Search Party (2016)

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Season 1
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 89 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 89
  3. Negative: 11 out of 89

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  1. monicitam
    Nov 26, 2016
    0
    Completely contrived show that feels out of touch with what "real kids" are actually like. I live in Brooklyn and no one, besides Alia Shawkat, looks like they live here. The first episode is a mess and absolutely no one is likable. Who cares about these awful people and some girl they barely knew? Not sure who this show is for. Maybe you, but definitely not for me.
  2. GuerillaTaktics
    Nov 23, 2016
    0
    Hipster millennial trash, I swear this generation likes the weirdest stuff. Very boring and kind of a pain to sit through. This show will be a big hit in Portland, calling it.
  3. zedzded
    Feb 19, 2017
    2
    The first episode was really funny and skewered hipster culture really well. It's all a bit lo-fi and the characters felt real.

    After the second episode it really sags and the lack of charisma or charm or interest makes the main characters really uninteresting. The lo fi ness of it all starts to feel amateurish and it feels like a shoddy student production after a while. Honestly    The first episode was really funny and skewered hipster culture really well. It's all a bit lo-fi and the characters felt real.

    After the second episode it really sags and the lack of charisma or charm or interest makes the main characters really uninteresting. The lo fi ness of it all starts to feel amateurish and it feels like a shoddy student production after a while.

    Honestly you're better off not watching it to the end for the implausible and underwhelming denouement. Turgid and limp.    … Expand
  4. shoulderoforion
    Nov 23, 2016
    0
    Completely insufferable, and by that I mean I couldn't make it through the first half hour. Not sure what they were going for with this, but entertaining wasn't it.
  5. victorcharles
    Nov 24, 2016
    2
    This show was literally painful to watch- and trust me, I love dark comedies- I love all kinds of comedies- but this just wasn't funny to me. The pace is unbearably slow and the humor is often juvenile and/or contrived.

Awards & Rankings

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#37 Best TV Season of 2016
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#64 Most Discussed TV Season of 2016

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Emily Nussbaum
    Dec 12, 2016
    80
    There are twists and turns, but things never get confusing. Each episode ends with a small revelation that keeps Dory moving. Even minor characters get full arcs and smart backstories.
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  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Caroline Framke
    Nov 22, 2016
    70
    While much of the show’s first season feel needlessly twisty and jerky, the way the mystery eventually comes together while allowing for sharp observations about the show’s characters speaks to Search Party being much more incisive--and worthy of a 10-hour marathon commitment--than it might appear at first glance.
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  3. The Salt Lake Tribune
    Reviewed by: Scott D. Pierce
    Nov 21, 2016
    70
    It's weird. It starts quite slowly. But it turns into something rather interesting and quite funny.
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