The Good Guys

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: May 19, 2010
Season #: 2, 1
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
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  1. RickyM.
    May 21, 2010
    2
    I really wanted to enjoy this new show, as I'm familiar with the streets it shoots on. I hope it improves soon or it is doomed. However, I felt the same about Seinfeld, which I grew to love.
  2. Brian
    May 20, 2010
    2
    Bradley Whitford doing a straight rip-off of Dabney Coleman's "Buffalo Bill" recast as a cop. Might be funny if you hadn't seen every punchline done so many times before, it wasn't utterly predictable or the cop team wasn't already to the "uncomfortable old shoe" stage. Who had the dim-witted idea to put on a comedy where the straight character repeatedly cues the Bradley Whitford doing a straight rip-off of Dabney Coleman's "Buffalo Bill" recast as a cop. Might be funny if you hadn't seen every punchline done so many times before, it wasn't utterly predictable or the cop team wasn't already to the "uncomfortable old shoe" stage. Who had the dim-witted idea to put on a comedy where the straight character repeatedly cues the audience to be bored by the 'madcap' character's antics & stories?… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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

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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
  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.
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  2. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Aaron Riccio
    25
    Never before have stereotypes been so proudly strutted about.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    70
    Good Guys isn't a perfect construct, but it's a well-executed one--albeit more a breezy, busy diversion than appointment TV, placing greater reliance on guests than its limited supporting cast to prop up the principals.
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