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- Netflix
- Dec 1, 2015
- Netflix
- Dec 1, 2015
Summary The scripted comedy series written, produced and starring Rob Schneider is about how Schneider tries to balance his career and family while dealing with his assistant (Jamie Lissow), and a stalker (Max Amini).
- Netflix
- Dec 1, 2015
- Netflix
- Dec 1, 2015
Summary The scripted comedy series written, produced and starring Rob Schneider is about how Schneider tries to balance his career and family while dealing with his assistant (Jamie Lissow), and a stalker (Max Amini).
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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0% Positive
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60% Mixed
3 Reviews
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40% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
36
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
60% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
40% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Even if Real Rob falls far short of the genre's peaks, and even its midland prairies, moments here work.
The show features narrative moments, snippets of his stand-up, and talking-head interview segments that would feel more at home in a mockumentary (think The Office or Parks and Recreation), all coming together into a hodgepodge that makes no sense.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 User Ratings
6.2
53% Positive
16 Ratings
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17% Mixed
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30% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 User Ratings
6.2
53% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
17% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
30% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
The user reviews for Real Rob are a lot higher than the critic reviews, both on this site and Rotten Tomatoes (0% fresh by critics. 79% fresh by users for season 1, 80% for season 2). It also has pretty healthy 6.5 score on IMDB.
The reason why this show got brigaded by the old media critics, I believe has to do with it coming out in 2015. That was Obama's last year in office, and if you remember the time, it was an era of Social Justice crusades, hyper-political correctness, micro-aggressions, snowflakes, and safe-spaces. Virtue-signallers roamed every college campus in America. That was back before the Hammer of Trump came down hard.
Against this backdrop, where feels mattered more than reals, a satire that hit as hard as Real Rob didn't stand a chance. Though Feel Rob sounds like an interesting concept, now that I think about it.
Anyway, Real Rob is a Netflix Original, so it will be always available without expiration for Netflix viewers.
If you like society's assumptions challenged, and sensitive people's noses tweaked, this show is a absolute barrel of laughs.
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SEASON 1
Incredibly funny show. If you live in LA you will understand all the in's and outs. Rob Schneider is one of the most funniest comedians in the US. His wit and creativity is amazing. He is political and direct, which I like a lot. Not PC! This is close to his real life. Its also good he gets so much support from his wife. They are a great couple. 10 out of 10 from me! Love the RocknRoll connection as well!!
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SEASON 1
Mr. Schneider seems to be trying to combine the Sandler-Schneider style of gross-out humor with the minimalist sensibility of current premium-cable and digital comedy, which might be interesting in theory but here has a numbing effect.... Still, Mr. Schneider has his hangdog charm, and when he’s on screen by himself the show is tolerable.
Real Rob has elements of “Louie” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm’s” heightened reality, but the only thing that sets it apart from its predecessors is that it’s not very good. Unfunny scenes are broken up with equally unfunny stand-up.
Ultimately, though, Real Rob’s undoing is in the doing too much. Schneider’s mixing too many elements from too many shows, so he’s unable to update them in any way. And because the cast is so small, Schneider ends up spreading himself too thin.
The show is really really good I'm glad they came out with season 2 definitely one of my favorite shows watching Rob treat his assistant Jamie like s*** is quite entertaining
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SEASON 1
This show is tolerable, and that's it. If there's nothing else to watch, this is what you put on. Episode after episode Rob shows an over exaggerated version of his life. Everything is over the top. He sets himself on this high horse of being more famous then he really is. Treating people like crap, and no one is dependable, including Rob. Overly jealous, almost nonexistent father and only do anything if he gets something out of it.
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SEASON 1
It's an awkward hodgepodge of borrowed ideas. Rob Schneider can't decide if he wants a "Louie"-esque show or just another sitcom. As a result "Real Rob" feels very unsure about what it wants to be. It gains more focus and a tighter grip on exactly what kind of comedy show it wants to be as it progresses, but by then it's too late. It's lack of identity has already gotten in the way of the humor.
With Schneider including bits of his stand up randomly dispensed throughout, as well as he and his actual family playing fictional versions of themselves, the Louie influence is very noticeable. However the show begins to use those elements less and less as it progresses in favor of becoming a more traditional comedy series. Almost sitcom like to be honest.
That's all for the better in my opinion. Schneider proves early on he just doesn't have the charm for that kind of humor. As the humor gets more over-the-top the show gets more entertaining and most importantly funnier. It's just a shame it only really starts to find itself right as it's first season ends.
As far as it's actual entertainment value goes, there's a mindlessly watchable appeal to it. It even has some amusing moments. Schneider does still have a certain likability to him that kept me watching his misadventures even if they weren't the highest quality entertainment out there. For all of his efforts Schneider just can't raise these eight episodes to anything above mediocre.
The problem is that Schneider toys with too much here. It's part sitcom, part Louie, and part mockumentary. With all of these different concepts being thrown into the mix most of the humor was lost in the process. The result is a show that can be occasionally amusing, but mostly just dull.
It's a confusing mess, but you being to see things start to come together in the last couple of episodes. Which makes me think that perhaps given a second season Schneider could turn things around. There are moments of brightness that peak through that show that there is some life in this project. That being said I doubt it will happen because this first season isn't really worth watching. Because of that who will really be willing to give it a second chance? There's just not enough funny material here to keep it from being a largely boring show.
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SEASON 1
Did the world need an inside look at the life of Rob Schnieder? No, it did not. But that's what we get with "Real Rob," a new half hour series from Netflix. I applaud Netflix for trying to produce a bunch of original content in different styles with different people, but this didn't work for me. It was painfully unfunny at times and hard to take Schneider seriously, even though he tries to set himself up as a Louis C.K. or Jerry Seinfeld with this series. It doesn't work.
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SEASON 1
Oh my God. This is so bad, I'm just shocked, and I love Rob Schneider. It's just junk from other shows that's kind of throw together, nothing makes sense, nobody has any motivation, there's no story in any episode. You never care about any character because they're so one dimensional and there's no effort into developing them. Directing ****, acting is bad...real bad, writing is horrible and on a technical note, editor is the worst I've seen in years. The lighting is okay but not good enough for what the show is trying to be.
I wish I hadn't wasted my time, but like I said, I love Rob, he's a cool funny guy, this show is not... Oh...maybe that's what it is, that's the real Rob.
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