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- 2015
- TV-14
- CBS
- 2015
- TV-14
- CBS
Summary The family comedy from Justin Adler focuses on John and Joan Short (James Brolin, Dianne Wiest) and their three grown children: Greg (Colin Hanks), Heather (Betsy Brandt), and Matt (Thomas Sadoski).
Created By: Justin Adler
- 2015
- TV-14
- CBS
- 2015
- TV-14
- CBS
Life in Pieces
Season 1 Premiere: Sep 21, 2015
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7.1
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Summary The family comedy from Justin Adler focuses on John and Joan Short (James Brolin, Dianne Wiest) and their three grown children: Greg (Colin Hanks), Heather (Betsy Brandt), and Matt (Thomas Sadoski).
Created By: Justin Adler
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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60% Positive
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36% Mixed
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4% Negative
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1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
64
60% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
36% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The humor is genuine; the laughs plentiful.
Life in Pieces offers some very good reasons to walk on the wild side and let the laughs come without any in-show inducements. Whether that’s still asking too much is one of the new season’s more intriguing open questions.
While these standalone plots could descend into sketches, they don't--the writing is sharp and relatable, and the cast, particularly Colin Hanks and Zoe Lister Jones as new parents, bring their standard-fare roles to life.
That the show finds new humor and life in these done-to-death scenarios is its biggest strength.
While the first episode of Life in Pieces ... doesn’t immediately inspire the same confidence as [Modern Family] does, what it does have in common with it is a big, ludicrously talented cast who elevate the pilot material in ways that a lesser ensemble couldn’t have managed.
It’s not as well done and not nearly as funny or relatable [as Modern Family].
Separately, the Short family members are worthy of a glimpse and can garner a chuckle. Together, they’re abrasive and unlikable.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 96 User Ratings
7.1
70% Positive
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15% Mixed
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16% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 96 User Ratings
7.1
70% Positive
67 Ratings
67 Ratings
15% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
16% Negative
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Kapital Entertainment
- 40 or 50 Years Productions
- 20th Century Fox Television
Initial Release Date: Sep 21, 2015
Number of seasons: 4 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards
Satellite Awards
• 1 Nomination
People's Choice Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Young Entertainer Awards
• 1 Nomination
