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- TBS
- Apr 11, 2016
- TBS
- Apr 11, 2016
Summary The comedy created by Jason Jones and Samantha Bee follows Nate (Jason Jones), his wife Robin (Natalie Zea) and their two children as they take a road trip from upstate New York to Florida.
Created By: Samantha Bee, Jason Jones
- TBS
- Apr 11, 2016
- TBS
- Apr 11, 2016
Summary The comedy created by Jason Jones and Samantha Bee follows Nate (Jason Jones), his wife Robin (Natalie Zea) and their two children as they take a road trip from upstate New York to Florida.
Created By: Samantha Bee, Jason Jones
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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58% Positive
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42% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
69
58% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
42% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The Detour is sharply written--Jones and Bee co-wrote the pilot--and uses flashbacks to help progress storylines. It’s dark at times, and, at other times completely and hilariously over the top.
The Detour isn’t always in full command of its absurdities, but the killer lines keep coming.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 48 User Ratings
7.5
81% Positive
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
4% Mixed
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15% Negative
7 Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 48 User Ratings
7.5
81% Positive
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
4% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
15% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
The Detour is an extremely original half-hour comedy by those funny Daily Show alums Jason Jones and Samantha Bee (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee), on TBS. It goes from slapstick to dark comedy and breaks the common taboos of network television: language, drinking, giving teenage son a drink, etc. It is rollickingl funny at times and very reminiscent of National Lampoon's Vacation. If you, like at least one viewer on Metacritic, become "offended" by "obscenity," then you won't like it. But I suggest you stick with it. It is so much better than the endless formula sitcoms on network tv, like Two Broke Girls and their ilk. Highly recommended for the adventurous.
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SEASON 1
In the episodes made available to the press, it often seems that the train is about to come off the track, thanks to one twist or bit of cleverness too many, but just as often, the series rights itself at the last moment. What seems to come out of left field often connects in an unexpected fashion.
The Detour is pretty consistently funny but the humor tends to be filled with sexual innuendo that some viewers will find offensive. For others, it will be just fine.
For a show going in as many different directions as The Detour does, the pieces of the narrative seem to be connecting well past the half-way point in the first season. The episode-to-episode continuity adds up nicely if you like your comedies heavily serialized and there are hints that some of the elements that feel disparate and chaotic could also tie together.
The family blunders its way into all sorts of awkward situations, with the two children (Ashley Gerasimovich and Liam Carroll) repeatedly being set up for psychological scars. Let this be your gauge for deciding whether to watch. ... All in all, it’s a low-aspiration enterprise.
Since the setup feels more like a movie than a full-blown series, The Detour tries to create a more layered story by introducing an overarching plot about Nate (Jones) losing his job, stealing prototype material, and being part of a federal investigation. It’s as wackadoodle as the rest of the story, and lands just about as unevenly.
The first season was great. I really enjoyed it. Now, season 2 is disaster. It's disgusting, grouse and there are practically nothing to laugh about. I was so excited that Detour got renewed, but now i'm so disappointed and i'm not gonna continue watching. Such a pity. :(
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SEASON 1
I really thought that this show had the potential to be funny. The commercials looked hilarious. However, when I began watching the show, I quickly realized that it was filthy. The fact that young children act in this show is really disturbing! Who in their right mind would allow their kids to do this? I have a feeling the next stop for these kids will be the Dr. Phil show. At some point, where does the "humor" become too adult for children to be involved both morally and legally? It just creeps me out.
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SEASON 1
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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