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Big Shots
EMAILPRINTSERIES: ABC, Thursday 10:00p (60 minutes)

Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 22 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 90 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Drama
Created By: Jon Harmon Feldman
First Air Date: September 27, 2007
Summary
Starring Christopher Titus, Dylan McDermott, Joshua Malina, Michael Vartan, Nia Long, Amy Sloan, Paige Turco, Jessica Collins, and Peyton List
These big-time CEOs talk shop and complain about their love lives.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Big Shots matches affecting characters with genuinely funny stories and dialogue.
Read Full Review >Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
A light-hearted, comedic drama about four wealthy guys with women troubles and work problems.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
One of television’s rare examples of successful farce.
Read Full Review >San Jose Mercury NewsCharlie McCollum
Shots has some potential. The leads - Michael Vartan ("Alias"), Dylan McDermott ("The Practice"), Joshua Malina ("The West Wing"), Christopher Titus ("Titus")--have chemistry, and there are some funny lines and situations.
Read Full Review >Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Big Shots isn't brilliant. And despite that attractive, well-matched male ensemble, the so-so series premiere lacks sufficient creative zing.
Read Full Review >New York PostLinda Stasi
Terrific cast, some fun, but overall the writing is often as dead as Walter.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
Jon Harmon Feldman’s naughty script doesn’t develop much chemistry among the guys.
Read Full Review >Washington PostTom Shales
Big Shots tries way too hard to be shocking and raunchy. The actors resemble kiddies at school trying to impress one another with the latest naughty word learned in gym class.
Read Full Review >Arizona RepublicRandy Cordova
The hunk quotient is pretty high. But that doesn't overcome the fact that the show is dumb and uninvolving.
Read Full Review >USA TodayRobert Bianco
The problem with Big Shots is that the men don't sound like anyone at all, male or female.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
We're all for handsome guys exploring their feminine side, but we want posters of them holding babies, not being them.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
When all is said and done, the series feels less like Wisteria Lane than "Stand By Me" channeled through Danielle Steel.
Read Full Review >San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
The worst offense is that it seems to have been pitched as the male version of you-know-what without any real interest in speaking to the notion of what it means to be a man or, if you'd like, what men think, feel and say.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
There's nothing funny about tonight's Big Shots.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Big Shots is an extremely unflattering showcase for these actors, particularly McDermott, whose overacting as the show’s bad boy puts the mug in smug.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
Feldman has created a quartet of rich guys so insufferable, self-centered and whiny that they make the men of feminist masterwork "The Golden Notebook," or even "The Nanny Diaries," look positively heroic.
Read Full Review >Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Big Shots, an obnoxious waste of time that's likely the season's worst new show.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
I'd prefer you'd forget that one, and in coming years, I'll bet stars Dylan McDermott, Christopher Titus and Michael Vartan will hope to forget it, too. It's not worth your time or theirs.
Read Full Review >NewsdayDiane Werts
No matter where the goofy "Desperate Housewives" goes, it's not into the toilet, which is where Big Shots spends its time both literally and figuratively.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 90 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Torrence M. gave it a10:
I look forward to watching this show every week. It makes me laugh. It is time we see male bonding on tv. I was dissapointed when it was off the air. It is enjoyable.
Linda K. gave it a10:
You get a good show and then u take it away.
Terri D gave it a9:
LOVE IT, laugh out loud every time. How can this be canceled? Maybe I miss the ridiculousness of "you know what and the city" but it is funny to see the true colors of the other species and what they try to get away with, at the same time a sliver of their "obstacle" of meaningful relationships.
Brenden M. gave it a9:
This show is entertaining; if you do not like it do not ruin it for those who do by voting. If you do the show will end up just like Studio 60 which was a great show that was cancelled after one season.
ALVIN gave it a10:
Great show for men and for males all around the world who want to live the American Life.
Ernie C. gave it a10:
This show was great! I think ABC should read these reviews and poll some white collar men. I hope they reconsider.
Trish gave it a10:
I love this show. I can just sit back, relax and enjoy! It completes my Thursday night.
