Sons & Daughters

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 7, 2006
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 59 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 59
  3. Negative: 11 out of 59

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  1. WillyM.
    Mar 8, 2006
    2
    Ick. Made by people who wanted to ape Arrested Development but didn't have the talent. Just nasty and forced.
  2. AlexR
    Sep 6, 2006
    2
    being different doesnt make it good. If you do not want to rely on good writers, at least do so in excellent improvisators and do something to set an environment where good improvs are gonna flow. This has nothing going on for it, except that it is different and it can thus attract all those that feel need to show the world how unique they are by praising whatever seems unique..
  3. DawnA
    Mar 9, 2006
    1
    Not Funny! Not Interesting! ABC Cancel it now please!
  4. JiminyCrocket
    Mar 8, 2006
    1
    Appallingly unfunny. Apparently you need talent to pull off a show like The Office or Arrested D.
  5. BobR
    Mar 8, 2006
    1
    Horrible Arrested D wanta be.
  6. LizG
    Mar 8, 2006
    0
    Show sucked. Up against The Unit, doesn't have a prayer. Actually, pretty much has no prayer, regardless of what it's up against.
  7. RH
    Mar 9, 2006
    0
    After reading an enthusiastic review from my favorite TV critic, my friend and I downloaded the pilot. We made it about seven minutes in before turning it off....... Honestly, take the improv of Curb Your Enthusiasm, the awkward pauses of The Office, the cinematography of Arrested Development. Mix them in a bowl. Now take out the humor. You have Sons and Daughters.
  8. SusanR
    Mar 8, 2006
    0
    Sadly, this show blows, I watched the first 5 minutes and hated it, and that's a killer since I know folks who worked on it. It's a very poor attempt at improvisation comedy, which I don't particularly like to begin with, but at least Arrested Development was well done, this looked like a kid with a brand new video camera and the enthusiasm that comes with a new toy, got Sadly, this show blows, I watched the first 5 minutes and hated it, and that's a killer since I know folks who worked on it. It's a very poor attempt at improvisation comedy, which I don't particularly like to begin with, but at least Arrested Development was well done, this looked like a kid with a brand new video camera and the enthusiasm that comes with a new toy, got cut lose by CBS to do whatever he wanted and it got spectacularly out of control in a bad way.… Expand
  9. DaveB
    Mar 21, 2006
    0
    This show aimed squarely at 'Arrested Development' and missed by a mile. Not even worth the 22 minutes it took to watch a Tivo'd episode.

Awards & Rankings

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#33 Best TV Season of 2006
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#50 Most Discussed TV Season of 2006

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 26
  3. Negative: 3 out of 26
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Paul Brownfield
    80
    It's very well-acted and meanwhile, when it can stand it, kind of tender, although it's far more interested in "Curb"-like moments of uncomfortable confrontation.
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  2. Salon
    Reviewed by: Heather Havrilesky
    30
    The improvised dialogue is sometimes smart, but it often leads to scenes where the main characters repeat their intentions over and over again -- you know, like in a really bad improv class.
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  3. San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times
    Reviewed by: Charlie McCollum
    80
    Definitely worth your time.
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