The Dangerous Book for Boys

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Season 1
Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Apr 5, 2018
    70
    Warmhearted and perhaps imaginary adventures ensue, facilitated by the father’s identical twin (played by the always engaging Chris Diamantopoulos). If you like your nostalgia straight up, without “Stranger Things”-style monsters, it might be for you.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Mar 30, 2018
    70
    There is darkness in the series, but it all bends toward fuzzy good feelings in the end. Actually, it feels pretty fuzzy all the way through, conscientiously warm and mostly predictable. Lessons are learned, right on time. Some viewers, and parents of viewers, will take such qualities as a recommendation, and they're not wrong to.
  3. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Mar 19, 2018
    60
    As a sitcom, Book plays like a tepid Malcolm in the Middle that could use more danger. But Erinn Hayes and Swoosie Kurtz provide emotional and comic balance as the stressed mom and a hippy-dippy granny. [19 Mar-1 Apr 2018, p.13]
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  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Mar 30, 2018
    50
    The Dangerous Book for Boys is fine enough for the target audience. The problem is the target audience has already seen this so many times. ... Instead of taking the opportunity for true tenderness, real emotions and actual humor, Amazon has created a show in The Dangerous Book for Boys that is just another show, period. Opportunity missed.