The Game
The CW | BET | BET - Black Entertainment Television | CW | Release Date: October 1, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
31
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
1
Negative:
13
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
People WeeklyTom GliattoFeb 17, 2011
Season 4 Review: I like how the show shifts from sitcom laughs to soap opera tremors. [21 Feb 2011, p.45]
75
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesChuck BarneyJan 11, 2011
Season 4 Review: The show's characters have proven to be an engaging bunch over the long haul and several themes embedded in The Game pack more emotional punch than most sitcoms. Judging from fan response, this is clearly a game plan that works. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklySara VilkomersonJan 10, 2011
Season 4 Review: There isn't much football action for the fictional San Diego Sabers, but The Game's good stuff usually takes place on the sidelines anyway. Read full review
40
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: Mowry herself is charming and capable, and Wendy Raquel Robinson has some fine moments as the mother-manager, but it’s clear that “The Game” is to be played on the surface of these potentially interesting lives. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: Where "The Game" botches its "Game" plan, though, is in writing punch lines that are much too broad, and in casting men who are more convincing in their roles and relationships than the women. Read full review
37
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: It just isn't funny. At all. Ever. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: Despite the lethargic story and jokes that rarely elicit more than polite chuckles from the studio audience, "Game" is not without potential. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: "The Game" is such a predictable drag, it's hard to keep your eyes on it. It's like watching traffic or a catnap or a Bunsen burner. Read full review
20
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: "The Game" feels pretty artificial. Read full review
20
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: "The Game" lacks the relationships that made "Girlfriends" a qualified UPN hit and the comedy to make it much of anything for The CW. Read full review
20
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: The network may have a new name, but it's presenting the same old desperate, low-budget foolishness. Read full review
20
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: Unfortunately, it doesn't come close to matching [Girlfriends'] appeal. Read full review
12
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: "The Game" commits all the sins you can imagine in a poorly conceived sitcom. It goes for laughs and sap, the world's most dangerous and noxious combination. It's also not funny, believable, interesting or... inspired. Read full review
10
NewsdayDiane Werts
Season 1 Review: A groaner from beginning to end. Read full review
10
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: This new CW series cranks out brash jokes that evaporate upon hitting the air, winds them into situations where women submit to their men, and leaves no aftertaste when it's gone. It's on TV, but it's never truly on. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesPaul Brownfield
Season 1 Review: A light-as-a-feather new sitcom. Read full review
10
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: A hollow imitation of a sitcom. Read full review
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