Man Seeking Woman

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Season 1
  • Network: FXX
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 14, 2015
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 90 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 90
  3. Negative: 14 out of 90
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  1. raporgi
    Oct 13, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. obnoxious, blue pill, soy boy crap. even more annoying than that beta breeding sh$t show How I met your Mother. The main character is spineless, sniveling doesnt learn anything or improve himself but by sheer accident and circumstance finds himself hooking up with "hot" woman. Just frickin painful to watch.… Expand
  2. connorjsmit
    Feb 1, 2017
    0
    Do not like it at all. Painful to watch due to the many weird effects, mostly not funny and just awful! Even when there is nothing else on TV I would never ever watch this.
  3. GreenHat
    Jan 18, 2015
    3
    A really smart, original premise... unfortunately just not executed well. It doesn't need to be laugh out loud funny, which the show isn't, but in place of laughs the show should really be using the high-concept premise of big outlandish symbols to highlight the dangers/successes/emotions of being a young person out in the dating world. But the world's unclear and inconsistent -- a date'sA really smart, original premise... unfortunately just not executed well. It doesn't need to be laugh out loud funny, which the show isn't, but in place of laughs the show should really be using the high-concept premise of big outlandish symbols to highlight the dangers/successes/emotions of being a young person out in the dating world. But the world's unclear and inconsistent -- a date's literally Hitler, and Hitler did exist as we know him, so the main character's not crazy to think that's a terrible date if Hitler is never shown to be remorseful or to have changed. It's supposed to be a symbol for how everyone else can be cool but you can see your ex's new boyfriend as the worst person possible, but it doesn't quite line up if you are actually right. Same with the troll -- nothing remotely redeemable was shown about the troll (she doesn't even talk), so it's actually pretty understandable that he would hate that date. Of course, that leaves the possibility that she was talking and she's representing solely what he saw of the date... but again, that's where the world gets muddled and inconsistent. Using symbolism shouldn't remove all responsibility and agency for the main character.

    And again, while it's not totally necessary, it'd be nice if the show were at all funny. Baruchel and Andre are great, though.    … Expand
  4. Unlikeminded
    Jul 29, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can't believe this show is getting positive reviews at all with people blabbering about how it reflects the real dating world and is so close to actual dating life ... Is this the new Social Media generation having delusions like that? Generation Y? Generation Z??

    Generation BS would probably fit best. How this show can have about 4:1 positive vote ratio here is beyond me and has me worried for today's human intelligence. This show is so far away from real life: Contrived, absolutely moronic storylines laced with tacky and often extremely tasteless humor.

    Not even talking about getting set up on a date with an actual troll-woman who's living under a bridge and prowling dumpsters (yes this sort of storytelling obviously depicts the "real" dating world in the mind of a lot of people) but what I found most disgusting is that the Ex of the loser Protagonist is dating Adolf Hitler at the beginning of the show.

    Besides the sheer stupidity of this storyline (irl he was born 1889, but sure, one meets 127 year old guys (of course dating 20somethings on top of it) every day - And of course he hid in Argentina for all those years in the show's universe) this is just so disgusting: Trying to get a few cheap chuckles depicting a hateful psychopath whose sick ideology got millions of people killed as a nice old, friendly man, everybody wants to be buddies with.

    But of course that doesn't matter. What's humanity and basic common decency against some totally bad jokes with the greatest mass murderer in human history. Maybe this would even be bearable if this show just wasn't such a contrived mess. Adults finding this horrible piece of cr*p humorous should be embarrassed.

    Horrible, disgusting, contrived, unreal, massively unfunny show. Save your valuable life time and give this one a pass.    … Expand
  5. IQ150
    Jan 22, 2015
    0
    Total miss. Tries to hard to be absurd and just makes it completely unfunny. The obviousness of the absurdities also make it fail completely. Treats the viewers as if they are complete idiots which can't understand anything but spelled out boredom.
  6. GJBari
    Jan 22, 2015
    1
    Man Seeking Woman is, at the end of the day, a show that tries way too hard to be smart and witty, when it just isn't. The show's frequent attempts at humor often feel more patronizing than funny, such as when, in one scene, the protagonist's roommate asks "is that framed picture of your girlfriend spookily coming to life?" The show is riddled with this kind of humor, and not only is itMan Seeking Woman is, at the end of the day, a show that tries way too hard to be smart and witty, when it just isn't. The show's frequent attempts at humor often feel more patronizing than funny, such as when, in one scene, the protagonist's roommate asks "is that framed picture of your girlfriend spookily coming to life?" The show is riddled with this kind of humor, and not only is it painfully unfunny, it's borderline patronizing. Of course I can see the floating picture frame! It's smack dab in the middle of the shot! If I were you, I wouldn't waste my DVR space on a show that just tries its damnedest to make you believe that it's smart and quirky, when really it just isn't. Definitely pass on this one.… Expand

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#72 Most Discussed TV Season of 2015
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#80 Most Shared TV Season of 2015

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 27
  3. Negative: 1 out of 27
  1. Under The Radar
    Reviewed by: Cody Ray Shafer
    Jan 21, 2015
    75
    Man Seeking Woman is a rare and unique comedy, but raises the bar so high with its initial episodes that it will have to work extra hard to keep up this pace.
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  2. Salon
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Jan 15, 2015
    40
    Intriguing but unsatisfying.... The sketches aren’t thought out well enough; the lead, Jay Baruchel, lacks presence on-screen; and the drama lacks stakes. But above all, what struck me is that it’s a story that we’ve seen a thousand times.
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  3. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Jan 15, 2015
    80
    In the three episodes I’ve seen, the literalization of Josh’s subconscious fears, hopes, and dreams works pretty well. The show is rarely laugh-out-loud funny, but it’s always engrossing and smart.
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