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40Almost all of it feels hit-and-run, an exercise in setting up a clever line here or a cartoonish response there.
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40The backdrop is obviously meant to be relatable, but the execution brings such a stale approach to sexual politics as to feel dated by the first act break.
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10Truly, all the actors on Guys with Kids--even the unknown children used as props--deserve better writing than what they get in this crummy, unimaginative sitcom.
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20Run, don't walk, from this depressingly generic retro-sitcom about--guess what--guys with kids.
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37Guys With Kids is an idea in search of a show. And a better idea.
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20The women here are shrewish, the vibe is both manic and tired, and overall, the decent cast (which includes the wonderful Anthony Anderson) is given nothing funny to do.
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63The opening gag of this new series is not just contrived but also uncomfortable.... But the show improves from there. [17 Sep 2012, p.40]
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10It's a show that should never have been put on paper to begin with.
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30Parenting can be a tough slog, but I've always found it to come with more laughs than this sorry show.
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80Guys With Kids is a perfect confection of witty dialogue and slapstick action.
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42There are some adorable tots mugging hard on NBC's Guy with Kids. The adults muck it all up.
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50Some of the jokes are amusing, but the show is a traditional sitcom that looks slightly dated.
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40Modern guys may have all manner of hilarious, disturbing and conflicting feelings about their children and the role of caregiver, but none of them make it into the pilot. Only Gary, exhausted and overwhelmed, seems to be experiencing life with an actual child, which is why he gets all the best lines.
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25Notwithstanding the unfathomable reaction of the studio audience, the show certainly couldn't survive on the basis of its humor, because there is none.
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20It's a cheap, stale, stereotype-addicted sitcom where no one, male or female, comes off especially well or likeable, excepting possibly the babies.
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42Guys with Kids is over-populated, under-funny and no match for the simple charms of Three Men and a Baby, the surprise mega-hit of 1987.
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50It's precisely what the title says: just new iterations of the same spit-up and teething jokes.
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25Nothing to see here. Move on.
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12I'd rather babysit a dozen children between the ages of 2 and 10 then sit through more of this.
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60The weak link is Jesse Bradford's Chris.... The other couples are more humanely drawn. Because they make emotional and psychological sense, the chirpy sitcom banter goes down more smoothly.
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25I expect more from you [Jimmy Fallon] than this insipid sitcom.
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30It's far too mediocre to be truly provocative even if the premise is a carefully camouflaged bit of retrograde.
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42It's 30 minutes of cringeworthy material, full of lazy jokes and stereotypes of overwhelmed dads and uptight ex-wives.
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50The show feels like it should be better.
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50Save for Sheila, the parents are likable and their circumstances familiar, but Guys with Kids relies too often on predictable jokes.