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Running Wilde: Season 1
  • Network: FOX , FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 21, 2010
  • Season #: 1
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Metascore
48 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 35 Ratings

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  • Summary: The billionaire Steve Wilde (Will Arnett) seeks to woo his childhood crush, Emmy (Keri Russell), an activist with a 12-year-old daughter.
  • Genre(s): Comedy

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 26
  3. Negative: 5 out of 26
  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Heather Havrilesky
    83
    As odd and fast-paced as you'd expect from a show created by "Arrested Development" creator Mitch Hurwitz.
  2. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Marisa LaScala
    60
    Running Wilde demonstrates a distinct lack of its predecessor's lightning speed and intense saturation of jokes. This may be a structural issue: Running Wilde doesn't offer an intricate ensemble cast, but only the usual sit-commy supporting array, a wacky neighbor and a couple of crazy servants.
  3. The Huffington Post (formerly AOL TV)
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    30
    Good comedies take a lot of work, but that strain shouldn't show up on the screen. It pains me to say that, despite all the obvious effort, I can't see how Running Wilde could get significantly better.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. woodjj
    10
    Yes, this episode is not the cumulative greatness that was all 3 seasons of arrested development. No, this episode was not the funniest, cleverest written episode of arrested development. This was Running Wilde, and although it falls short of Arrested Developments epic crescendo of humor, layered with layers and layers of expertly written dialogue, it is still seething with potential. To me it seems like the creators and participants of Running Wilde had 21 minutes to outdo arrested development or be considered a failure and by judging by the reviews from reality show loving critics and users, they consider it to be a failure. Put aside your thoughts and preconceptions and just accept what your watching and be prepared to look deep into the humor and not just take it for face value. A top notch pilot segueing into what I hope to be a long-running, much appreciated show and not another much missed show like Arrested Development.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. martinex
    5
    I knew "Arrested Development". I watched "Arrested Development." This show is no "Arrested Development."
    • 1 of 4 users said yes
  3. RyanGee
    3
    What could have been a quasi-spinoff of Arrested Development, is in actuality a comedy that is low on the laughs, and thought for that matter. Running Wilde seems incoherent and unbelievable. While reality and a great plot is not necessarily necessary for a television comedy, its laughs certainly do not make up for its huge flaws. Additionally, the choice of telling the story in a child's point of view is certainly a big mistake on the writer's behalf. This could have brought an innocent look into adult life in a humorous way, but it is not. It just seems silly and pretentious. Overall, Running Wilde is a bust, and Will Arnett is better off channeling his better days on Arrested Development.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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