The Good Guys

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: May 19, 2010
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 3 out of 20
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Critic Reviews

  1. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    40
    "The Good Guys" isn't really good but it is OK if all you seek from TV is bland, comfortable entertainment--the same type of program you were watching 30 years ago.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    40
    The humor is madcap and inane where it should be wry, and the characters are stubbornly predictable. The editing of the show is swift and bouncy, as it is on "Burn Notice,'' but still the hour drags. It's just not much fun.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    40
    They might have to lose some of the cartoon-cop humor to get there. Whether they do may determine whether Dan and Jack end up as a short, forgettable joke or a couple of cops we care about.

Awards & Rankings

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#75 Best TV Season of 2010
38
#38 Most Discussed TV Season of 2010
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#46 Most Shared TV Season of 2010

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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 97 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 97
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 97
  3. Negative: 9 out of 97
  1. democracy
    Oct 1, 2010
    10
    Its great fun to watch. Lines and scenes of the Good Guys make you laugh out loud just remembering them. The edits and scene merges andIts great fun to watch. Lines and scenes of the Good Guys make you laugh out loud just remembering them. The edits and scene merges and structure seem well done. The site says its single camera.… Full Review »
  2. RyanB300
    Sep 22, 2010
    9
    I almost hate to admit this...I actually look forward to this show. Although the humor is corny and the cop version of The Odd Couple has beenI almost hate to admit this...I actually look forward to this show. Although the humor is corny and the cop version of The Odd Couple has been done before, the show works on a few levels. Dan Stark is trapped in his own time warp of how things used to be (and how he used to be perceived) along with his obsession with his own good looks that is personified in his mustache-grooming create a likeable character with some good one-liners. The backwards, lets-start-with-the-end, type of filming is pretty original for a TV show and the plot works out with a clear, though not always believable, resolution. Overall, I enjoy the show.… Full Review »
  3. firecritic
    Sep 2, 2010
    9
    This is a very funny show!!! Bradley Whitford's constant comedic timing is amazing! I think this show is a great way to turn off your brainThis is a very funny show!!! Bradley Whitford's constant comedic timing is amazing! I think this show is a great way to turn off your brain and just watch a funny show that requires no thought. Colin is the perfect straight man to bottle it all up. Keep em coming FOX!… Full Review »
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