SummaryThe sports comedy from Denis Leary, Tom Sellitti, and Jim Serpico focuses on the amateur hockey club led by Paul Rosenberg (Andrew Schulz), with his friends Anthony (Chris Distefano), Dicky (Mark Gessner), and Sebalos (Ruy Iskandar).
Created By:Tom Sellitti, Jim Serpico
❮ Benders
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Oct 1, 2015
Metascore
Mixed or Average
51
User score
Mixed or Average
4.3
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
51
14% Positive
1 Review
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71% Mixed
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14% Negative
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1 Review
Sep 29, 2015
70
There's a lot of dudes-being-dudes banter, without any "Bro is me" self-pity that sometimes can bog the genre down. Led by Chris Distefano, Mark Gessner, Ruy Iskandar and Andrew Schulz, the cast has an easy rapport that carries Benders along even if, after three episodes, I can't quite isolate distinguishing characteristics for all of the guys.
Oct 1, 2015
60
Benders feels similar in its comedy style to all the Leary shows that have come before.
Sep 30, 2015
60
There’s nothing in the early episodes of Benders that’s as explosively funny as any random 10 minutes of “Louie” or “Curb.” But it can impart a sort of calming buzz--if you lower your expectations for laughs in the same way that the show diminishes expectations that its characters will achieve any kind of triumph.
Oct 1, 2015
50
Benders is produced by Denis Leary and his type of humor is all over the show.
Sep 28, 2015
50
The show stumbles with labored one-liners and too-zany situations. [2 Oct 2015, p.68]
Sep 29, 2015
40
Despite the occasional funny line or absurd situation--such as Paul’s grandfather wanting his help in euthanizing him in the premiere--the show feels completely disposable.
Sep 23, 2015
25
None of it is believable. If the show’s structure were obviously satirical, there would be credible room for over-the-top, but the show is meant as a straight-ahead sitcom, and the story lines all sound exactly like what a bunch of guys would come up with in a college dorm room, rank with the smell of soiled laundry, flatulence and pot-induced tall tales.
User score
Mixed or Average
4.3
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Oct 18, 2015
8
The pilot was a bit shaky, but the show is starting to find it's groove. It's very funny and engaging. With likable and fairly relatable characters it could end up turning into a highly successful show, especially among the sports-savvy viewers. It's not quite on the level of a show like "The League" but it could end up there. The best scenes are when the guys on the hockey team are sitting in the locker room having some back and forth conversation. While not perfect by any means, it certainly has all of the pieces in place to become a great show. Definitely worth watching for those who like "The League" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia".
Oct 5, 2015
2
This was set up as a hockey comedy. There was neither much hockey or comedy in the pilot, and that's a problem. Not sure who this show is aimed at, but it's obviously a less discerning viewer than myself.
