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- 2010
- TV-14
- NBC
- 2010
- TV-14
- NBC
Summary Based on an independent film of the same name, this NBC comedy project follows a novelty company manager when he is sent to India to supervise and train a group of customer service reps.
- 2010
- TV-14
- NBC
- 2010
- TV-14
- NBC
Outsourced
Season 1 Premiere: Sep 23, 2010
45
7.4
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Summary Based on an independent film of the same name, this NBC comedy project follows a novelty company manager when he is sent to India to supervise and train a group of customer service reps.
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
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30% Positive
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26% Mixed
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43% Negative
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10 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
45
30% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
26% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
43% Negative
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
Outsourced seems to me the most deftly realized sitcom of the new season. It is no closer to reality than any of its Thursday night neighbors ( Ken Kwapis, of "The Office" and other good things, developed it and directed the pilot), but it has a top-flight cast, characters who show you who they are rather than telling you, smart writing, sure rhythms and a cheerful attitude.
Fortunately, Rappaport is a fairly effective Everyman, and the wince-inducing aspects of the premise quickly fade into standard workplace comedy deriving a twist from its location.
It's just a little novelty, much like the plastic body fluids its characters are selling.
Call me culturally insensitive, but I wasn't nearly as offended by the stereotyping in Outsourced--which is based on a movie of the same name that I've never seen--as I was by the fact that most of the resulting jokes were so lame.
The show treats this central culture clash with a great deal of tentativeness, a quality that never makes for good comedy, yet despite its scaredy-cat caution, Outsourced still manages to be vaguely insulting and condescending.
[A] cheap, lazy, unfunny mess. Just depressing. Nothing to see here--and hopefully not for long.
In under 10 minutes, Outsourced manages to hit numerous offensive Indian stereotypes, borders on being racist, and not remotely funny.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 98 User Ratings
7.4
71% Positive
70 Ratings
70 Ratings
17% Mixed
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11% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 98 User Ratings
7.4
71% Positive
70 Ratings
70 Ratings
17% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
11% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
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Production Company:
- In Cahoots
- ShadowCatcher Entertainment
- Universal Media Studios (UMS)
Initial Release Date: Sep 23, 2010
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
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Awards
NAMIC Vision Awards
• 2 Nominations
People's Choice Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Art Directors Guild
• 1 Nomination
