Out of Practice
CBS | Release Date: September 19, 2005
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
7
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: Proves that a conventionally made sitcom can still produce laughter. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyRobert Abele
Season 1 Review: In Keenan and Lloyd’s world of dizzy, barb-tossing sophisticates, this group is confident and well-armed: Channing’s patented ladies-who-lunch tartness, Winkler’s nervous defensiveness, Burrell’s blasé arrogance, Marshall’s droll delivery and Gorham’s frustrated sensitivity all mix like a well-shaken cocktail, even if it’s the kind that gets tossed in somebody’s face. Read full review
75
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: "Out of Practice" is that increasingly rare old-fashioned sitcom that delivers decent laughs. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: Its supporting players steal the spotlight from the central character. Read full review
75
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: Practice is the kind of show that will probably appeal to those who like their comedy theatrical. Read full review
70
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: "Practice" has the kind of easy flow that comes from veteran sitcom experts. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: With its superb cast, impeccable direction and mostly sharp writing, "Out of Practice" demonstrates simultaneously how polished and professional a sitcom can be and why TV comedy, with a few notable exceptions, is in such a funk.
70
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: Tonight's episode employs the same he's-talking-about-one-thing, she's-talking-about-another, and neither-one-knows-it farcical convention that was frequently featured in Frasier, and goes back at least to Moliere. These pros bring it off with panache. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: Pleasant to watch. Read full review
70
VarietyPhil Gallo
Season 1 Review: [It] already feels like it's been on air for three seasons... in a good way. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyWhitney Pastorek
Season 1 Review: At least Henry Winkler didn't ditch Arrested Development for a show that totally blows. [7 Oct 2005, p.64]
60
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: Boasts the strongest cast of any new sitcom. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: If someone turns down the volume, ''Out of Practice" has the potential to become a likable, if conventional, sitcom. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: Although there is nothing compelling... ["Out Of Practice" is a] professional job and not hard to watch. Read full review
50
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: These pros deserve better than bad jokes and swinging doors. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: It isn't as funny as it should be. Read full review
40
PopMattersMichael Abernethy
Season 1 Review: Had Keenan and Lloyd devoted more time to providing their characters with depth and less to flinging insults, viewers might have developed empathy for them and better understood why they feel such aggression toward one another. Read full review
40
Village VoiceJoy Press
Season 1 Review: Has a few funny lines. Read full review
38
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: In the first few episodes, nothing's happening. No pulse. Doctor, what's wrong? [24 Oct 2005, p.41]
30
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: "Out of Practice" relies on trite misunderstandings and crude dialogue, both go-to gags for uninspired sitcom scribes. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: "Out of Practice" lives in a comedy vacuum: All its laughs are trapped inside and can't get out. Read full review
10
Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
Season 1 Review: Shockingly unfunny. Read full review
10
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: A purported sitcom, it draws no laughs... but does manage the impressive achievement of making Stockard Channing and Henry Winkler, playing Gorham's parents, thoroughly unlikable. Read full review
10
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: If you expect the worst, your expectations will probably be met. Read full review
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