Ja'mie: Private School Girl
ABC | HBO | Release Date: October 23, 2013
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40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
4
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80
Washington PostHank StueverNov 22, 2013
Season 1 Review: I admit to being underwhelmed by some of Lilley’s previous efforts, but Ja’mie is an enjoyably sick wallow in the evil that lurks in adolescence, as well as a formidable exercise in extreme portraiture. Read full review
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Sioux City JournalBruce MillerNov 25, 2013
Season 1 Review: Because this series doesn't tell us anything about the character we didn't know (a Mr. G spinoff might have been much better), it's often like spending time in purgatory. The laughs are there. Ja'mie's just not easy to take. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeChristopher MutherNov 22, 2013
Season 1 Review: Lilley’s writing is sharp and funny. He has an uncanny insight into high school. But the story is slow to unfold, and after two or three episodes, the premise feels stretched as tightly as Lilley trying to squeeze into Ja’mie’s school uniform. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineMark LukenbillNov 18, 2013
Season 1 Review: It's slight, short, and ultimately forgettable, and if you happen to find its purposefully obnoxious catchphrases and satirically blithe racism funny, a pretty good gauge of whether or not you're a terrible person. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubPhil Dyess-NugentNov 22, 2013
Season 1 Review: Ja’mie is so drawn-out and lifeless that the mind wanders, wondering if there might be something ugly about the popularity of this character. Read full review
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenNov 22, 2013
Season 1 Review: It's basically a one-joke show--a guy in drag plays the leader of a clique of mean girls--that pales compared with the smart unpredictable chaos of comedy in "Getting On." Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanNov 22, 2013
Season 1 Review: Centering one of Lilley's most annoying characters in a series to ramble on incessantly robs the character of its past effectiveness and makes her--and the series--almost unbearable to watch. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushNov 22, 2013
Season 1 Review: It's a painfully obvious shtick, so camp and arch it's impossible to enjoy the joke. Read full review
25
USA TodayRobert BiancoNov 21, 2013
Season 1 Review: You can consider this too much of a not-good-enough thing. Read full review
0
Uncle BarkyEd BarkNov 21, 2013
Season 1 Review: Their all-that activities become redundant and tiresome at WARP speed, raising the overall question of whether watching Ja’mie: Private School Girl on a continuous loop would be worse than eternal burning in hell. Read full review
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