Unsupervised
FX | Release Date: January 19, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
10
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
HitfixAlan SepinwallJan 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: The toughest part of most new series is coming up with characters that the viewer will want to watch for weeks, if not years, on end, and they've already licked that part of it. We'll see if the rest follows. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyKeith StaskiewiczJan 13, 2012
Season 1 Review: A template house-party plot and goofy supporting characters end up steering it toward something more predicable. [20 Jan 2012, p.71] Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesLori RacklJan 13, 2012
Season 1 Review: Not all of Unsupervised's jokes stick their landing, and the content is on the crude side. But I'm willing to check up on Gary and Joel every so often to see how they're acting out while growing up. Read full review
60
VarietyBrian LowryJan 17, 2012
Season 1 Review: Although light on laughs, with its spare design and limited animation Unsupervised does create a reasonably cohesive, grimy little world, made tolerable by the absence of actual kids. Read full review
58
Uncle BarkyEd BarkJan 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: Unsupervised might induce at least a small handful of smiles per episode. But only if its mood strikes you. Read full review
50
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardJan 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's disappointing this animated series is so tame. Read full review
42
NewsdayVerne GayJan 17, 2012
Season 1 Review: Unsupervised is a cheerier, less nihilistic "Beavis and Butt-head Lite," and not remotely as funny or trenchant. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanJan 20, 2012
Season 1 Review: When the series works it's when Long and Hornsby invest their characters with counter-intuitive hope and positivity. Read full review
40
PopMattersChris ConatonJan 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: Unsupervised appears content to amble along, reiterating what we've seen before. Read full review
40
The New York TimesMike HaleJan 18, 2012
Season 1 Review: In "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" the raunch is often funny, though, while in Unsupervised it's mostly off-putting; the show's concept and its tone seem to be at odds with each other. Read full review
40
Denver PostJoanne OstrowJan 18, 2012
Season 1 Review: A gross-out cartoon. Fans of "Archer" likely won't sit still for the more juvenile antics of Unsupervised. Read full review
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenJan 18, 2012
Season 1 Review: There's no sophisticated humor in FX's Unsupervised, which plays like a less witty "Beavis and Butt-head." Read full review
40
Washington PostHank StueverJan 17, 2012
Season 1 Review: Unsupervised doesn't explore emotional story threads. It's mainly a Beavis and Butt-head echo. Read full review
38
RedEyeCurt WagnerJan 18, 2012
Season 1 Review: Unlike "Archer" or "Sunny" or FX's "The League" and "Wilfred," Unsupervised refuses to go for the throat. And that makes it unfunny. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandJan 18, 2012
Season 1 Review: Unfortunately, no amount of tweaking can save Unsupervised from itself. It's just a sad waste of good intentions and great talent. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineChris CabinJan 18, 2012
Season 1 Review: You partially feel guilty about criticizing a show that boasts so much talent, is so well-meaning, and yet misses the mark entirely, but I defer to the gurus on this one: Uh–huh-huh-huh-huh, this sucks. Read full review
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