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Partners (2012)
SummaryBest friends Joe (David Krumholtz) and Louis (Michael Urie) work at the same architecture firm and help each other with relationship issues with their respective partners, Ali (Sophia Bush) and Wyatt (Brandon Routh) in this comedy from the creators of "Will & Grace."
Season Premiere: 
Sep 24, 2012
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Generally Unfavorable
38
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
4% Positive
1 Review
54% Mixed
14 Reviews
42% Negative
11 Reviews
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Sep 19, 2012
67
Uncle Barky
Urie's mostly a hoot, with his inflections infectious and his comedy timing a thing of beauty. Krumholtz offers sturdy enough support, but his co-star does most of the heavy lifting.
Sep 18, 2012
58
Washington Post
The tepid laughs here are already in need of a jolt, as Partners cries out for its Karen.
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42% Positive
22 Ratings
25% Mixed
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33% Negative
17 Ratings
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Nov 17, 2013
10
raviopatra
I don't care what the critics or other people are saying, Partners (sadly) was the funniest new comedy on TV last year! Michael Urie might exaggerate things here and there, but the whole dynamic of the show is just working at its best. I can't even believe that people think the show is bad because the critics say so. Shame on CBS for cancelling the show!
Nov 12, 2012
10
mishpooha
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!! A perfect blend of comedy and witt. Both leader actors Krumholtz and Urie play off each other very well and Sophia Bush is adorable. Very Will and Gracish and I always look forward to seeing it every Monday night. Thank you to David Kohan and Max Mutchnick for once again creating a masterpiece. You two are brilliant writers :-)
Sep 24, 2012
50
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
It's not terrible, just standard-issue sitcom, with relationships that don't feel true and laughs that seem forced.
Sep 24, 2012
40
Boston Globe
The stubbornly conventional scripts, the overfamiliar characters, and the old-fashioned, machine-gun comic timing undermine any possibility of freshness.
Sep 24, 2012
30
PopMatters
It isn't just the concept that's unoriginal, but also the scripting. The show has an abundance of jokes, but few elicit more than a grin.
Sep 28, 2012
20
Wall Street Journal
The creators can be held responsible for enlarging the quantity of execrably written works on this theme [gay-themed sitcoms].
Sep 21, 2012
0
Newsday
The plastic "punch lines" grow more contrived. The tired stereotypes feel more offensive.
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Nov 1, 2012
10
donnquixote
I did not expect this show to be good when I read other comments and reviews about it-many mention that it is irritating and similar to shows from the '80s. I did see some parts where Louis seems irritable, and Joe seems very indecisive. However, considering the fact that only 4 episodes were aired up to this point, i think it is doing a good in portraying 4 different characters and their relationships. I especially like that they has distinguished characteristics, and they stick to it. The episode is a little fast pace, but I think that gives more dynamic to the show. I mean, it's a 22 minute comedy that just started airing. I think I am going to give it a shot. It would be very sad if this show gets cancelled. I recommend this show to those who want to watch a short lovely and funny show without worrying if something bad is going to happen.
Nov 29, 2012
6
FuzzyWuzzaBear
From the moment I laid eyes upon this sitcom, I couldn't help but think to myself, "Man, this tries so hard to be like 'Will & Grace'!" and guess what? I WAS RIGHT! Look, we all admit that we loved kitsch stereotype humor when being gay and on television was a career ending thing, but was our little guilty pleasure because everyone just loves an underdog, and no one does underdog better than a flamboyant, gay character. I agree that Michael Urie is comedic genius whose portrayal as a gay man all but validates me as a gay man, but I didn't read a single review and I too thought "Wow, there is just no chemistry between the gay characters (Wyatt's Brandon **** who didn't LOVE the Superman/Clark Kent reference in Episode 2? It's just too bad Brandon bases Wyatt on Christopher Reeve's Clark Kent...pretty sad when you think about it) and when the straight characters have to work at chemistry....well that says it, doesn't it? At least in "Will & Grace", Grace had a crush on Will, who is gay, and what **** hasn't crushed on her best gay pal? And really...does EVERY gay themed sitcom HAVE to have the Sklar Brothers? This show preys upon the most annoying gay, straight, and Jewish stereitypes (**** Sklar Brothers...need I say more?). I mean really? Schmekle (****)? This show needs to find its individuality fast, or it will be just another bad sketch-comedy-that-would-have-worked-better-as-a-stage-play that finds itself on the cancellation list.
Oct 19, 2012
4
JBM
David Krumholtz alone is holding the audiance for this show. For a show to be successful, the characters have be likeable. Krumholtz is but that is about it. He is the only one on the cast that seems at ease with actually acting. The first episodes so far have the rest of the cast mugging and shouting their lines. The obnoxious laugh track and end of scene clapping only makes it harder to give this mess a chance. This show might be fixable because the dialog is cleverly written at times. But they have to calm this train wreck down and quit being a gay pride parade only.
Sep 26, 2012
1
Hooky586
I only gave this show a rating of 2 because I liked David Krumholtz in Numb3rs and 10 Things I Hate About You. The show is almost indescribably due to the horrible acting by the rest of the actors. Michael Urie's character is just too gay and not in a funny way. He is rather annoying to say the least. What has happened to Brandon Routh, how far must an actor fall from grace? Superman to Chuck and not this! I kinda feel sorry for him.
Oct 6, 2012
0
metabad
First of all, I really like David Krumholtz, that's why I checked out the show in the first place, but I barely managed to make it through one and a half episodes of it. To make it short: This is one unfunny show. I didn't laugh once. There is one question that's bothering me: Who green-lit this? It's just mind boggling. Krumholtz may be a good actor but he's no comedian, so why cast him for a lead role in a sitcom? Michael Urie is doing a pretty stereotyped and slightly annoying version **** guy and his attempts at making his character "flamboyant" mostly look like overacting. At least the laugh track is not too terrible but most of the times I heard the laughter I asked myself who would find those lines funny? The other characters in the show are forgettable. And we know that Krumholtz's character is engaged to a woman he doesn't love. He even wanted to break up with her but got weak and actually proposed (!!) to her instead. That's one depressing setup for a sitcom. Don't waste your time on this show, it's going to be cancelled anyway. Why Krumholtz took that role escapes me. If it's just because of the paycheck, I wonder what he blows all his money for.
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