Go On
NBC | Release Date: August 8, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
19
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
New York PostLinda StasiAug 8, 2012
Season 1 Review: Happily, they are not your average sitcom weirdo crazy group-therapy people. These folks are oddballs, yes, but they are oddballs trying to overcome great tragedy. Read full review
83
NewsdayVerne GayAug 3, 2012
Season 1 Review: The cast is good, even excellent. But Perry's the one who sells Go On. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleySep 11, 2012
Season 1 Review: Maybe the best new sitcom of the fall is one of the first. Read full review
80
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayAug 8, 2012
Season 1 Review: [Go On] is among the best new comedies of the season. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandAug 7, 2012
Season 1 Review: The characters on Go On are engaging and varied. Read full review
70
Miami HeraldGlenn GarvinSep 11, 2012
Season 1 Review: Beneath its estimable comic trappings, Go On is something larger: a meditation on what makes life worth living. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraAug 7, 2012
Season 1 Review: The best thing about Go On is, not surprisingly, Perry. Read full review
70
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertAug 7, 2012
Season 1 Review: It helps Perry that Silveri has surrounded him with a large ensemble filled with potential. Read full review
70
Washington PostHank StueverAug 7, 2012
Season 1 Review: Go On moves quite breezily--much like an NBC-flavored take on premium cable dramadies such as "The Big C" and "Enlightened." It's not as good as either of those, but it has the same happy-sad aura, with just a dash of "Community"-like absurdity to keep the speed limit up. Read full review
70
The Huffington PostMaureen RyanAug 7, 2012
Season 1 Review: The truth of the matter is, the pilot is well-paced and the first half is especially fun. Read full review
70
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenAug 6, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's a pretty good introduction but there's no guarantee future episodes will live up to that positive first impression. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanAug 6, 2012
Season 1 Review: Ultimately, Go On is about a group with quirks and heart, stirred up by Perry, and the pilot is largely appealing until the final minutes, which are as broad as the 405. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyKen TuckerAug 31, 2012
Season 1 Review: I'd give "The New Normal" a slight edge because it's tighter and more assured, but the bigger, odder Go On ensemble bears watching too--for a few more episodes, at least. Read full review
67
HitfixAlan SepinwallAug 8, 2012
Season 1 Review: There's enough in this first episode to bring me back for more, but a lot of potential trouble signs along the way. Read full review
67
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardAug 8, 2012
Season 1 Review: Perry proves to be adept at both the mirth and misery required by the role. Viewers, however, may be put off by a series that seems stuck like its patients in a gray zone between laughing and mourning. Read full review
67
Uncle BarkyEd BarkAug 6, 2012
Season 1 Review: Go On obviously won't be off the charts ratings-wise, as Friends was for most of its run. It might settle in, though, with Perry still a solidly capable comedic actor looking to nest a while. Read full review
63
St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonAug 27, 2012
Season 1 Review: The push-pull between over-talking and ignoring will drive Go On. Read full review
63
USA TodayRobert BiancoAug 7, 2012
Season 1 Review: The show is so dour, the humor gets lost. Read full review
63
People WeeklyTom GliattoAug 3, 2012
Season 1 Review: [Perry] effortlessly brings out King's sorrow and even rage--[but] it loses something when thrown in with Go On's overly broad comedy. [13 Aug 3012, p.41]
60
TimeJames PoniewozikAug 8, 2012
Season 1 Review: The pilot is aiming for a balance of dark humor, heart and flat-out funny that it doesn't quite manage. Read full review
60
VarietyBrian LowryAug 6, 2012
Season 1 Review: [Even with Matthew Perry,] the familiar game plan and trappings make it at best a crapshoot as to whether Ryan and his wounded heart will, well, you know. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerSep 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: The comedy in the show is a grab bag, sometimes subtle, sometimes self-consciously outlandish. Read full review
50
PopMattersMarisa LaScalaSep 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: If Go On isn't breaking new ground, it does manage to find humor, even among the most dour of premises. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushAug 8, 2012
Season 1 Review: Their [Matthew Perry and Laura Benanti's] wary cat-and-mouse game doesn't exactly break new comic ground, but it temporarily lifts Go On from its jarring tonal shifts between mockery and mawkishness. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesLori RacklAug 7, 2012
Season 1 Review: The pilot suffers from an identity crisis, straddling the fence between poignant comedy and eye-rolling farce. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)Matt Zoller SeitzAug 14, 2012
Season 1 Review: It holds the distinction of being the first TV show I've ever wished that I could punch in the crotch. Read full review
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