Web Therapy

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Season 1
  • Network: SHOWTIME
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 19, 2011
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
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Critic Reviews

  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jul 19, 2011
    60
    The episodes play out in a series of uneven vignettes: droll, ironic and twisted. It's great to see Kudrow back on TV, but this visually static and comically stunted gimmick wears thin pretty quickly.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Jul 19, 2011
    60
    While Web Therapy is certainly clever and occasionally funny, it lacks both the nerve and verve of "The Comeback."
  3. Slate
    Reviewed by: Troy Patterson
    Jul 19, 2011
    50
    Ambiently amusing but generally inert, the show is badly in need of a hard-edged producer to tell the series' creators that they cannot get by on charm, no matter how much of that precious quality is imported by such guest stars as Lily Tomlin, Rashida Jones, and Bob Balaban.
  5. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    Jul 18, 2011
    50
    You end up with a visually uninteresting half-hour filled with rambling conversations, as the actors struggle to advance what little story there is while slipping in the all-too-occasional funny remark.
  6. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jul 19, 2011
    40
    While the project had its devotees in its original form, the first four legs of a 10-episode flight feel stilted, claustrophobic and only fitfully amusing as stitched together for Showtime.

Awards & Rankings

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#96 Best TV Season of 2011
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#62 Most Discussed TV Season of 2011

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User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 36
  3. Negative: 4 out of 36
  1. JoyTheWizard
    Jul 9, 2013
    6
    Fiona Wallace is in many ways just like Lisa Kudrow's character (Phoebe) on Friends. At times, this show is funny (especially in the beginningFiona Wallace is in many ways just like Lisa Kudrow's character (Phoebe) on Friends. At times, this show is funny (especially in the beginning when Fiona and Kip were having their session), and other times this show is humorless. As much as I want it to be one of my favorite shows, it just isn't. Great show if you're into Showtime comedies though. I haven't always understood them.… Full Review »
  2. mgyukeri
    Jul 11, 2012
    4
    Meh. Look, I love Lisa Kudrow, and I know the entire show is improvised, but some of the scenes are too long and stale, and can beMeh. Look, I love Lisa Kudrow, and I know the entire show is improvised, but some of the scenes are too long and stale, and can be cringeworthy at times. I applaud the attempt and I know it's improvised, but shows like Curb are improvised too, and they are able to deliver an actual punchline whereas Therapy doesn't. Not my cup of tea.… Full Review »
  3. zimmertosser69
    Sep 2, 2011
    7
    How do critics pan this show and keep their jobs. It has great writing and acting and is genuinely funny and interesting. I used to watch itHow do critics pan this show and keep their jobs. It has great writing and acting and is genuinely funny and interesting. I used to watch it on web prior to release and saw great potential. They cut out a lot of the great scenes with Bob Balabon and others but I still really enjoy the characters they decided to develop.… Full Review »
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