SummaryRecently divorced therapist Drew (Thomas Middleditch) is in need of a kidney donor when he runs into old high school classmate Gina (Annaleigh Ashford), who impulsively volunteers to donate hers in this Chuck Lorre and Marco Pennette comedy.
Created By:Marco Pennette
❮ B Positive
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Nov 5, 2020
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Generally Favorable
62
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Nov 5, 2020
90
Casting is key, and Annaleigh Ashford nails it as Gina. ... I enjoyed Bob (Hearts) Abishola immensely last season, but the show’s modest ratings suggest that this is a make-or-break year. And I like what I see so far here, so I can’t help but… be positive.
Nov 2, 2020
75
Like most Chuck Lorre-branded shows, B Positive starts out as a barrage of one-liners, most of them admittedly funny, but not necessarily suggesting a solid structure for a continuing show. Yet somehow during all the raucous punchlines, some engaging characters start to show up.
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May 18, 2021
5
Different situation, but this is basically a redux of Leonard and Penny as in Big Bang. Not as bad as some. Still leaves a lot to be desired. Writing has a lot to be desired. The main characters are as superficial as the supporting characters.
Nov 10, 2020
2
When I saw the commercials for this show I thought it looks horrible, and it is horrible. Middleditch, is an unappealing actor., isn’t funny, his stand up is bad, and he was the worst character on Silicon Valley. Middleditch has no range as an actor he basically appears to be playing himself. Annaleigh Ashford is good and a wacky character. The show is just dumb, not interesting, and won’t last a full season.
Nov 3, 2020
67
I like Middleditch and Ashford together enough to hope that Pennette and the writers find a way to work out the kinks and tap into this pairing’s considerable potential.
Nov 5, 2020
60
With settings like Gina’s job at an assisted living facility and Drew’s dialysis group turned frank support group, “B Positive” works to lend more personality and authenticity to what could otherwise be just a basic odd couple show. Should it get the room to go forward, the show would be smart to expand upon those elements that make Gina and Drew seem more human instead of leaning on their wacky differences.
Nov 5, 2020
55
The “B Positive” pilot is decent enough as CBS sitcoms go. It doesn’t show the promise of “The Big Bang Theory” pilot but it’s not as bad as plenty of other CBS’s past sitcoms, like last season’s “Carol’s Second Act.”
Nov 5, 2020
50
We’re recommending B Positive mostly on the strength of the cast and the ability of Lorre and his showrunners to make the adjustments they need to find the show’s sweet spot. ... But this is one of the shakiest premises we’ve seen yet in a Lorre sitcom.
Nov 3, 2020
50
With a cheerful dose of dutifulness, the show all but insists that life must go on for all of us. Even the mundane must endure. ... Positive or negative, we’ll just leave it be.
Nov 20, 2020
0
This . . . might be the worst sitcom every made. I don't share Pdfortune's misguided opinion that MIddleditch is a poor actor - I think he's actually an excellent actor. The issue is that this is the laziest, least-funny direction and scripting ever committed to the small screen.
