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Neither ["Welcome to Sweden" or Working the Engels] is awful, neither will make you cancel other plans.... A few bright ideas enliven the half-hour. But how many meddling mother jokes can they pile on before we’re weary?
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There’s a hint of “Arrested Development” in the air, but Working the Engels is ultimately a much more common kind of dysfunctional family sitcom.
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The show’s humor is more often graceless and crass.
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The fish-out-of-water aspect intrigues but it also frustrates.
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Aggressively forgettable summer fodder with a scary absence of originality or voice. [11 Jul 2014, p.64]
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The show never allows itself to stand down from ill-fated, continuous attempts at heightened hilarity.
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In the end, this Canadian import would be okay for a summer evening if there was more to like in the characters. There just isn’t.
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Though the series may have some passing connection to Arrested Development in terms of setup, it isn't able to capture the depth or tone or charm that elevates a comedy out of just being mediocre to being something really great. That requires more work.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 11
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Mixed: 0 out of 11
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Negative: 7 out of 11
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