Nothing In Common

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 2, 1987
Metascore
29

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 3 out of 4

Critic Reviews

  1. San Diego Union-Tribune
    Reviewed by: Robert P. Laurence
    May 1, 2014
    50
    Simply sweet, silly and innocuous. And where Hanks is one of the more talented comic actors around, Waring seems to be no more than one more journeyman performer...Macy is a capable comedian, but only Jackie Gleason is Jackie Gleason. [2 Apr 1987, p.C-11]
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  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    May 1, 2014
    30
    Does Tartikoff think NBC got to be No. 1 with empty exercises like Nothing in Common and tattered producers like Marshall? Boy Genius must be wearing his clapping hat too tight. [2 Apr 1987, p.B9]
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Howard Rosenberg
    May 1, 2014
    20
    Although the series was developed by the very same Garry Marshall who also directed the movie, it's geared mostly for cheap laughs and debuts with a gaggle of jokes that could make you gag. [2 Apr 1987, p.C-12]
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  5. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Clifford Terry
    May 1, 2014
    20
    Unyieldingly unfunny, Nothing in Common is dragged down by the overeager-to-please, full-court-press performance of Waring, and the tedious script by--depending on which network credit you believe--Samuro Mitzubi or Garry Marshall. [2 Apr 1987, p.C15]
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