- Network: FOX
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 2, 2025
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Between a strong cast and overall writing, Going Dutch comes together to make not only a standout, off-beat comedy, but a show that’s hard to ignore. Through clever direction and effortless performances, it's exactly what the sitcom has been waiting for.
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Leary is unquestionably the star, but the way he interacts with everyone else doesn’t make him seem like the star of their lives. It’s also just funnier [than "Shifting Gears"].
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The show is essentially conventional and can be more than a bit silly. .... But really did enjoy it, even on a second viewing of the three available episodes, and increasingly as the series pushed at the boundaries of its premise.
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While some of the geopolitical commentary proves cutting, the father-daughter relationship tussle is pretty much the sitcom pabulum you’d expect.
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The largely unfunny pilot of Going Dutch would normally lead us to give the show a “skip it,” but given the showrunner’s pedigree and the interpersonal potential of the father-daughter story, we’re giving the show a chance to improve.
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“Going Dutch” easily amuses, especially in Patrick’s interactions with underlings like Sergeant Dana Conway (Laci Mosley, of the podcast “Scam Goddess”) and Corporal Elias Papadakis (Hal Cumpston). .... Like a wheel of aging gouda, other elements of “Going Dutch” may need more time to mature.
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It’s a series with immediately settled characters and performances plus colorful (if overly sanitized) dialogue, but a questionable sense of episodic storytelling.
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he material here doesn’t give Leary much to play with and he seems to be mostly phoning it in any way, relying more on his reputation as a funny grump than actually delivering a performance. Captain Quinn doesn’t do much better.