The Moodys

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 4, 2019
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
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Critic Reviews

  1. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Dec 2, 2019
    59
    Occasionally funny but mostly sort of dull, “The Moodys” seems unlikely to become a Christmas classic.
  2. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Dec 10, 2019
    50
    If the presentation feels like a bit of an experiment, the content -- adapted from an Australian show -- is too familiar to be much more than ho-ho-hum.
  3. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Dec 9, 2019
    50
    Never quite as madcap as it wants to be. ... The nicest surprise is Denis Leary's low-key and slow-burn performance. [9-22 Dec 2019, p.13]
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  5. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Dec 4, 2019
    50
    The upside is “The Moodys” moves fast and goes down easy; the downside is there’s no reason to get invested in the family. Their stories don’t really make sense; even though each arc’s ending is predictable.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Dec 4, 2019
    50
    The Moodys is the fresher Christmas event comedy, actually generating several decent laughs on the back of its very strong cast, but it's by small gradations and not Yuletime leaps.
  7. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: LaToya Ferguson
    Dec 4, 2019
    42
    All six episodes function more like a strange experiment in accentuating a project’s flaws, despite a solid cast and writers who know how to work with said cast.

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User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. metabad
    Dec 12, 2019
    6
    I may not be the right one to review typical christmas shows or better, in this case: 'Christmas event series',
    but I can tell you this about    I may not be the right one to review typical christmas shows or better, in this case: 'Christmas event series',
    but I can tell you this about "The Moodys":
    You can do worse than watching this show, a lot worse.
    It's starring Denis Leary, Jay Baruchel and also Elizabeth Perkins. Good to see her again.
    The other actors are good, too, playing likable and convincing characters.

    As they say, it's not Shakespeare, but it's an entertaining enough story about a group of
    well enough fleshed out characters that feel like real people.
    It's not relying on typical Christmas tropes, it's a little comedy, a little drama a little romance.
    You know, all the ingredients for this time of year.
    It's not trying too hard to be anything it doesn't want to be.
    If you want to relax cozy in front of the TV with a hot beverage and candy, give it a try.

    I admit, the script could have been better. It could have picked up the pace from time to time.
    it's a little too relaxed, but there are worse things. I, for one, will be watching the rest of the show.    … Full Review »
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