I Feel Bad

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 19, 2018
Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
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  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    Sep 14, 2018
    60
    The challenges Blue faces don’t go beyond traditional sitcom fare--meddling parents, kids developing minds of their own, balancing marriage and work--all of which it handles with élan and wit. Where the show loses its footing is in its depiction of Blue’s co-workers, video game designers whose outright misogyny the show makes the strange decision to play as comedy.
  2. Uncle Barky
    Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Sep 18, 2018
    58
    I Feel Bad has appealing leads in the two younger parents, but is still trying to find a solid footing for itself amid some amusing moments now and then. The workplace segments take up too much of the show without rising above being a minor annoyance. And the domestic tribulations have a shopworn feel.
  3. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Sep 25, 2018
    52
    Jokes about farts, falling down, hypersexualized kids and grabbing the wrong person’s rear end ensue--but they’re obvious, predictable and not funny.
  5. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    Oct 2, 2018
    50
    Over the first three episodes, I Feel Bad has largely erased that which (theoretically) made it stand out the most among fall newcomers--a comedy about culture as much as one about motherhood. The result is homogeneous and bland.
  6. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Darren Franich
    Sep 24, 2018
    50
    I Feel Bad is an okay family sitcom. ... I Feel Bad is so fast-paced you get whiplash, with hit-and-miss laugh lines. But Blue is an appealing protagonist, juggling what feels like five apocalypses before breakfast. I Feel Bad is a terrible workplace sitcom. ... If I Feel Bad wants to last, it'll upgrade the workplace bros--or even better, delete them. [28 Sep 2018, p.45]
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User Score
4.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 6 out of 13
  1. roxxy67
    Apr 7, 2019
    10
    sucks I REALLY did like this show, not sure what is going on with the networks these days. They don't give shows a true chance anymore
  2. Ededed
    Jan 19, 2019
    3
    Adequate but too pc in character development and actor selection. The plot premise is solid -how many working moms suffer from more than aAdequate but too pc in character development and actor selection. The plot premise is solid -how many working moms suffer from more than a little self doubt? Trying to mix non practicing Jew with traditional Indian - boom, a bust! The kids were funny but most of the adults were too stereotypical.

    Wish they would have redesigned the characters and recast half the actors before the pilot was accepted. This could have been something special.    … Full Review »
  3. Iamcritical86
    Nov 12, 2018
    4
    Definitely not an overly impressive show. I think what spoils it for me is it's predictability and lack of creation. This seems to be a trendDefinitely not an overly impressive show. I think what spoils it for me is it's predictability and lack of creation. This seems to be a trend with modern comedy sitcoms these days. Years ago, it was what they were DOING that was funny, and THAT'S what REAL comedy is. Like Lucy and Ethel in "I Love Lucy" for example or Laverne and Shirley - even '80's sitcoms like Family Matters. You could put shows like that on mute, and you could still laugh. It was good, clean and wholesome physical comedy and those are (or WERE) the best ones. With sitcoms like I Feel Bad and pretty much every other comedy show that has aired since the 2000's, it's not about what they're DOING anymore. It's more about what they're SAYING, and that's just not funny. In general, comedy writing, creating and directing has really gone to hell in a hand basket. The magic just isn't there anymore. Comedy is suppose to LOOK funny. I Feel Bad is no exception to the rule here. It's what they're SAYING. Peppy, quirky, fast talking and overly dramatic lead characters, with the usual intrusive, opinionated parents with one typically smart kid and another dumb kid! Nothing we haven't seen before. That being said, I think I Feel Bad does have some potential if they amp up their physical comedy skills and get a little more creative in the writing department!… Full Review »
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