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Twins
EMAILPRINTSERIES: WB, Friday 8:30p (30 minutes)
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 18 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 17 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Created By:
David Kohan
Max Mutchnick
First Air Date: September 16, 2005
Summary
Starring Sara Gilbert, Molly Stanton, Melanie Griffith, and Mark Linn-Baker
This new sitcom from the creators of "Will & Grace" revolves around twin sisters who take over the family lingerie business.
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...
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
It should get tighter as the season progresses. But I already laughed several times at the silliness of this week's first episode, which is more than I can say for most sitcoms.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
More inviting than the usual run of sitcom idiocy.
Read Full Review >Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Despite the cliched sitcom trappings... it's an amusing, if slight, diversion.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
[Gilbert] seems like a real person, even in such a cartoon as this is.
Read Full Review >Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Twins adopts the most shrill aspects of Will & Grace without capturing that show's charm.
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
If you think "Will & Grace" got lazy and tired after a few years, with its broad punch lines and broader plots - and you should - "Twins" accelerates the process by starting out that way.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
"Twins" is a surprisingly straightforward piece of WB-targeted lowbrow absurdity that's far afield from the sophisticated territory plowed by Kohan and Mutchnick in "Will & Grace."
Read Full Review >Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
The only thing this sitcom has going for it is Sara Gilbert.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
"Twins" is supposed to be a light-hearted comedy, but there is something ineffably sad about Ms. Griffith's struggle to cheat time, a real-life version of the HBO satire "The Comeback."
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
Gilbert at least brings some human dimension to the otherwise relentless silliness.
Read Full Review >People WeeklyTom Gliatto
The show is flat. [7 Nov 2005, p.41]
PopMattersElaine Hanson Cardenas
The plots are thin, generally revolving around the idea that dumb is smart and smart is dumb.
Read Full Review >Chicago TribuneSid Smith
The whole thing is flush with bright talent and woefully deficient in bankable gags.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
A painfully simplistic sitcom that has exactly one thing going for it: Sara Gilbert.
Read Full Review >San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
The writing here is trite, the premise flimsy and the acting bad.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Awful doesn't begin to accurately describe this sitcom.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 4.5 (out of 10) based on 17 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Phil gave it a1:
Why not "Nobody's watching" WB ? Why?
jeanne w gave it a10:
Kept me laughing despite myself. deadpan melanie, both the twins and the nice familiar old guy all worked it for me. maybe funny is having your sensibilities challenged and/or just brought to light. keep an open mind peeps at least until the writing tires.
Unagiboy gave it a3:
Really disappointing despite the Will & Grace creative connection. Unfunny. I find Melanie Griffiths painful to watch.
Noah G gave it a2:
Some good actors. Good producers. Mediocre to terrible writers. Production values have become next to nothing, a show is only as good as it's writing staff.( e.g. Friends exec. prod. created the awful veronica's closet.)
Rachel S gave it a4:
The story is cute, the characters are weak, but I love Sara and loved the "twist" in Friday night's episode.
twins fan gave it an8:
I dont care what others say about this show I Like It! It makes you laugh almost every three minutes. Sarah Gilbert and Molly Stanton are great together. I think the creators really did the chemistry well on this. And this is coming from a NON Will & Grace fan. What I dont understand is what people dont like about the show. Please dont axe this show like Complete Savages,which in my opinion was another funny sitcom that had comedy in it. I like to sit down and unwind with laughter not something that you cant understand the humor in it.
Charlotte H gave it a1:
I thought the comment Melanie Griffith said when she was asked to please not smoke around wardrobe was typical of her low class way. Let me refresh your memory, I'm a f---ing Movie Star don't ruin my day. EXCUSE ME, she is really in la la land.
