The Crazy Ones
Seen it?2013 | 1 seasons | 20 min | Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (54% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Office or Superstore, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 7 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
Simon Roberts is eccentric, passionate, unpredictable and brilliant. He's also the first "Roberts" in the Lewis, Roberts + Roberts advertising agency. The second is his pragmatic daughter Sydney. As Sydney struggles to rein in her dad, the agency fights to stay at the top of the ad game, charming everyone from McDonald's bigwigs to Victoria's Secret models in the process!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
54% on Rotten Tomatoes, 58 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Critics' Choice Award.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 55K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by David E. Kelley
- Robin WilliamsSimon Roberts
- Sarah Michelle GellarSydney Roberts
- James WolkZach Cropper
- Hamish LinklaterAndrew
- Amanda SettonLauren Slotsky