Saint George

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Season 1
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 6, 2014
Metascore
31

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 14
  3. Negative: 7 out of 14
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Critic Reviews

  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Jeff Jensen
    Mar 28, 2014
    42
    The series needs more brains--and more authenticity.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Mar 6, 2014
    40
    It's in the fleeting moments that the characters demonstrate affection for each other that the show hints at the better show it might become--as when (Anglo) ex-wife (Jenn Lyon) begins to help George dye his hair for a night in the dating pool. But then comedy intrudes, and she exits, stage right.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Michael Starr
    Mar 3, 2014
    37
    The sitcom is cookie-cutter and one-dimensional--with thinly written characters and, most notably, a hyperactive laugh track that’s really grating.
  5. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Diane Werts
    Mar 3, 2014
    42
    There's no authentic life to Saint George beyond the setup/joke/laugh formula and its witless, gamy punchlines.
  6. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    Mar 5, 2014
    40
    Like many a sitcom male, he may have outsized expectations. Based on the penis- and fat-joke-ridden pilot--titled "Won't Get Fooled Again"--I'm keeping mine pretty low.
  7. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Mar 5, 2014
    40
    George Lopez’s Saint George [is], another mediocre, three-camera sitcom with nothing new to say.
  8. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Phil Dyess-Nugent
    Mar 4, 2014
    42
    It smells like something that’s been tested in focus groups to within an inch of its life.
  9. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Allison Keene
    Mar 6, 2014
    30
    While most of the interactions feel canned, or are just cheap jokes about Anglo versus Mexican culture, there are occasionally a few moments that break forth with genuine humor, mostly thanks to Trejo and Zayas.
  10. The Lincoln Journal Star
    Reviewed by: Jeff Korbelik
    Mar 27, 2014
    33
    The punchlines are predictable, with jokes about weight, graying hair and sexting.
  11. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    Mar 5, 2014
    30
    George’s mother (Olga Merediz), the show’s only amusing character, asks him in the premiere. “You’re fat, boring and stupid.” Two of those, at least, apply to this show.
  12. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Mar 6, 2014
    0
    I had my bags packed by the first commercial break.
  13. Uncle Barky
    Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Mar 4, 2014
    42
    Williams and Lopez are certainly capable of churning this stuff out and cashing in before the Hollywood sun sets on them. Just don’t expect much, if any, craftsmanship.
  14. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Mar 5, 2014
    20
    Grading strictly in terms of comedy, there aren’t enough laughs here to overpower a kitten, much less slay a dragon.
  15. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Mar 5, 2014
    0
    The number of penis jokes are but one indication that Saint George is only concerned with making sure that everyone in America has an equal opportunity at making terrible television.

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User Score
3.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 11 out of 20
  1. Metacritic12
    Apr 17, 2014
    0
    I didn't laugh once. I didn't even smile. As a latino, I'm upset that this is what I have to watch on a major network. No latino writers onI didn't laugh once. I didn't even smile. As a latino, I'm upset that this is what I have to watch on a major network. No latino writers on the show. The episode I watched ("Hit Me With Your Best Shot") had the following joke: George finding his mother in the living room watching a telenovela tells her he wants to watch the Lakers game on TV. She responds by saying, "If you want to watch a bunch of black guys running around, go down to the corner liquor store and throw a dollar in the parking lot." Think about it...it's 2014 and somebody got paid to write that. Somebody then read it or heard it and approved it for the script. Incredible. Oh here's another nugget: George tells his "son": "Latinos make good boxers because their mothers were abusive." There you go America...latinos hate blacks and our mothers beat us when we were young. That just about sums us up...according to the two white dudes who wrote the episode: Michael Davidoff & Bill Rosenthal. Shame on George Lopez. I'm not even sure I'm supposed to be watching this show. I don't think they're trying to appeal to me. I truly think this is written for some white dude so that he can laugh at latinos and blacks and feel good about himself...just like the two dudes who wrote this episode: Michael Davidoff & Bill Rosenthal.… Full Review »
  2. TheQuietGamer
    Mar 28, 2014
    4
    This is what you get when you take just about every generic sitcom trope you can think of and cram them into an almost humorless show. TheThis is what you get when you take just about every generic sitcom trope you can think of and cram them into an almost humorless show. The plot of the episodes seem to get crappier with each passing one. The only good thing about the show outside of the rare laugh is Danny Trejo. He plays the only character who is actually tolerable. Outside of Lopez and Trejo the rest of the supporting cast is worthless. The ex-wife and son character are just plain dull and contribute nothing in the form of humor. The mother character is just all around horrible. I get that there have been a lot of sitcoms that featured a tough love sort of mother, but here they forgot to add any sort of love. This means that the mother character is just an absolutely mean character who's very presence on the show is repulsive.

    Make no mistake this is not a good sitcom. The rare laughs it does bring feel forced, which is both disappointing and shocking considering the cast it has. It may get better one day as time progresses, but I won't be sticking around to see if it does. This is one sitcom that can be painful to watch, and because of that I can't recommend it.    … Full Review »
  3. HemperMan
    Mar 9, 2014
    10
    I must say, this show was very funny, I believe most of the negative critic given were from people who enjoy clean comedy. If you like FunnyI must say, this show was very funny, I believe most of the negative critic given were from people who enjoy clean comedy. If you like Funny mexican/racist comedies, or any of Seth Rogen/James Franco/Danny McBribe, Or dave chappelle, I think you would enjoy this show, even though I think is too early to critic the show since there's only 1 episode out.… Full Review »
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