On My Block

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 16, 2018
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 50 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 50
  3. Negative: 12 out of 50
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  1. Flavatown
    Nov 4, 2018
    5
    My feelings about this show are very mixed. It doesn't seem to know if it wants to be a drama or a comedy. There's nothing wrong with implementing both into a show, but there's a certain way it should be done. The show doesn't seem to take that much of its dramatic parts seriously. It tries too hard to be funny, and half of the jokes fell flat for me. It should've been more of a drama withMy feelings about this show are very mixed. It doesn't seem to know if it wants to be a drama or a comedy. There's nothing wrong with implementing both into a show, but there's a certain way it should be done. The show doesn't seem to take that much of its dramatic parts seriously. It tries too hard to be funny, and half of the jokes fell flat for me. It should've been more of a drama with some humor sprinkled in, not vice versa. I had a hard time connecting with alot of the characters, save for Ruby. I'm pretty sure that when I actually did laugh at the jokes, at least 90% of it was because of Ruby. Most of the storylines were ridiculous and/or bland to watch.

    I really wanted to like this show, but it's just pretty forgettable in my opinion. I liked certain aspects of it, especially the final episode because it had more of a realistic feel to it compared to the rest if the show being completely unrealistic and unrelatable. However even that episode couldn't save the entire show. I will, however, tune in for season 2 because I'm curious to see where the series goes next and if it improves its flaws because I see alot of potential for this show after the cliffhanger we were left with.    … Expand

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Apr 5, 2018
    60
    On My Block has the off-center charm and quirky comic rhythms Ms. Iungerich is known for, but it has a problem that’s tied to its setting. ... The shifts from football game high jinks or a character’s apple-bong-toking abuelita to the question of whether to shoot another teenager in the head are disconcerting, to say the least.
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  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Mar 19, 2018
    80
    Earnest, sometimes ungainly, but always funny and appealing.
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  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Liz Shannon Miller
    Mar 19, 2018
    83
    At first the show does feel exactly like what might happen if the creator of a MTV dark comedy and the writers of a Tupac biopic teamed up together to make a show. It’s a combination that at first doesn’t really seem to click, but by the end of the season, On My Block does feel like a world unto itself, a universe with its own rules and logic.
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