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The Good Guys

Summary The Good Guys is an action comedy about two detectives stuck in small crimes, though their "routine investigations" (Code 58s) often lead them into bigger cases and even bigger trouble. Jack Bailey (Colin Hanks), a cop who follows the rules but has an annoying habit of making enemies higher up, is paired with Dan Stark (Bradley Whitford)...

  • 2010
  • TV-14
  • FOX
  • 2010
  • TV-14
  • FOX

The Good Guys

Season 1 Premiere: May 19, 2010
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
61
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 44 User Ratings
8.6
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Summary The Good Guys is an action comedy about two detectives stuck in small crimes, though their "routine investigations" (Code 58s) often lead them into bigger cases and even bigger trouble. Jack Bailey (Colin Hanks), a cop who follows the rules but has an annoying habit of making enemies higher up, is paired with Dan Stark (Bradley Whitford)...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
61
70% Positive
14 Reviews
15% Mixed
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15% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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70% Positive
14 Reviews
15% Mixed
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15% Negative
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88
West Wing politico Bradley Whitford reinvents himself for this entertaining free-for-all, a loose blend of buddy comedy and police action that's also an affectionate nod to series like Starsky & Hutch.
By Tom Gliatto FULL REVIEW
80
Count me in. Nix knows you can't play the old cliches straight, so each shootout and car chase--and there's plenty of mayhem in the fast-paced pilot--is infused with an "oh, c'mon" over-the-top goofiness.
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
70
The Good Guys, true to its genre, presents an opposition between order and anarchy and asks the audience to embrace the apparently crazy cop who, in the tradition of American pragmatism, cuts through the red tape to get things done.
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67
As a quirky cross between Reynolds' Gator McKlusky and John Cazale's Fredo Corleone, Whitford pretty much hijacks the show. He's fun to watch, even if the show will knock your IQ down a few points.
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63
Fox's newest buddy series relies too much on the '70's-style moustache of detective Dan Stark (Bradley Whitford) and too little on the chemistry he has (or doesn't) with his partner, Jack Bailey (Colin Hanks). Not that this is a bad thing, since the moustache is a better character than either of the above.
By Linda Stasi FULL REVIEW
40
"The Good Guys" isn't really good but it is OK if all you seek from TV is bland, comfortable entertainment--the same type of program you were watching 30 years ago.
By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW
25
Never before have stereotypes been so proudly strutted about.
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Universal Acclaim Based on 44 User Ratings
8.6
86% Positive
38 Ratings
7% Mixed
3 Ratings
7% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 44 User Ratings
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86% Positive
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7% Mixed
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7% Negative
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Production Company:
  • Flying Glass of Milk Productions
  • Fuse Entertainment
  • Fox Television Studios
Initial Release Date: May 19, 2010
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Imagen Foundation Awards
• 1 Nomination
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
• 1 Nomination

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