- Network: FOX
- Series Premiere Date: Sep 28, 2018
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In the pilot episode at least, The Cool Kids panders to stereotypes, cliches and tropes and boy, it's a good time.
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Created by Charlie Day, one of the producers and stars of the hilariously vulgar and half-witted sitcom It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia , Cool Kids shares its proud tastelessness.
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They won't make you double over laughing (or maybe they will--your mileage may vary when it comes to comedy). But what does work here is the effortless ease with which Mull, Grier, Lawrence and Jordan never miss a beat.
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The cast is exceptionally good, and even when the show is dumb they are often funny, and when it is not dumb, they are funny too. I found The Cool Kids alternately annoying and entertaining; it’s not particularly ambitious, in form or content, but it hits the marks it assigns itself.
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It’s crass and formulaic, and a lot of the jokes boil down to “Hey, that old guy sure doesn’t act old!” But these seasoned sitcom veterans know how to sell a punchline to a live studio audience.
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There’s ample cringe-worthy bawdiness. ... The diminutive Jordan, speaking in a deep drawl, is something of a scene-stealer, even if it’s only petty theft. And Lawrence seems to have a fairly firm handle on her boss lady character.
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It's all very broadly played -- to go with its lead-in, "Last Man Standing" -- but raises the question how long lines like "Everybody relax. Act like we have Alzheimer's" are going to prevent the show from facing the TV version of retirement.
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An ensemble comedy set at a retirement community, is of startlingly poor quality, and it’s a show whose stars deserve better.
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An abominable, grating, crass, predictable, and lazy new Fox sitcom.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 22
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Mixed: 5 out of 22
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Negative: 8 out of 22
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Nov 10, 2018
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Oct 13, 2018This show is hilarious. I haven’t laughed this hard since i started The Big Bang Theory.
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Nov 22, 2018