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EMAILPRINTSERIES: Fox, Sunday 9:30p (30 minutes)

Unhitched
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5.0 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 18 critic reviews
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Based on 17 votes
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Show Info

Genre(s): Comedy

Created By: Mike Bernier
Chris Pappas

First Air Date: March 2, 2008

Summary

Starring Craig Bierko, Rashida Jones, Johnny Sneed, and Shaun Majumder

The Farrelly brothers' produced comedy about a group of single-again 30-somethings in Boston.

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...

80

Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron

A standout comedy with a lousy title.

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75

San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman

What works so well in the series is that the four friends are so distinctly different, and the writers are able to adjust the level of humor to each.

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70

Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin

The relatively no-name cast (which includes Craig Bierko as a recently dumped financial planner, Rashida Jones as a divorce lawyer better at managing breakups than relationships, and Johnny Sneed as a three-time-loser party boy) is excellent, and the goofball writing hilarious.... But this is buyer-beware territory, with something to offend practically everybody whose age or IQ exceeds 16.

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70

Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker

Unhitched is not frantic. The actors, led by laid-back Bierko, give appealing performances. If you don't mind a knockoff of Seinfeld, Unhitched could be for you.

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63

New York PostAdam Buckman

Some of it is quite funny and so are the situations in which these four characters find themselves.

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50

Chicago Sun-TimesMisha Davenport

While Unhitched certainly contains its share of gross-out moments, these moments all feel so hopelessly forced and happen to characters we care so little about that they don't carry the comedic weight they should.

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50

LA WeeklyRobert Abele

Even when Unhitched isn't funny--and the second episode is definitely an improvement on the pilot, which tries too hard--it at least isn't vile.

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40

Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd

All in all, it is pretty thin and flat; there are jokes that work, and the cast is able, but not in the service of anything substantial.

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40

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

The show doesn't ever really develop a comic center, or a heart. It's just a bunch of pointless monkey business.

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38

New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

Let's say Unhitched just isn't very funny.

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30

VarietyBrian Lowry

The show feels completely derivative, it's wholly unconvincing that the central quartet would hang out together, and I'm frankly still fuzzy (mostly because after 10 minutes it's difficult to give a damn) on what connects them beyond the not-that-jarring status of being single again in their 30s and, well, "Seinfeld" did it.

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30

Washington PostTom Shales

There's not "a lot" of heart in the unhilarious Unhitched--in fact, barely any.

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30

Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan

Most of its jokes and plots feel flat and predictable and it’s hard to get invested in a comedy that relies on the fact that its only minority character, a doctor of Indian descent, can’t get certain American slang terms right. Har har.

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30

The New York TimesGinia Bellafante

Unhitched expends a wrestler’s energy aiming to offend and provoke, but no amount of outrageousness can mask its conformity.

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30

Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen

In a way, Unhitched reminds me of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" in its attempts to shock, but this new series feels more manufactured and far less likely to become a cult hit.

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25

USA TodayRobert Bianco

The actors do their best, but most of what they're doing is hopelessly, witlessly predictable.

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20

Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm

The Farrellys finish in second place [of having the dumbest show this Sunday], directing a sitcom, Unhitched (Sunday 9:30 p.m., Fox 29), about four clowns who struggle stupidly with their newly single status.

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10

Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall

The issue I have with the rape-by-orangutan scene in Unhitched is that it's not funny, nor does it even seem to be trying to be funny. It's lazy comedy, substituting shock value for wit and invention, and it typifies everything that follows on this lame excuse for a sitcom.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this show is 5.0 (out of 10) based on 17 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Raysa J. gave it a1:
Falls flat and then gets annoying.

A. M. gave it a0:
Horribly unfunny and stupid. This is the kind of show that is destroying America and the world at large. The actors, writing, and direction all suck beyond belief.

A T gave it a7:
This one went in and out for me. I liked some pieces, others, not so much. The stereo-typical Indian guy was the only one that really annoyed me. Everyone else I believed and enjoyed to a certain degree. And I loved that it was in Boston!

Rob W. gave it an8:
Goofball comedy that seems to exist only to provide laughs. That is not a bad thing. No deep messages, just a sense of ribald fun. Let's hope the writers can keep it going.

Henry P. gave it a10:
Hilarious! great writing.

Rock F. gave it a2:
Another huge misfire from the Farrelly Brothers. It's hard to believe that these are the same guys who created "Dumb & Dumber," "Kingpin," and "There's Something About Mary." The gross-out humor is forced and there was no chemistry among the leads. I give this a "2" only because Rashida Jones is such a cutie.

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