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- 2017
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- 2017
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Summary The comedy series loosely based on the life of Marlon Wayans.
Created By: Christopher Moynihan, Marlon Wayans
- 2017
- TV-PG
- NBC
- 2017
- TV-PG
- NBC
Marlon
Season 1 Premiere: Aug 16, 2017
55
5.3
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Summary The comedy series loosely based on the life of Marlon Wayans.
Created By: Christopher Moynihan, Marlon Wayans
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
55
30% Positive
3 Reviews
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70% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
55
30% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
70% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
All in all, Marlon's a satisfying throwback to '90s-era family sitcoms--just as long as you ignore the YouTube references. [18/25 Aug 2017, p.98]
[Wayans] shouldn’t have to work this hard, but that’s the funny thing about comedy. When the material’s this light, somebody has to do some heavy lifting.
Wayans’ performance is so outsized that it’s impossible to take him seriously; it’s like his character absorbs conflict, taking discord out of commission the way a bodyguard takes a stray bullet. Marlon is a steadfastly more comforting show--but it is less interesting, too.
The comedy doesn’t take off as it might have were it not trying too hard to be a family comedy.
Although Marlon may not come close in quality and sophistication to, say, “Modern Family,” or even “The Middle,” it’s modestly enjoyable and a smart move on NBC’s part.
Don’t expect to take any ha-ha showers. Marlon isn’t up to that task either. Instead it over-blows everything in service to a star who doesn’t know how or when to stop.
Athough Wayans has fewer limitations as a performer, he'd have been wise to realize something similar and not leave his TV family as such an afterthought. As impressive as Wayans' skillset is, Marlon is too much Marlon.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 User Ratings
5.3
48% Positive
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16% Mixed
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 User Ratings
5.3
48% Positive
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
16% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
35% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Bicycle Path Productions
- Baby Way Productions
- 3 Arts Entertainment
- Universal Television
Initial Release Date: Aug 16, 2017
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
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Awards
Young Artist Awards
• 2 Nominations
NAMIC Vision Awards
• 1 Nomination
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Nomination
