
Season 1 Review:
As the tone of College shifts from slapstick to seriocomic in a series of cringe-inducing set pieces of social awkwardness, you may grow dizzy from the love-or-hate-them seesaw. [10-23 Jul 2017, p.13]
IndieWireJul 14, 2017
Season 1 Review:
Friends From College is a mess. It’s a messy story with messy structuring and messy characters, and while the last point may sound like an attribute for a mature adult comedy about aging, relationships, and responsibilities, be warned: These characters won’t stimulate fresh thought or delight you with their quirks. ... Brief, random bits of their inherent charm pop up, but they’re almost instantly squashed by circumstance or a quick cut to the next scene.
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Jul 12, 2017
Season 1 Review:
The show and the characters try to wedge the sitcom schtick into the dark reality of maturity and vice versa and the show and the characters fail. There are effective beats of drama in Ethan and Lisa's fertility saga and they're constantly undermining or getting undermined by comedy. The fictional characters, actual human life and the overall world of Friends From College are often working on three different levels, which may be exactly the kind of show that Friends From College is aspiring to be.
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Jun 28, 2017
Season 1 Review:
At the very least, Friends from College manages to have its fair share of funny moments, especially when getting into a consistent flow of levity. It’s just a shame that these scenes often sidestep into intentionally cringe-inducing drama that needs a better evaluation of the stakes.
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Jul 12, 2017
Season 1 Review:
A promising generational sitcom that might have had something to offer its target audience of middle-aged folks raised on Friends but squanders all of our interest with mirthless, misguided strategies for holding it. The only spectacle it offers is the shocking magic trick of turning a bright, dazzling cast into a bunch of dim bulbs.
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