Review (TV series)

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Review
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Genre
Created by
Based onReview with Myles Barlow
by Phil Lloyd
Trent O'Donnell
Directed byJeffrey Blitz
Starring
  • Andy Daly
  • Megan Stevenson
Narrated byAndy Daly
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes22
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupSingle
Running time22 minutes
Production companyAbso Lutely Productions
Release
Original networkComedy Central
Picture format1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original releaseMarch 6, 2014 (2014-03-06) –
March 30, 2017 (2017-03-30)
External links
Official website

Review is an American mockumentary television series starring Andy Daly as professional critic Forrest MacNeil, who provides reviews of real-life experiences. The series was co-created by Daly and Charlie Siskel, and is an adaptation of the Australian television series Review with Myles Barlow.[1] It premiered in the United States on March 6, 2014, on Comedy Central, and ended on March 30, 2017, with a total of 22 episodes over the course of three seasons.

Premise[]

The series uses "mockumentary" techniques to depict the fictional, reality television-style adventures of enthusiastic professional critic Forrest MacNeil, who hosts a TV show called Review in which he engages in any life experience his viewers ask him to (to judge if the experience "is any good"). Afterward, Forrest formally rates each life experience in-studio, on a five-star scale. However, Forrest's compulsive curiosity and uncompromising commitment to the show unexpectedly backfire in ways that increasingly impact his own formerly ideal real life.[2]

Cast[]

Main[]

  • Forrest MacNeil (Andy Daly) – star of the show (-within-a-show) Review; a naïve, repressed Southern California suburbanite, who wears exactly the same clothes in every episode; a good-natured and mild-mannered intellectual, Forrest sees the show as a way to help people understand their world (by indulging their natural curiosity); as a result, he carries out each life experience/viewer request no matter what the cost(s) – ignoring his instincts, compromising personal well-being and relationships, and violating social norms and laws, along the way.[3]
  • A.J. Gibbs (Megan Stevenson) – Forrest's cheerful and expressive co-host, whose wardrobe changes each episode (and sometimes, within the same episode); she activates the review selection system, presents the chosen review to the audience, banters with Forrest, and serves as the show’s (often ignored) voice of reason.

Recurring[]

  • Suzanne MacNeil (Jessica St. Clair) – Forrest's happy wife of 14 years turned hostile ex-wife. Without warning or explanation, Forrest starts divorce proceedings against Suzanne (in season one's third episode), merely because a viewer wondered what a divorce would be like. The divorce leaves Forrest and Suzanne emotionally devastated, but Suzanne soon follows through with it—to Forrest's shock and dismay. She becomes close with her younger, male divorce attorney, and Forrest jealously assumes the two are in a sexual relationship. Having lost his best/only friend, his house, half of his money, and full custody of their son, Forrest obsessively launches a series of short-sighted schemes that are designed to win Suzanne back, but are derailed by his prioritizing the show over anything (and anyone) else.[3]
  • Lucille (Tara Karsian) – Forrest's dour, disapproving-but-grudgingly-loyal executive assistant; her general apathy, and lack of respect for her boss (due to Forrest's lack of common sense and self-awareness), is on near-constant display; Forrest generally ignores her attempts to save him from himself.[3]
  • Josh (Michael Croner) – The show's unpaid college intern; fun-loving and immature, Forrest frequently exploits him.[3]
  • Grant Grunderschmidt (James Urbaniak) – Forrest's (usually) blank-faced and taciturn producer; pushes Forrest to finish assignments he otherwise would not.[3]
  • Jack T. Walthall (Fred Willard) – Forrest's accidentally ironic, sweet-yet-tactless, 75-year-old ex-father-in-law. (Seasons 1–2)[3]
  • Daisy (Julie Brister) – Forrest's inept attorney.
  • Forrest's Father (Max Gail) – Forrest's father, whom Forrest moves back in with after the events of season one. He loves and supports his son, though shows dismay when Forrest's dedication to the reviews seems to be dangerous to himself or others. (Season 2)
  • Tina (Hayley Huntley) – Josh's girlfriend. Quick-witted and dryly humorous. (Seasons 2–3)
  • Mrs. Greenfield (Lennon Parham) – A teacher that Forrest meets on the review of "Sleeping With Your Teacher", whom he seduces, sleeps with and later becomes her boyfriend. After being spurned by Forrest during the "Leading a Cult" review, she usurps the cult, and leaves him. She is killed by the FBI during the "Having the Perfect Body" review. (Season 2)

Season one guest stars include Andy Richter, Ashley Tisdale, Jason Mantzoukas, Rich Fulcher, Lance Bass, Emo Philips, Andy Blitz, and Maria Thayer.[3]

Season two guest stars include Allison Tolman, Mary Birdsong, Johnny Pemberton, Ian Roberts, and Matt Besser.

Season three guest stars include original Australian series creator Phil Lloyd.

Production[]

The network initially ordered eight episodes for the first season run, but so much extra content was left over that a ninth episode was made.[4] Every episode of the series was directed by Jeffrey Blitz.[4][3]

Episodes[]

Series overview[]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
19March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06)May 1, 2014 (2014-05-01)
210July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30)October 1, 2015 (2015-10-01)
33March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)March 30, 2017 (2017-03-30)

Season 1 (2014)[]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
11"Stealing; Addiction; Prom"Jeffrey BlitzMarch 6, 2014 (2014-03-06)0.541[5]
Forrest MacNeil welcomes the viewers to the show and receives his first review. "Stealing", this review is hard for Forest to accomplish but is eventually able to complete it after stealing from his local store. He is then carried away with the review after successfully completing his first heist, continuing to steal minor and more major things, he rates the review 2 stars. In his second review, "Drug Addiction", he finds that his threshold for addiction is high except when it comes to cocaine as he is reluctant at first to using drugs, he rates the review .5 stars. During his third and final review, "Going to Prom", he takes his son's babysitter to prom after his wife Suzanne refused. Before the review is completed, he and other students at the prom get high on cocaine, he rates the review .5 stars after being taken to the hospital.
22"Sex Tape; Racist; Hunting"Jeffrey BlitzMarch 13, 2014 (2014-03-13)0.651[6]

During the first review, "Making A Sex Tape", Forest asks for the assistance of his faithful wife Suzanne, who refuses to make a sex tape with him after finding it a bit weird. He then settled for a sex doll and films the video but accidentally falls asleep and waking up to Suzanne finding him, he rates the review 4 stars.

During his second review, "Being a Racist", he learns racist slurs and tries to offend his neighbor Gene who thinks he’s joking around until Forest uses the worst slur of them all shocking Gene. Forest rates the review .5 stars. During the third and final review, "Hunting", Forest gets the help of his wife’s father Jack, somehow, they end up in a Tiger Reserve and Forest is attacked by a tiger, but survives. He rates the review 3.5 stars.
33"Pancakes; Divorce; Pancakes"Jeffrey BlitzMarch 20, 2014 (2014-03-20)0.500[7]

Eating 15 Pancakes

Getting Divorced (No Rating)

Eating 30 Pancakes
44"Celebrity; Batman"Jeffrey BlitzMarch 27, 2014 (2014-03-27)0.551[8]

Sleeping with a Celebrity

Being Batman
55"Best Friend; Space"Jeffrey BlitzApril 3, 2014 (2014-04-03)0.423[9]

Having a Best Friend

Going into Space
66"Road Rage; Orgy"Jeffrey BlitzApril 10, 2014 (2014-04-10)0.368[10]

Road Rage

Being at a Sex Party/a Swinger
77"Revenge; Getting Rich; Aching"Jeffrey BlitzApril 17, 2014 (2014-04-17)0.426[11]

Getting Revenge

Getting Rich Quick

'There All is Aching'
88"Marry; Run; Party"Jeffrey BlitzApril 24, 2014 (2014-04-24)0.459[12]

Marrying a Stranger

Running from the Law

Being 'The Life of the Party'
99"Quitting; Last Day; Irish"Jeffrey BlitzMay 1, 2014 (2014-05-01)0.438[13]

Quitting a Job

Living Your Last Day

Being Irish (rating issued by A.J.)

Season 2 (2015)[]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
101"Brawl; Blackmail; Glory Hole"Jeffrey BlitzGavin StecklerJuly 30, 2015 (2015-07-30)0.257[14]

Bare-Knuckled Brawl

Blackmail

Glory Holes
112"Curing Homosexuality; Mile High Club"Jeffrey BlitzAndy BlitzAugust 6, 2015 (2015-08-06)0.347[15]

Curing Homosexuality

Mile High Club
123"Falsely Accused; Sleep With Your Teacher; Little Person"Jeffrey BlitzLeo AllenAugust 13, 2015 (2015-08-13)0.282[16]

Falsely Accused

Sleeping With Your Teacher

Being a Little Person
134"Cult; Perfect Body"Jeffrey BlitzKevin DorffAugust 20, 2015 (2015-08-20)0.278[17]

Leading a Cult

Having the Perfect Body
145"Catfish; Haunted House"Jeffrey BlitzJeffrey BlitzAugust 27, 2015 (2015-08-27)0.362[18]

Catfishing

Haunted House
156"William Tell; Grant A Wish; Rowboat"Jeffrey BlitzJessie CantrellSeptember 3, 2015 (2015-09-03)0.35[19]

William Tell

Granting a Wish

Rowboat
167"Buried Alive; 6 Star Review; Public Speaking"Jeffrey BlitzStory by : Jessie Cantrell
Teleplay by : Gavin Steckler		September 10, 2015 (2015-09-10)N/A

Buried Alive

Giving Six Stars

(Having the Best Ice Cream in Town

Getting Kicked in the Balls )

Public Speaking
178"Murder; Magic 8 Ball; Procrastination"Jeffrey BlitzRich TalaricoSeptember 17, 2015 (2015-09-17)0.233[20]

Killing a Person (Vetoed)

Magic 8-Ball

Procrastination (Vetoed)

Killing a Person
189"Happiness; Pillow Fight; Imaginary Friend"Jeffrey BlitzAndy BlitzSeptember 24, 2015 (2015-09-24)0.229[21]

Happiness

Pillow Fight

Imaginary Friend
1910"Conspiracy Theory"Jeffrey BlitzAndy DalyOctober 1, 2015 (2015-10-01)0.239[22]

Believing a Conspiracy

Being Hunted (rating issued by A.J.)

Season 3 (2017)[]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
201"Locorito; Pet Euthanasia; Dream"Jeffrey BlitzAndy BlitzMarch 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)0.267[23]

Eating a Locorito

Putting a Pet to Sleep

Making Your Dream Come True
212"Co-Host; Ass-Slap; Helen Keller; Forgiveness"Jeffrey BlitzJeffrey BlitzMarch 23, 2017 (2017-03-23)0.255[24]

Being a Co-Host

Slapping a Stranger's Ass (review unaccomplished; rating issued by A.J.)

Being Helen Keller

Forgiveness
223"Cryogenics; Lightning; Last Review"Jeffrey BlitzAndy DalyMarch 30, 2017 (2017-03-30)0.228[25]

Cryogenics

Being Struck by Lightning

Not Reviewing Anything Ever Again (Vetoed)

Being Pranked

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