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- 2012
- CBS
- 2012
- CBS
Summary Best friends Joe (David Krumholtz) and Louis (Michael Urie) work at the same architecture firm and help each other with relationship issues with their respective partners, Ali (Sophia Bush) and Wyatt (Brandon Routh) in this comedy from the creators of "Will & Grace."
Created By: David Kohan, Max Mutchnick
- 2012
- CBS
- 2012
- CBS
Partners (2012)
Season 1 Premiere: 2012
38
5.5
Summary Best friends Joe (David Krumholtz) and Louis (Michael Urie) work at the same architecture firm and help each other with relationship issues with their respective partners, Ali (Sophia Bush) and Wyatt (Brandon Routh) in this comedy from the creators of "Will & Grace."
Created By: David Kohan, Max Mutchnick
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
38
4% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
54% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
42% Negative
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
38
4% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
54% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
42% Negative
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
Urie's mostly a hoot, with his inflections infectious and his comedy timing a thing of beauty. Krumholtz offers sturdy enough support, but his co-star does most of the heavy lifting.
The tepid laughs here are already in need of a jolt, as Partners cries out for its Karen.
It's not terrible, just standard-issue sitcom, with relationships that don't feel true and laughs that seem forced.
The stubbornly conventional scripts, the overfamiliar characters, and the old-fashioned, machine-gun comic timing undermine any possibility of freshness.
It isn't just the concept that's unoriginal, but also the scripting. The show has an abundance of jokes, but few elicit more than a grin.
The creators can be held responsible for enlarging the quantity of execrably written works on this theme [gay-themed sitcoms].
The plastic "punch lines" grow more contrived. The tired stereotypes feel more offensive.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 53 User Ratings
5.5
43% Positive
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
25% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
32% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 53 User Ratings
5.5
43% Positive
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
25% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
32% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
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Awards
People's Choice Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Casting Society of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
