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- NBC
- May 29, 2014
- NBC
- May 29, 2014
Summary The comedy from Cougar Town's Bill Lawrence follows the lives of Danny Burton (Chris D'Elia), bar owner Justin Kearney (Brent Morin), Danny's recently divorced sister Leslie Burton (Bianca Kajlich), as well as bar regulars: Shelly (Ron Funches), Burski (Rick Glassman) and Brett (David Fynn).
Created By: Adam Sztykiel
- NBC
- May 29, 2014
- NBC
- May 29, 2014
Summary The comedy from Cougar Town's Bill Lawrence follows the lives of Danny Burton (Chris D'Elia), bar owner Justin Kearney (Brent Morin), Danny's recently divorced sister Leslie Burton (Bianca Kajlich), as well as bar regulars: Shelly (Ron Funches), Burski (Rick Glassman) and Brett (David Fynn).
Created By: Adam Sztykiel
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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26% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
37% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
37% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
49
26% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
37% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
37% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
At best, it reminds sitcom fans that quality work is still being done in multi-camera; at worst, it’s a decent distraction during the hiatus for Heelan’s other show, the final link to a comic dynasty that wasn’t meant to be.
Undateable airs in times when summer series aren’t always the throwaways they used to be. This may not be a keeper but it may well grow on viewers rather than wear on them.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 69 User Ratings
7.6
72% Positive
50 Ratings
50 Ratings
16% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
12% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 69 User Ratings
7.6
72% Positive
50 Ratings
50 Ratings
16% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
12% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
Ever since "Undateable" went live for both the East & West Coast tapings, it has become a genuinely laugh out loud sitcom, which is to be expected since the show consists of four seasoned stand-up comics who do their best work improvising. In addition, whatever mess ups may occur during the live shows only adds to the hilarity of it all.
The fact that the show is interactive with its fans through Periscope, Instagram, and Twitter both during the tapings and after has created a true connection between the fans and the cast and crew of the show, lending itself to a growing loyal fanbase who have dubbed themselves the JSquad. Through this group of superfans, the show consistently trends weekly on Twitter only aiding to the further growth and love of the show.
Ala "SNL" style, the show also hosts special guests like "Scandal's" Scott Foley, "Scrubs" Zach Braff and Sarah Chalke, and musical guests like Weezer, Ed Sheeran, Meghan Trainor, and the Backstreet Boys, the latter three also having acting stints within the show.
By breaking the "Fourth Wall" with meta references to current events happening the very day of taping, to the casts lives outside of the show, to the casts reactions to the live studio audience's reactions, the show manages to stay fresh and zeitgeist.
Aside from the laughs, the heart of show lies in the relationships between the seven main characters from the bromance between odd couple Danny and Justin, to the romantic relationships between Justin and Candace and Burski and Leslie. Some of the best moments of the show entail the cast embracing each other in a group hug.
When it comes right down to it, the success of the show is based ultimately on love: The love between friends, the love between romantic partners, and the love between the fans and cast and crew of the show. And to wrap it all up with a bow on top, is a genuine need to just laugh out loud at all the silliness and off the rails comedy that makes "Undateable" one of the funniest, most innovative sitcoms to grace television right now.
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SEASON 1
NONE of the critic reviews for this show have been since it went LIVE. This was a great show since season 1. It's an even BETTER show now. A brilliant cast, with great actors and hilarious comedians...given free reign to improv - LIVE on national tv. No other "sitcom" on television does this.
Plus- the writers and cast use social media in ways that have never been done before. You can tweet with them, see a periscope from the writers room DAILY, and even call a dedicated phone (the Danny phone) and often talk to a cast member - or get pictures via text. It offers an experience for the fans that is truly unique.
While I'm sure it's easy for someone to watch ONE episode and verbally bash it to oblivion on the internet (negative reviews are so much more fun to write), if they would at least take the time to give it a chance - I'm almost sure they would fall in love with the show, just as the rest of us have. The UndateableLive cast/crew have certainly put in more heart, time and effort into creating this 30 min of entertainment than any other show I have ever watched. I truly hope NBC can see that and give it another season (and better time slot) for others to enjoy it as well.
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SEASON 1
It’s watchable but it’s not unforgettable and, oddly, it could be.
If there were a Match.com for sitcoms, this show would be blocked, banned and forgotten.
The show's main problem is that the guys, straddling the line between undateable-cute and undateable-unlikeable, more frequently fall into the latter camp. [2 Jun 2014, p.46]
There’s no one to care about, no laughs, and nothing that you haven’t seen before.
Undateable probably isn’t a show many sitcom fans will want to make a standing date to watch.
Its best comedy TV series, after 2 Broke Girls... atmosphere and actors at the top. Chris D'Elia top comic actor, dance Danny, song Danny, on highest level
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SEASON 1
I quite like this show; if we're being honest, however the quality of the writing in on par with Two and A Half Men and Anger Management: quite bland, cliche, unoriginal, not quite funny. However, what redeems this show is the sheer likeability of the lead and the chemistry of the cast. It also helps that I've always like David Fynn in comedies. I give it a passing grade.
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SEASON 1
Undateable? More like UN-WATCHABLE. And I won't fault the actors on this one, the lines they were given were **** their tragic-ness. Were these writers trained under Stephanie Meyer because after only watching 7 minutes of it, I feel like I'm in the twilight-zone of bad television.
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