SummaryFriends favorite Matt LeBlanc teams up with David Crane of the Friends fame and Jeffrey Klarik of Mad About You to serve up a single-camera comedy about a the television business. The Showtime project will focus on the funny process of reworking a hit British show for American audiences.
Created By:David Crane, Jeffrey Klarik
Episodes (US)
5 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere:
Jan 9, 2011
Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
User score
Generally Favorable
7.9
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
78% Positive
39 Reviews
39 Reviews
22% Mixed
11 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Feb 3, 2011
100
LeBlanc is brilliant; the writing and direction are brilliant; the show is brilliant.
Jan 13, 2011
90
Episodes is great--the sharpest sitcom debut this year. Among other excellent qualities, it's actively funny, with none of the dramedy lumpiness that spoils other half-hour offerings (bad camp, faux-energy badinage, heavy-handed sentimentality).
User score
Generally Favorable
7.9
84% Positive
243 Ratings
243 Ratings
11% Mixed
31 Ratings
31 Ratings
5% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
Jan 4, 2022
9
Really funny show. I didn't realize that Matt LeBlanc could do any other character than Joey, but he is fantastic. Everyone on this show is great, the arc of the show is just so perfect.
Jun 16, 2019
8
Great show that unfortunately flew under the radar (most people have never heard of it). I was lukewarm to it the first season but it really started falling in place by the second season and wish it went beyond 5. Matt LeBlanc's character is much deeper and overall much better than Joey in Friends. Although it's obviously exaggerated for comedic effect, I like the premise of the show, basically behind the scenes of how things work with TV networks, shows, actors, and agents. I also like that each episode is split between Matt, Beverly and Sean, and Carol and they intersect (though they intersect less in the last season). The main characters were good overall though always borderline a bit too much whatever traits they were giving them, though they most varied from exaggerated to more normal/realistic (aside from a few side characters).
Jan 3, 2011
83
If you find the premiere poky, stick with it: Episodes gets funnier with each succeeding episode, and the acting is superb. Yes: Matt LeBlanc = superb.
Jan 6, 2015
75
After three seasons, a satisfyingly dense layering of history and tension has been built into the relationships between the main characters.
Jan 6, 2011
70
A satirical and quite funny comedy about two British television writers, a husband- and wife team, Sean and Beverly Lincoln (Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig) who are lured to Hollywood to adapt their hit sitcom for an American network.
Jan 9, 2015
50
The new season thus showcases both the program’s strengths and inherent weaknesses, alternating between feeling clever (the promise of a trip to a Golden Globes gifting suite represents an effective bribe) and tired (seriously, aren’t we done with the agent-doing-business-on-the-treadmill gag yet?).
Jan 7, 2011
40
Episodes isn't even as funny as Crane and Klarik's last collaboration, the exceedingly mediocre short-lived CBS comedy "The Class" - and that's even considering that the new show features Crane's old "Friends" star Matt LeBlanc delivering a terrific performance as an exaggerated version of himself.
Nov 20, 2021
5
Started off good in first two seasons then went downhill very quickly just didn’t find it funny or interesting any more.
Production Company:
- Hat Trick Productions
- Crane Klarik
- Showtime Networks
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Initial Release Date:Jan 9, 2011
Number of seasons:5 Seasons
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 10 Nominations
Satellite Awards
• 2 Nominations
