War At Home, The

The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley

Not all the jokes are funny, but the characters are winningly unlovable.

Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart

There’s nothing especially novel on “The War at Home,” except the way the familiar elements -- punch lines, fantasy sequences, sassy kids, talk-to-the-camera confessionals, bleeped profanity -- come together.

Los Angeles TimesPaul Brownfield

The result is a show that tilts toward the familiar except for the man in the middle of it. Rapaport... is a fresh choice as a man-boy whose wife and kids dance circles around him.

Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm

You may also laugh at some of these jokes, because Michael Rapaport, who plays Daddy Dave, delivers them with such bravado.

Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen

Would be revolutionary -- if the year was 1980.

New York PostLinda Stasi

While the cast is quite good, and they even manage to rip a laugh or two out of the material, it's not enough to sustain a whole show.

Chicago TribuneSid Smith

"War" is sometimes funny.

USA TodayRobert Bianco

You can think of it as Titus with kids added and talent removed.

People WeeklyTom Gliatto

The only good thing is Anita Barone. [19 Sep 2005, p.48]

Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn

It's one limp comedy that pretends to be frank and daring about race, gender, and sexual orientation--and instead is glib, tired, and slippery. [11 Nov 2005, p.59]

Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker

A coarse, exceedingly obnoxious show.

VarietyPhil Gallo

An uninspired collection of cliches, sex jokes and uninvolving characters.

San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman

If "The War at Home" spent more time on good jokes instead of recycling every gimmick ever seen on TV, it might merely be mediocre, but it's worse.

New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

Yes, it's "Married ... With Children" all over again, except that it's not played as broadly, or as successfully.

Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin

The network thinks this is razor's-edge television because the characters turn to address the audience during cut-ins. But all the bellowing is straight from The Honeymooners, the jokes from Mandingo and the dialogue... from about sixth grade.

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

Has absolutely nothing going for it.

Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond

What this show does prove is that you can be racy and still somehow tediously tame.

Village VoiceJoy Press

A template of clichés the writers don't even bother to fill in.

Washington PostTom Shales

The problem is not just that it's crude and gross, but that its crudeness and grossness are so pathetically forced and contrived.

Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman

If this is America, I want out.

Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland

This is awful.