Friends with Better Lives

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 31, 2014
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 45
  3. Negative: 13 out of 45
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  1. delcoangel
    May 15, 2014
    10
    I didn't start watching until episode 3. The commercials made it look uninteresting. I had no plans on watching it. I caught episode 4 on and loved it. i instantly watched the missed episode on demand. This show keeps me laughing. I love it.
  2. TVluver
    Apr 14, 2014
    9
    I've watched two episodes and laughed out loud several times. Zoe Lister-Jones is a comedy phenom and I can't stop watching The Beek. Much better than 2 Broke Girls. I'm a total fan.
  3. himmat
    Apr 23, 2014
    10
    1st episode was amazing than 2nd one But third Episode Took to Next Level awesome show. gr8 work done by Jules and Kate. the Tennis court part was hilarious
  4. ChrisRockford
    Jun 20, 2014
    10
    The advertisements for this show did not do it justice. I missed the first episode but started with the second and was instantly a fan. Unfortunately the powers that be wouldn't let the show develop the following I am sure was going to happen. Shame on the execs
  5. Vik26
    Apr 5, 2014
    9
    Just saw the first episode, but so far it is my kind of humor, I'm anxious to see the other episodes. Good sitcom with new ideas and new characters, what's not to like? We laughed a lot during the first episode anyways!
  6. joef123
    Apr 24, 2014
    0
    Like all the other shows on CBS's Monday Lineup, now that HIMYM your mother is gone, Friends with Better Lives relies on its cheesy dialogue and its poor acting.
  7. whateverthought
    Apr 28, 2014
    1
    This was so bad we changed to Gilligan's Island. Don't get me wrong. We are not prudes. But prime time should offer interesting programming. This show was just vulgarity masqueradeing as humor.
  8. Gesturepoke
    May 19, 2014
    3
    I'm sure their lives would be much better if they had better writers. I have no problem with sex jokes, but when a show relies on them for all the humor, it gets old fast. It's bad-writing when shows rely on the same thing in every episode. And I usually don't bring this kind of thing up all the time, but how many shows do we need about upper-middle class white people living in LA and NYC?I'm sure their lives would be much better if they had better writers. I have no problem with sex jokes, but when a show relies on them for all the humor, it gets old fast. It's bad-writing when shows rely on the same thing in every episode. And I usually don't bring this kind of thing up all the time, but how many shows do we need about upper-middle class white people living in LA and NYC? I'm not saying every show has to be a mini United Nations, but come on, this is filmed in LA- one of the most diverse cities in the US. They can do better than one Asian character in one episode for less than 5 minutes. Even minor and background characters are white.… Expand
  9. Onn15ie
    May 21, 2014
    10
    Great show with great writing! I hope CBS makes a smart decision and keeps it. I don't think the dialogue is cheesy at all and the humor is on the darker side. It's so rare when an American show really makes me laugh out loud like this. I can think of four gems: Modern Family, Mom, Mike & Molly, and Two Broke Girls. That's it. The rest suck. Please keep this one!
  10. rishi0105
    May 27, 2014
    10
    Very nice show! So funny. I've watched all the episodes so far and I laughed out loud several times. Love it!! I wished we had more shows of this kind.

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Metascore
45

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 18
  3. Negative: 6 out of 18
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Darren Franich
    Apr 15, 2014
    42
    It has exactly three things going for it: Zoe Lister-Jones, Rick Donald, and the assumption that their next respective projects will be more entertaining than this. [18/25 Apr 2014, p.102]
  2. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Diane Werts
    Mar 31, 2014
    67
    The cast feels solid, and likable, jelling swiftly.... Then comes that final distasteful sex gag. Let's pray it's just pilot-itis.
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  3. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Mar 31, 2014
    30
    One thing I'll say for these friends: They could all use better writing.
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