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Season 1
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
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Critic Reviews

  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Sep 26, 2014
    40
    Tambor, a good actor, gets whipsawed by some of what he’s asked to do, and the show sometimes has the same feeling. It too often ends up finding neither the comedy nor the pathos in these tortured lives.

Awards & Rankings

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#4 Best TV Season of 2014
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#31 Most Discussed TV Season of 2014
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#13 Most Shared TV Season of 2014

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User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 254 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 195 out of 254
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 254
  3. Negative: 44 out of 254
  1. dylan111
    Oct 8, 2014
    4
    This show started out well with a very good pilot. Unfortunately, it got worse as the story unfolded. It's not that the characters areThis show started out well with a very good pilot. Unfortunately, it got worse as the story unfolded. It's not that the characters are unlikeable, because many of them are likeable. It's that they behave in the way the screenwriters decide they should for maximum drama effect to shock the audience and not the way human beings really behave.… Full Review »
  2. SL36
    Sep 29, 2014
    10
    This is simply the best show "on television". A story about the complexity of family, life, and much more is woven together with anThis is simply the best show "on television". A story about the complexity of family, life, and much more is woven together with an authenticity that is so hard to come by.

    The acting is ridiculously good, from top to bottom (as incredible as Tambor and Hoffman are, I actually think Judith Light steals the show). Just watch it, you'll be happy you did. Its miles ahead of the rest of the crap on television.    … Full Review »
  3. PoeticDumpling
    Sep 29, 2014
    9
    A 9 with room to grow. The show is outstanding. Everyone is fantastic, but Judith Light and Jeffrey Tambor are nomination worthy. 10A 9 with room to grow. The show is outstanding. Everyone is fantastic, but Judith Light and Jeffrey Tambor are nomination worthy. 10 episodes at 30 minutes each that fly by. The show reminded me of films by my favorite female director Nicole Holofcener ( who I hope moves into tv eventually). Jill has created an outstanding show. Tv is getting sooooo good in our times now that I am starting to lose interest in film...which is saying a lot cause I love movies. Watch this show!… Full Review »
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