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- FOX
- Mar 31, 2015
- FOX
- Mar 31, 2015
Summary Caryn Goldfarb (Becki Newton), Eric Lewandowski (Nate Torrence), Stosh Lewandowski (Zachary Knighton), and Zara Sandhu (Meera Rohit Kumbhani) live together in a townhouse in Queens, New York in this comedy from "King of Queens" co-creator Michael Weithorn.
Created By: Michael J. Weithorn
- FOX
- Mar 31, 2015
- FOX
- Mar 31, 2015
Summary Caryn Goldfarb (Becki Newton), Eric Lewandowski (Nate Torrence), Stosh Lewandowski (Zachary Knighton), and Zara Sandhu (Meera Rohit Kumbhani) live together in a townhouse in Queens, New York in this comedy from "King of Queens" co-creator Michael Weithorn.
Created By: Michael J. Weithorn
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
58
47% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
41% Mixed
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7 Reviews
12% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
58
47% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
41% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
12% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Beyond its thin premise, Weird Loners fares best when it digs deeper, having Stosh help Caryn out with an older relative, or exploring the childhood history between Stosh and Eric.
It’s not loud or frenetic. It’s not particularly cutting-edge. It’s just funny, in a relaxed way that’s welcome somehow in a television spectrum full of pushiness and intensity.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 User Ratings
7.1
61% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
30% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
9% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 User Ratings
7.1
61% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
30% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
9% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Surprisingly low score for a potentially fantastic show! Each character is purely individualistic and they all mesh really well. NO LAUGH TRACK either...that's a huge plus! I saw a review asking what the point of the show ****'s to ENTERTAIN you and give you an escape from reality as per the reason television was invented. You don't have to learn something with every TV show. Sometimes you just need a good 25 minutes away from everything and laugh with fictional characters. I hope this continues to air!
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SEASON 1
Loners is goofy--the same way Knighton’s “Happy Endings” was--and that’s what makes it so fun.
The principals are all good.... And there are funny lines.... At the same time, the show feels something shy of essential.
Weird Loners wants to be a cheeky howl on behalf of the unloved, but it does little to elicit sympathy or laughter from its familiar, humorless, formulations of weirdness and lonesomeness. [3 Apr 2015, p.58]
Weird Loners instead re-shuffles the aimless singles deck before falling well short of coming up aces.
Because this [Manhattan-cetric romcoms where self-absorption ultimately gives way to romance] is such an overly familiar TV trope, it demands great chemistry among all the leads and sharply funny dialogue to match. I wandered through this purgatory for three episodes and found zilch.
Great pilot episode! I haven't been as excited for a sitcom since "Happy Endings" which Zach coincidentally starred in. I especially like the characters played by him and Becki but Meera looks to be a breakout. They all - minus Becki - did a hilarious scene near the end by ad-lip-syncing a couple's wedding vows. Sharply funny stuff. Great writing and directing, at least in the pilot. Just added to my DVR as "Record Series".
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SEASON 1
I noticed this is being compared to "Happy Endings" and I must strongly disagree. It's not nearly as funny and right now the show is being dominated by two attractive stars. Right now the show is somewhat predictable. I would compare it to "Marry Me", which is executive produced by the creator of HE. I think Marry Me is funnier,and more of an ensemble cast. Right now Weird Loners is trying to figure out what it wants to be.
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SEASON 1
The Pilot episode was decent. Then the show plummeted in the second episode. No individual character seems to draw in my attention. It feels like someone took Happy Endings, cut the cast in half, put them in a different big city, and then took out all of the witty humored dialogue of good sitcoms. Becki Newton feels like she should be in Sex in the City or one of those other shows where beautiful women are always being hit on but whose single status somehow lives on in perpetuity. The overweight man-child's character provides juvenile humor more suited for a Nickelodeon show. Meera's character is the warmhearted-sympathizer whose emotional inclinations toward weirdos always gets her in compromising situations. She's not a believable character. 80% of the show's focus is on Zachary Knighton's character and Becki Newton, so there isn't an even a balance between the weight that each of the four characters are suppose to bring to the show. Personally, I believe the world is tired of characters like Knighton, whose inexplicable prodigious sexual prowess with women always lead him to "sleeping with that one guy's girlfriend." His self-righteous, sarcastic, ill-humored explanations for why he is justified tends to follow closely behind. These characters just aren't that funny anymore. With all this being said, the show might get better, I personally won't be around to find out.
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SEASON 1
This show has some talented people, but it lacks consistent tone and focus. What is the point? What is the end goal? There was a very funny sequence at the end of the pilot that sort of saved the first episode, but I'm not sure there's a compelling reason to tune in each week.
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