- Network: CBS
- Series Premiere Date: Sep 24, 2012
Critic Reviews
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The pilot shows promise, especially seeing the chemistry between (at least three of) the leads, but Episode 2 treads no new sitcom ground.
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The show needs some tonal and content adjustments....But Urie and Krumholtz alone make this a half hour worth watching.
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Michael Urie elevates the show out of mediocrity with his comedic power. [28 Sep 2012, p.63]
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The tepid laughs here are already in need of a jolt, as Partners cries out for its Karen.
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I expect more from the creators of "Will & Grace" than this lackluster comedy.
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With its stock supporting characters (Ali and Wyatt are attractive blanks) and its lame central contrivance, this is not a great pilot, but it's far from an awful one.
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Despite the show's constant insistence that Joe and Louis are lifelong best friends, you struggle to spot what exactly Joe and Louis see in each other.
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It's not terrible, just standard-issue sitcom, with relationships that don't feel true and laughs that seem forced.
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It's not a bad show, it's just a bit too familiar.
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The show isn't necessarily bad; if only it thought with something other than its schmeckel.
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There are some funny lines in the pilot, but it takes until the second episode for some promising chemistry to emerge between Urie and Krumholtz.
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This comedy is full of stock jokes, stock characters and even a stock premise.
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The stubbornly conventional scripts, the overfamiliar characters, and the old-fashioned, machine-gun comic timing undermine any possibility of freshness.
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There's nothing wrong with playing a gay stereotype on a sitcom, except that if you're the main character, you can't be just a gay stereotype. Even an amusing one.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 22 out of 52
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Mixed: 13 out of 52
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Negative: 17 out of 52
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Oct 9, 2012
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Sep 26, 2012
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Oct 1, 2012