Claire Dunne
One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
Abegail Noëlle
While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
megamanemp
one of the best shows I've ever seen. after watching one episode i was hooked! more people should watch this show. it really is amazing and deserves a better rating than 3 out of 5. i really enjoy the shows diversity and characters. not many show out there have a half Asian and half American main character and shows the life of their family and friends. by far the best character is probably Owen! the humor and jokes are fresh and funny. each character is very unique and the creators have put in a lot of work to give them depth. believe me when i say this, you will love Sullivan and son, just give it a chance. you will see what an outstanding show it is.
eoconnor217
I have tried many times to watch this show.One of the main reasons is the fact that Vince Vaughn was a part of this production. The show is awful. The Korean Mom is a major spoiler. There is nothing funny about her, nor attractive. She is just not a match for the show. The man that has the really rough voice is also hard to listen to and understand. He comes across as unhealthy and again the reason why I turn the TV off. The cast just doesn't click. The bar is ugly. This show needs to really study The Big Bang Theory, Friends, Seinfeld and King of Queens. The cast, the sets and jokes are beyond amazing. Poor Sullivan and Son tries to be like these shows but fall so short. Tell Vince Vaughn that he has the ability to come up with an amazing show but this is the one.
kendrat199-722-128370
I grew up on Cheers and Sullivan and Son seems like a failed attempt at that. The only focal point is centered on what's going on in the bar, the character that's always there until closing, the dim-witted character, the guy that knows everything, etc). It has all the makings of Cheers without any of the pizazz and well-thought out characterization.This show would be fine if it was a carbon-copy because Cheers is an iconic show and having a modern version would be great, but there's something severely lacking in this rendition. It's either the fact that we have to be reminded of Steve Byrne's biracial identity (literally each episode, the mother or father will say, "oh but you're half"), the flat punchline, the obnoxious laugh track, or the bad line delivery/bad timing that make this show mediocre at best. Bad timing especially is the show's weakest link. With other shows you get to know the characters and so when they're suddenly forced into a new situation, it's hilarious because it's so alien. In this show however, they skim the surface of every character and then force them into a situation as if we've known them for years (for example, Owen, the not-so bright character does these amazing things when the bar closes down, but it happens all in one episode. It'd be more witty and satisfying for the audience to see him in each episode come in in different attire. Like, one day he's dressed in a suit and says, "I work for the bank now." or another day he's a post-man, another he's working at the homeless shelter, etc. While I appreciate a show that has an interracial setting (the first of its kind, I think), the script seems rehashed and flat.
risdonroberts
I was in Austin and saw an advance screening of the pilot. And it's hysterically funny, and it's nice, it's a family run bar, so it has real emotions and laughs. Found myself rooting for all the characters, laughing, and even teared up a little in the end. Great show.Steve Byrne as the lead, is charming, and one of the better stand-up actors I have seen, when he says, "I want a good life," you believe him and it's moving, rare for a sitcom these days. It has Dan Lauria, the father from Wonder Years, who is great in this, he's the dad you'd want, if he ran a bar. The mother, Jodi Long, is priceless as the Korean mother. Her and the sister Susan get some of the best laughs. Valerie Azlynn is so cute, sweet, and tough, nice strong woman combination, and she's hysterical. The jokes are funny, and it's daring comedy with the barfly Christine Ebersole as the former groupie, and Brian Doyle-Murray as the old white racist. All of the friends and patrons of the bar are great too, can't wait to see more.
