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  • 2014
  • TV-14
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  • 2014
  • TV-14
  • IFC

Summary The six-episode comedy miniseries parodies the epic miniseries of the 1970s-80s with author Eric Jonrosh (Will Ferrell) introducing each episode of his epic about the Morehouse family including oil baron Jonas (Tim Robbins), his daughter Cynthia (Kristen Wiig), his stepson Devon (Tobey Maguire), Cynthia's son Winston (Haley Joel Osment)...

  • 2014
  • TV-14
  • IFC
  • 2014
  • TV-14
  • IFC

The Spoils of Babylon

Season 1 Premiere: Jan 9, 2014
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
69
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 25 User Ratings
6.5
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Summary The six-episode comedy miniseries parodies the epic miniseries of the 1970s-80s with author Eric Jonrosh (Will Ferrell) introducing each episode of his epic about the Morehouse family including oil baron Jonas (Tim Robbins), his daughter Cynthia (Kristen Wiig), his stepson Devon (Tobey Maguire), Cynthia's son Winston (Haley Joel Osment)...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
69
73% Positive
19 Reviews
23% Mixed
6 Reviews
4% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
69
73% Positive
19 Reviews
23% Mixed
6 Reviews
4% Negative
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100
Jan 8, 2014
These first two episodes are gut-busting, non-stop fun.
By Ed Bark FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 10, 2014
While Episode 1 is a bit of a bore, the second episode is flat-out hilarious.
By Marlow Stern FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 9, 2014
It’s all in good fun, lets us in on the joke and--save for one dumb plot device--is well done and believable in its contextual universe.
By Michael Starr FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 2, 2014
This parody of bad vintage miniseries is asinine--it's supposed to be--and from time to time hilarious. [13 Jan 2014, p.49]
By Tom Gliatto FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 8, 2014
It’s good for some dumb laughs, and--important in this age when complex television dramas consume so many of our brain cells--it doesn’t demand much of a mental commitment.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
58
Jan 8, 2014
The first two episodes prove as tiresomely pleased-with-themselves as my run-on sentences. A half-hour is too much of not enough.
By Diane Werts FULL REVIEW
25
Jan 3, 2014
Part of the joke is that The Spoils of Babylon was utterly unwatchable, and that’s why the network never showed it; it seems they achieved that goal a little too well.
By Hank Stuever FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 25 User Ratings
6.5
56% Positive
14 Ratings
20% Mixed
5 Ratings
24% Negative
6 Ratings

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Generally Favorable Based on 25 User Ratings
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56% Positive
14 Ratings
20% Mixed
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24% Negative
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Production Company:
  • Funny or Die
Initial Release Date: Jan 9, 2014
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Online Film & Television Association
• 3 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 2 Nominations
Satellite Awards
• 2 Nominations

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