Guys with kids
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Guys with kids |
| Original title | Guys with kids |
 | |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2012-2013 |
| Production company |
Universal Television , Charlie Grandy Productions, Holiday Road |
| length | 22 minutes |
| Episodes | 17 in 1 season |
| genre | Comedy , sitcom |
| idea |
Jimmy Fallon , Charlie Grandy, Amy Ozols |
| music | Amy Miles |
| First broadcast | September 12, 2012 (USA) on NBC |
| German-language first broadcast |
September 15, 2013 on Comedy Central Germany |
| occupation | |
Guys with Kids is an American comedy series by Jimmy Fallon , Charlie Grandy and Amy Ozols about three grown men who, together with their partners, raise their babies in a modern environment. It was produced by Universal Television in collaboration with Charlie Grandy Productions for the US broadcaster NBC and comprises a season with 17 episodes. It was first broadcast in the United States on September 12, 2012 on NBC, while the German-language broadcast began on September 15, 2013 on Comedy Central Germany .
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Guys with Kids is about three neighbors and friends in their thirties who have all just become fathers even though they are still quite childish themselves. The successful lawyer Chris is recently divorced and therefore has problems with women despite his great self-confidence. He also shares custody of his nine-month-old son with his ex. Gary, a former successful real estate agent and now a full-time father of four children, takes care of the chores at home. The third is Nick, a commercial director trying to get his job, marriage and two children under one roof.
production
Charlie Grandy presented his then untitled series project to NBC in October 2011 , whereupon Grandy wrote a screenplay with Jimmy Fallon and Amy Ozols. The broadcaster NBC gave the green light for the production of a pilot episode in January 2013 . Scott Ellis was hired to direct the pilot, followed by the engagement of Zach Cregger as first lead actor. In March 2012, Jamie-Lynn Sigler , Anthony Anderson , Jesse Bradford , Tempestt Bledsoe and Courtney Henggeler received additional leading roles. A few days after Courtney Henggeler was signed, Sara Rue replaced her at the end of March 2012 . In May 2012 NBC commissioned a first season with 13 episodes under the title Guys with Kids . A month later, Sara Rue was again replaced by Erinn Hayes , as Rue's role on ABC's Malibu Country series had priority.
After the broadcaster NBC had increased the number of episodes in the first season from 13 to 17 in November 2012, it announced the discontinuation of the series in May 2013.
Cast and dubbing
The German synchronization was for a dialogue book of Florian Kramer and the dialogue director of Pierre Peters-Arnolds by the synchronous company Cinephon Filmproduktions GmbH in Berlin .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Gary | Anthony Anderson | Tobias Müller |
| Chris Campbell | Jesse Bradford | Jan Makino |
| Nick Theyer | Zach Cregger | Nico Mamone |
| Marny | Tempestt Bledsoe | Nadine Leopold |
| Sheila | Remember Hayes | Susanne Geier |
| Emily Theyer | Jamie-Lynn Sigler | Rubina Kuraoka |
| Violet Theyer | Mykayla son | |
| Victor | Brian Posehn | Lutz Schnell |
| legend | Fiona Gubelmann | |
| Andy | Mark Consuelos | Dennis Schmidt-Foss |
Charisma
- United States
Following the series order in May 2012, NBC announced a September 12, 2012 premiere for a new edition of America's Got Talent . The preview was seen by 6.25 million viewers, resulting in a target audience rating of 2.2. The subsequent slot premiere two weeks later, now without an established supporting program, turned out sobering with a little over 4.8 million and a rating of 1.6. The audience ratings of the subsequent episodes reached a temporary low when they were broadcast on November 21, 2012 with only 3.47 million viewers (rating of 1.1). The first season finale, which is also the series finale, was shown on February 27, 2013. Even if the ratings had improved somewhat in the meantime, they remained at a weak level at the end of the broadcast.
In May 2013, NBC discontinued the series after one season and 17 episodes.
- Germany
In Germany, the free-to-air broadcaster Comedy Central showed the series, with the exception of the Christmas episode, from September 15 to December 1, 2013. This celebrated its German premiere on February 17, 2014 on VIVA.
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The lost date | pilot | Sep 12 2012 | Sep 15 2013 | Scott Ellis | Synopsis: Jimmy Fallon , Charlie Grandy & Amy Ozols Acting: Charlie Grandy |
| 2 | Chris' new girlfriend | Chris' new girlfriend | 26 Sep 2012 | Sep 15 2013 | Michael Lembeck | Keith Heisler |
| 3 | Marny wants a girl | Marny Wants A Girl | Oct 3, 2012 | 22 Sep 2013 | Ken Whittingham | Courtney Lilly |
| 4th | Educational measures | The Standoff | Oct 10, 2012 | 29 Sep 2013 | Michael Lembeck | Synopsis: Charlie Grandy Acting: Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz |
| 5 | Gary's day off | Gary's Day Off | Oct 17, 2012 | Oct 6, 2013 | Ken Whittingham | Matt Lawton |
| 6th | The ghost hall | Apartment Halloween | Oct 24, 2012 | Oct 27, 2012 | Leonard R. Garner, Jr. | Donald Diego |
| 7th | The bathroom incident | The Bathroom Incident | Oct 31, 2012 | Oct 13, 2013 | Michael Lembeck | Charlie Grandy |
| 8th | The first birthday | First birthday | Nov 14, 2012 | Oct 20, 2013 | Leonard R. Garner, Jr. | Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland |
| 9 | Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving | Nov 21, 2012 | Nov 3, 2013 | Betsy Thomas | Keith Heisler |
| 10 | Christmas | Christmas | Dec 5, 2012 | Feb. 17, 2014 | Michael Lembeck | Synopsis: Charlie Grandy Acting: Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz |
| 11 | The first word | First word | Jan. 2, 2013 | Nov 3, 2013 | Leonard R. Garner, Jr. | Synopsis: Rick Weiner & Kenny Schwartz Acting: Charlie Grandy |
| 12 | Marny's father | Marny's dad | Jan. 9, 2013 | Nov 10, 2013 | Betsy Thomas | Courtney Lilly |
| 13 | Time out for Marny | Me time | Jan. 30, 2013 | Nov 10, 2013 | Michael Lembeck | Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland |
| 14th | The testament | The Will | Feb 6, 2013 | Nov 17, 2013 | Mark Cendrowski | Lauren Caltagirone |
| 15th | Gary's idea | Gary's Idea | Feb 13, 2013 | Nov 17, 2013 | Leonard R. Garner, Jr. | Lauren Caltagirone & Donald Diego |
| 16 | In a class of its own | Rare breed | Feb 20, 2013 | Nov 24, 2013 | Leonard R. Garner, Jr. | Synopsis: Charlie Grandy Acting: Rick Weiner & Kenny Schwartz |
| 17th | The divorce party | Divorce Party | Feb. 27, 2013 | Dec. 1, 2013 | Betsy Thomas | Matt Lawton |
reception
The series received generally negative criticism and has in Metacritic a Metascore of 38/100 based on 25 reviews. One of the few good reviews came from Glenn Garvin of the Miami Heralds , who wrote that " Guys with Kids is a perfect combination of funny dialogue and slapstick ." Matt Zoller Seitz of New York magazine wrote that he "expected to hate Guys with Kids , but his hostility [but] faded after about five minutes when it became clear the show wasn't awful". Time magazine review by James Poniewozik called the series "a cheap, stale, stereotype-addicted sitcom where no one, male or female, comes across particularly good or likable, except maybe the babies."
Anthony Anderson was nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy Series at the 2013 NAACP Image Awards . The series received a nomination for Best New Comedy Series at the 2013 People's Choice Awards , but ultimately lost to another NBC comedy series, The New Normal .
Web links
- Guys with Kids in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Guys with Kids at Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Sara Bible: NBC Announces Fall 2012 Premiere Dates for 'Grimm', 'Revolution', 'The Voice,' 'Animal Practice' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . June 14, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ Andrew Wallenstein: Jimmy Fallon sells three scripts to NBC . In: Variety.com . October 21, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva: 2nd UPDATE: NBC Picks Up 8 Comedies Including Greg Daniels' 'Friday Night Dinner' . In: Deadline.com . January 23, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva: Five More Directors Book Broadcast Pilots . In: Deadline.com . February 9, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ Rainer Idesheim: Friends with Benefits: Zach Cregger enriches the Jimmy Fallon pilot . In: Serienjunkies.de . February 21, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ Andrea Reiher: Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Leah Remini cast in comedy pilots . In: Zap2it.com . March 2, 2012. Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Anthony Anderson To Star In Jimmy Fallon's NBC Pilot, Kevin Williamson's Drama Pilot Adds Mexican Actor . In: Deadline.com . March 5, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ Catriona Wightman: Jesse Bradford to star in Jimmy Fallon's NBC pilot . In: DigitalSpy.uk . March 7, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ Vlada Gelman: Exclusive: Cosby Show's Tempestt Bledsoe Joins Jimmy Fallon's NBC Comedy Pilot . In: TVLine.com . March 12, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ Lesley Goldberg: Sara Rue Joins NBC's Jimmy Fallon Comedy Pilot . In: TheHollywoodReporter.com . March 30, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ a b Bernd Michael Krannich: Guys with Kids: NBC orders comedy series from Jimmy Fallon . In: Serienjunkies.de . May 10, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
- ↑ Thordes Herbst: Guys with Kids: Erinn Hayes replaces Sara Rue as the leading actress . In: Serienjunkies.de . June 28, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Guys With Kids: NBC orders more episodes . In: Serienjunkies.de . November 16, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ a b Nellie Andreeva: UPDATE: NBC's 'Guys With Kids', 'Up All Night', 'Whitney' & '1600 Penn' Canceled, 'Parks & Recreation' Renewed . In: Deadline.com . May 9, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ↑ a b Guys with Kids. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on November 22, 2013 .
- ↑ Amanda Kondolojy: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Voice' 'The X Factor' & 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up, No Adjustments for 'America's Got Talent' or 'Guys With Kids' . In: TVbytheNumbers.com . September 13, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ Amanda Kondolojy: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'X Factor', 'Survivor', 'The Middle' Adjusted Up, 'The Neighbors' Adjusted Down . In: TVbytheNumbers.com . September 27, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ Sara Bible: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'CSI' Adjusted Up . In: TVbytheNumbers.com . November 26, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ Guys with Kids: Season 1 . In: Zap2it.com . Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ Amanda Kondolojy: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Chicago Fire', 'American Idol', & 'CSI' Adjusted Up; 'Suburgatory' Adjusted Down . In: TVbytheNumbers.com . February 28, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Guys With Kids: German premiere at Comedy Central a little earlier . In: Serienjunkies.de . August 13, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ↑ Episode guide on fernsehserien.de . Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ Guys with Kids: Season 1 . In: Metacritic.com . Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ Glenn Garvin: A hilarious riff on a familiar theme . In: MiamiHerald.com . September 12, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ Matt Zoller Seitz: Seitz: Guys With Kids Is Charming Pro-Bro Propaganda . In: Vulture.com . September 12, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ James Poniewozik: TV Tonight: Guys With Kids . In: Time.com . September 12, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ The 44th NAACP Image Award Nominees Announced (PDF; 177 kB) In: NAACPImageAwards . December 11th, 2012. Archived from the original on January 29th, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ People's Choice Awards 2013 Nominees . In: PeoplesChoice.com . Retrieved July 27, 2013.
