- Network: NBC
- Series Premiere Date: Aug 8, 2012
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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.
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The cast is good, even excellent. But Perry's the one who sells Go On.
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Maybe the best new sitcom of the fall is one of the first.
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[Go On] is among the best new comedies of the season.
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The characters on Go On are engaging and varied.
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Beneath its estimable comic trappings, Go On is something larger: a meditation on what makes life worth living.
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The best thing about Go On is, not surprisingly, Perry.
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It helps Perry that Silveri has surrounded him with a large ensemble filled with potential.
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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.
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The truth of the matter is, the pilot is well-paced and the first half is especially fun.
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It's a pretty good introduction but there's no guarantee future episodes will live up to that positive first impression.
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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.
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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.
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There's enough in this first episode to bring me back for more, but a lot of potential trouble signs along the way.
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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.
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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.
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The push-pull between over-talking and ignoring will drive Go On.
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The show is so dour, the humor gets lost.
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[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]
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The pilot is aiming for a balance of dark humor, heart and flat-out funny that it doesn't quite manage.
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[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.
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The comedy in the show is a grab bag, sometimes subtle, sometimes self-consciously outlandish.
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If Go On isn't breaking new ground, it does manage to find humor, even among the most dour of premises.
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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.
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The pilot suffers from an identity crisis, straddling the fence between poignant comedy and eye-rolling farce.
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It holds the distinction of being the first TV show I've ever wished that I could punch in the crotch.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 108 out of 128
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Mixed: 12 out of 128
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Negative: 8 out of 128
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Sep 29, 2012
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Aug 10, 2012
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Sep 20, 2012