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Freddie
SERIES: ABC, Wednesday 8:30p (30 minutes)


6.5

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Starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Brian A. Green, Jacqueline Obradors, Jenny Gago, Chloe Suazo, and Madchen Amick

This Freddie Prinze Jr. vehicle stars Prinze as a chef named Freddie who lives with his grandmother in Chicago. But how did they come up with that title?

GENRE(S):	Comedy
CREATED BY:	Bruce Helford Bruce Rasmussen
FIRST AIR DATE:	October 12, 2005

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New York Daily News David Bianculli

"Freddie" isn't groundbreaking, but it's watchable, and the characters are very likable.

Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd

It's an amiable show whose main purpose is to give Prinze a place to be amiable in, and it does that well enough, when it isn't straining for laughs or wandering too far from the path of probability.

Entertainment Weekly Alynda Wheat

[A] bland sitcom. [14 Oct 2005, p.142]

Miami Herald Glenn Garvin

Freddie is a series of collisions -- between generations, sexes, ethnicities and perhaps most of all between youthful Latin macho and imperious Latin matriarchy in the struggle to rule the house.

Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy

[A] bland, formulaic family comedy.

Newsday Verne Gay

Cynical, randy, derivative and as wearily familiar as a cup of cheap joe, "Freddie" is also expertly cast, acted, written and directed.

Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman

The new premiere isn't horrible, and it shows some promise.

New York Post Adam Buckman

This guy has a great personality. Building a likable sitcom around him ought to be a no-brainer. So why haven't they done it?

USA Today Robert Bianco

The big problem is Prinze himself, an actor whose work has shown much charm but not much range. Here, even the charm is missing as he dwells on every joke and gesture.

Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron

A fairly pedestrian comedy that needs all the studio-generated laughter it can muster.

Cleveland Plain Dealer Mark Dawidziak

The best aspect of "Freddie" is that it makes an earnest attempt to depict a loving, supportive Latino family. You want to spend time with them, but only if the writers put as much sizzle into the scripts as Freddie does in his beloved recipes.

People Weekly Tom Gliatto

Maybe Prinze should just clear the soundstage of all these people, stand there alone and start over. [24 Oct 2005, p.41]

New York Magazine John Leonard

Freddie... isn’t funny.

Variety Phil Gallo

Its humor is simple and, at times, degrading.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen

It appears Freddie Prinze Jr. studied at the Matt LeBlanc School of Acting given his mumbling performance and nice-guy-cum-neanderthal portrayal of Freddie Moreno.

Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert

''Freddie" tries to distinguish itself with Puerto Rican dash, and it has been even more ruthlessly built to appeal to TV's most coveted audience, young women, by exploiting Prinze's pinup appeal. Maybe ABC should think about adding a third element to help the show attract viewers: It's called good writing.

Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm

It's ABC's idea of good, clean fun. Sad that it's the best idea the network could have.

San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum

Dead on arrival in the laughs department.

Washington Post Tom Shales

The characters aren't dimensional, or very involving, and Freddie has a drab sort of haplessness that makes him seem at best a chump, at worst a chimp.

Chicago Tribune Sid Smith

Never amusing, "Freddie" is relentlessly unreal and monotonously sophomoric.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland

An absolute mess.

Village Voice Joy Press

A transparent, if lame, vehicle for Freddie Prinze Jr.

Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker

The fall's worst new comedy.

San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman

Terrible writing, painful acting, forced comic situations.

The average user rating for this tv show is 6.5 (out of 10) based on 44 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jessica gave it a7:
I miss this show. I thought the 2 of them were great together.

eliza gave it a9:
I loved this show and I looked forward to watching it with my 12 year old son at the time. The show was very funny show and the cast was great. I would also like to see it for a second season.

Letícia B gave it a10:
Is very funny... i love! :)

shelley b gave it a10:
I really liked the show and would like it to see it for a second season.

[Anonymous] gave it an8:
Freddie Prinze Jr. is ok in it, but Brian Austin Green makes the show. Its the only reason I watch it. His character is great and his charm is even better. He's the funny one...ironicly.

Tom Shales gave it a9:
I thought it was an intelligent version of the form. It had some edge, and it was really funny.

Kate G gave it an8:
I liked the comedy and likeable characters, it frequently made me laugh out loud, it's true its not very deep etc but who needs deep all the time? what's wrong with just laughing occassionally?! I am from the UK and so came to this show later than most but I am very dissapointed that we wont be getting a second season!

Freddie SERIES: ABC, Wednesday 8:30p (30 minutes)

Freddie
SERIES: ABC, Wednesday 8:30p (30 minutes)