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Twenty Good Years: Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 11, 2006
  • Season #: 1
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Metascore
29 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 26 Critics What's this?

User Score
5.9 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 38 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Starring: John Lithgow, Jeffrey Tambor, Heather Burns
  • Summary: Two aging, oddly-coupled friends (John Lithgow and Jeffrey Tambor) decide they have 20 good years left to live, and decide to make the most of it.
  • Genre(s): Comedy

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 26
  3. Negative: 17 out of 26
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    60
    The laughs generated are not subtle, but at least they're there.
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    38
    I will be rooting for this series to improve, but not watching it.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    37
    Everything about the show seems designed to misuse its stars and erase our memories of the better work they've done.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 30
  3. Negative: 13 out of 30
  1. RhondaB
    10
    Excellent show - love it. I was enjoying it more w/ each episode.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. JoeP
    4
    stupid, very few funny moments.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. DavidP
    3
    I did not watch more than five minutes. I couldn't. Tired jokes and a laugh track that laughs at EVERYTHING. Unfortunately I was really looking forward to it - both stars are fantastic, but this show blows.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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