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The War at Home: Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 11, 2005
  • Season #: 1 , 2
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Metascore
28 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 21 Critics What's this?

User Score
3.5 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 81 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
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  • Starring: Michael Rapaport, Kyle Sullivan, Dean Collins
  • Summary: Fox's sitcom, compared--unfavorably--to "Married... With Children" and "All In The Family" (presumably for its crudeness), follows two parents and their daily battles against their teenage children to keep their home, their children, and themselves in order.
  • Genre(s): Comedy

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 21
  3. Negative: 14 out of 21
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Alessandra Stanley
    70
    Not all the jokes are funny, but the characters are winningly unlovable.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Paul Brownfield
    60
    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.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    38
    You can think of it as Titus with kids added and talent removed.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 62
  3. Negative: 42 out of 62
  1. ihatematacritic
    10
    This is the best show i have ever seen. I don't understand you guys :| . From now on i will never rely on metacritic for anything. This isn't right. Do not listen to other reviewers ..This show was my favorite..ever.! Funny as hell.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. [anonymous]
    5
    Characters are not lovable and the jokes are frequently in poor taste, and yet, it kind of works. Would have maybe gotten away with being "ironic" or at least scored novelty value for putting some deeply flawed characters on screen, but for the obligatory sentimentality that seeps into most American TV.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. LeifS
    3
    Yeah... It's pretty aweful. Gotta give some points for putting the teenage daughter Hilary on the show, shes F-ing HOT. That should be the only reason to watch it.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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