Retired at 35
TV Land | Release Date: January 19, 2011
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
5
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Entertainment WeeklyJennifer ArmstrongJan 18, 2011
Season 1 Review: Despite some obvious jokes (Dad refers to Facebook as ''Facial Book''), the oldsters make competent work of the enterprise and display the knack for Betty White-esque ribaldry that's becoming this network's calling card. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydJan 19, 2011
Season 1 Review: After the introductions were out of the way and Segal got out his banjo and cigar--not a euphemism, and contractually guaranteed, perhaps--I grew relaxed enough to recognize that, yes, these people are professionals, and they do know their stuff. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyJan 19, 2011
Season 1 Review: Retired at 35 does have the good sense to create a story. If it ever relaxes enough to tell it, the show could become more than "lukewarm in Florida." Read full review
58
Uncle BarkyEd BarkJan 20, 2011
Season 1 Review: It has its moments and is well-appointed with seasoned actors who know how to hit their marks. So if you like Hot In Cleveland, then by all means stick around. Read full review
50
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardJan 19, 2011
Season 1 Review: TV Land tries to build on its surprise sitcom hit "Hot in Cleveland" with Retired at 35, a spectacularly unfunny show that reflects a parent's worst nightmare: A grown child moves home for no good reason and shows no sign of budging. Read full review
50
NewsdayDiane WertsJan 18, 2011
Season 1 Review: This show lurches along, all its sitcom puzzle pieces laid out without being assembled into even a Hollywood picture of life. Read full review
40
The Huffington PostMaureen RyanJan 19, 2011
Season 1 Review: I can't see this comedy having long-term appeal, given the thinness of the premise and the boring character at its center. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanJan 19, 2011
Season 1 Review: Retired at 35 is all about hitting your mark, spewing out a tired line then waiting for the canned laughter to start. Some people like the comfort of familiarity, but others just feel the contempt. Ahem. Read full review
30
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertJan 19, 2011
Season 1 Review: Don't ask me what Retired at 35 has to offer. TV Land's new companion sitcom for "Hot in Cleveland" is a piece of brash nonsense that, with jokes featuring older people talking about "Facialbook" and "texturizing," seems like it was written to target people who died about 30 years ago. Read full review
30
The New York TimesMike HaleJan 19, 2011
Season 1 Review: Retired at 35 will send you to the liquor cabinet, hoping to kill a few memory cells. It starts with the writing, which is bland and cliched, even by old-school-sitcom standards. Read full review
30
VarietyBrian LowryJan 19, 2011
Season 1 Review: If "Hot in Cleveland" demonstrated there's life in comfort-food comedy beyond the major networks, Retired reminds us that while it's possible to triumph in TV with reheated concepts, poor execution remains the surest way to get unceremoniously put out to pasture. Read full review
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