1. mikster

   9

   Perfect Couples is a creative, refreshing and imaginative comedy. The laughs are not derived from gags but unique reactions to situations. The show is highly enjoyable and often hysterical. I hope it catches on with viewers.… Expand

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2. nbc

   8

   Well obviously it's not the funniest sitcom ever, but I think it has great potential. Christine Woods is strangely the funniest as Julia ,which I think was supposed to come of as the "straight man" part. Olivia Munn was perfectly cast as Leigh. The writing seems to be improving week by week. Hopefully it can grow into a solid show with a strong audience. And hey, anything is better than Outsourced.… Expand

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3. LorenMichael

   7

   Perfect Couples offers laughable insight into the fairly mundane issues that middle-class (and mostly white) Americans wake up and fall asleep to everyday. It could benefit from a bit more diversity and is still finding the right balance between absurdity and realistic situational humor, but all told these half hour installments are fresh and enjoyable. There are some original characters written here, most notably a former college lacrosse athlete working as a struggling luxury car salesman and his Vietnamese wedding planner perfectionist wife, who stand in stark contrast to the appropriately mundane "everyman" couple and the goofy and harebrained couple. Despite varying levels of material to work with, all six actors handle their part nicely. All told, this show channels Griswald-era National Lampoon stylings while breaking free from the recent mockumentary mold framing contemporary primetime comedy. Worth a watch!… Expand

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4. JMT

   0

   I was initially excited when I heard about the new NBC comedy, Perfect Couples. I thought the premise was intriguing and had potential for some funny situational humor. How blatantly wrong I was...! This show is absolutely horrible. Olivia Munn has quite a buzz around her right now, and she is very funny on her Daily Show appearances, however in Perfect Couples she is shooting herself in the foot regarding career advancement. She is capable of so much better work than to be affiliated with such a lame attempt at comedy. NBC is suffering, and Perfect Couples continues that overall trend for the network. I've watched the first two episodes and cannot recall laughing more than once, and that was a bit of a stretch. The show is so over-the-top and exaggerated that they destroy any chance it has at being funny. The idea behind the show had merit, but NBC and the writers managed to turn it into simply a ridiculous, unreal, farce of a storyline that I predict has no chance of survival. I don't think they could salvage it at this point, because for myself and many others it's just not likely we can force ourselves to watch another minute of it. Comedy is supposed to be an exaggeration of real life, but this show goes so far beyond that it leaves you feeling uncomfortable even trying to imagine such stupid people walking amongst us. I would honestly rate the writing and creativity to be on par with the now pathetic SNL, which clearly has lost its way in recent years. Perfect Couples is a perfect example of what NBC should want to avoid becoming. It's much more the type of show you'd expect to see on The WB, or CW, or whatever other amateur network you can think of... Fail!â… Expand

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