- Network: FX
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 19, 2012
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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.
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A template house-party plot and goofy supporting characters end up steering it toward something more predicable. [20 Jan 2012, p.71]
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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.
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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.
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Unsupervised might induce at least a small handful of smiles per episode. But only if its mood strikes you.
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It's disappointing this animated series is so tame.
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Unsupervised is a cheerier, less nihilistic "Beavis and Butt-head Lite," and not remotely as funny or trenchant.
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When the series works it's when Long and Hornsby invest their characters with counter-intuitive hope and positivity.
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Unsupervised appears content to amble along, reiterating what we've seen before.
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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.
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A gross-out cartoon. Fans of "Archer" likely won't sit still for the more juvenile antics of Unsupervised.
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There's no sophisticated humor in FX's Unsupervised, which plays like a less witty "Beavis and Butt-head."
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Unsupervised doesn't explore emotional story threads. It's mainly a Beavis and Butt-head echo.
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Unlike "Archer" or "Sunny" or FX's "The League" and "Wilfred," Unsupervised refuses to go for the throat. And that makes it unfunny.
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Unfortunately, no amount of tweaking can save Unsupervised from itself. It's just a sad waste of good intentions and great talent.
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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.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 34
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Mixed: 6 out of 34
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Negative: 9 out of 34
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Apr 11, 2012
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Mar 14, 2012
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Feb 11, 2012