The Detour
The Detour
TV-MA | 11 April 2016 (USA)
SEASON & EPISODES
  • 4
  • 3
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  • 1
  • Reviews
    chrisman-24354

    I was looking for a new show to watch and stumbled upon this show and I found it hilarious and I will say that I love the characters however I don't think that it is a very good family choice due to constant swearing and sexual content from the kids learning about sex to all out sexual content but it is a very good time and hilarious for the right audience I recommend it just not for families but I say give it a chance and you might love it

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    maramoran9

    I absolutely love this show, I just wish Jason Jones and Samantha Bee had visited Syracuse before setting part of the show in Syracuse. As always, Syracuse is not portrayed accurately, which is why it is only a 9. Other than that the show is amazing and one of the few shows I watch the same night it airs.

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    sanjin_9632

    Exactly my kind of crazy. The jokes are not of the freshest kind and the story may not be as original, but it's quite enjoyable. I don't find my eyes drifting away from the screen. I like Zea and her ability to play hysterical characters and I think Jason Jones is genuinely funny. I'm not familiar with his work at all, but in this he nails it, in my opinion. I'd like to see where this is going. It seems as though the characters are never finding peace, because the family (with 2 strangely crazy parents with crazy pasts and experiences) is doomed to fail. It also seems they're doing everything wrong, which somehow leads them to do many things right when it concerns their kids. Weirdly entertaining, at least from my perspective.The family (and coincidentally the viewer) is in for a crazy ride. I hope it stays that way. 6.9/10.

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    terencecarson

    Pilots can be deceiving. Sometimes the authors want to do too much, and as a result the show tends to be over the top, frantic and so on. That's why I'm generally willing to give it at least a second chance. Generally, but not this time. I don't see how this sitcom could improve to reach at least the passing grade. I'm not fastidious when it comes to sitcoms, if I can laugh a few times during the 20 minutes time I'm satisfied, unfortunately this was not the case. Let's see then...yes there is bad language, but that doesn't put me off, it's not funny in itself though if not well orchestrated with the other elements of the situations. The idea of a politically incorrect family was good (remember "Stll Standing"?) and a couple of twists in this first episode were promising but the result simply doesn't work. It's difficult to point the finger... writers, director perhaps, certainly not the actors who do their job, I see Natalie Zea always with pleasure, still...Sexually charged dialogues involving children can be hilarious ("Two and a Half Men"), it's just not the case here.

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