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They’ve basically taken that premise [of NBC's “Best Friends Forever”], switched up some of the details and reinvented that show for a new network, which isn’t a bad thing because the original concept was pretty humorous, and Parham and St. Clair play great besties.
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This little sitcom reminds you how rare female friendship is on prime time TV--and just how much fun it can be.
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The pair has recast the concept and their chemistry into a suburban setting that feels fresher and friendlier, truly finding its footing at 10:30 with Sloane (and those gnomes).
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While that loving relationship between these two women is Playing House’s strength, to unlock its potential, and go beyond delightful sitcom, it needs to be about more than that, and there’s certainly potential for that growth.
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The show is light with sharp baby kicks of meanness. [5 May 2014, p.46]
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When the material is overly familiar--Emma running into her high school boyfriend, the predictably quirky characters who populate a small town--their timing lifts it up a few notches.
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As at the Friars, the humor gets low at times, but the characters themselves do not; which is not to say that they keep their dignity. The conversation is long on riffing and syntactically comical constructions.
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In its first two episodes, Playing House does a nice job slowly building out its world and introducing an assortment of amusing, oddball characters.
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Expectations couldn't be lower for this unrequested reunion, which is why it comes as such a nice surprise that Playing House, while hardly anything new, provides a much happier showcase for these gals' effortlessly snarky chemistry.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 25 out of 32
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Mixed: 1 out of 32
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Negative: 6 out of 32
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Jun 14, 2014
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Aug 8, 2015
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Jul 25, 2015