There's... Johnny!

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Season 1
  • Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 24, 2017
User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9

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  1. Zomboide
    Nov 20, 2017
    6
    It could have been a good show, and the era clips make it somehow interesting, unfortunately is dipped is saccharin. Young Andy (Ian Nelson), a candid no nothing 19 years old from Nebraska, is the protagonist here (yeah, the title of the show is a bit confusing), and his naïveté, with a lot of indulgent nostalgia, set the tone. The first 5 minutes of the pilot gives me diabetes, probably.It could have been a good show, and the era clips make it somehow interesting, unfortunately is dipped is saccharin. Young Andy (Ian Nelson), a candid no nothing 19 years old from Nebraska, is the protagonist here (yeah, the title of the show is a bit confusing), and his naïveté, with a lot of indulgent nostalgia, set the tone. The first 5 minutes of the pilot gives me diabetes, probably. Mercifully Jane Levy's Joy, the sassy, messy assistant, gives us interesting moments. Is such a waste Joy is not the focus of the show, since Jane Levy is the true gem here.
    There's... Johnny! Is not the worst thing ever, and is still a light pastime, but is not good either.    … Expand

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Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Sioux City Journal
    Reviewed by: Bruce Miller
    Dec 6, 2017
    50
    [Johnny Carson is] such a presence, it’s hard to concentrate on what happens to those in his employ. Had Reiser and Green made him less vital to the story (even to the point of eliminating the clips), “There’s Johnny” might be a better look at those who worked so hard to win his favor. Now it’s just another journey down “42nd Street” and all the potholes it has to offer.
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Nov 16, 2017
    50
    While the original clips certainly make the concept interesting, the actual series suffers from a big divide in tone. And when you see the divide, you might end up wanting the show that's not there.
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  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Steve Greene
    Nov 16, 2017
    83
    There’s…Johnny! is unabashedly a tribute, filtered through the glow of fondness for a time gone by. Not without its second-guessing, there’s still a lovely underpinning of specificity that finds some honesty among the nostalgia.
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