Parents' Guide to

Married

By Kari Croop, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 17+

Black comedy about sex, marriage is way too crude for kids.

TV FX Comedy 2014
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Based on 1 parent review

Bigchris
Bigchris Adult
July 23, 2014
age 18+

will give it another shot but over all slow and borring

ok I personally am not married I don't know if I am missing the jokes due to this or what but it just didn't do it for me It was sweet enough but at the same time very very borring will give it one last chance but will defenetly let it go fast if not funnier this week I liked the heart just not a lot of humor so try it for heart but don't expect much at all and ps I shouldn't have to say this but due to some people who may be wondering no its not for kids

This title has:

Too much sex
Too much swearing
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What's the Story?

Lina (Judy Greer) and Russ Bowman (Nat Faxon) have been MARRIED for a long time. So long, in fact, that they have three kids, mounting debts -- and practically no sex life to speak of. But as they work their way through the slump with help from friends AJ (Brett Gelman), Jess (Jenny Slate), and Bernie (John Hodgman), they keep coming back to the fact that they're still in love.

Is It Any Good?

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Family viewing it isn't. But Married might be the perfect match for mature viewers who have a soft spot for darkly crude humor and can take their main characters' motivations with a grain of salt. The series also puts a welcome spin on relationship comedy clichés and mines much-needed laughs from the flip side of marital bliss.

Greer and Faxon's chemistry is great -- in spite of the fact that their characters aren't supposed to have any in the bedroom. But their best friends (played by seasoned comedians Gelman, Slate, and Hodgman) are even better at doling out some of the worst relationship advice possible, particularly Slate, whose over-the-top Jess is the kind of friend you'd never want one of your kids to have.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about Married's take on married life and whether it's positive, negative, or somewhere in between. Are Lina and Russ representative of the average American couple? Who's the show's target audience, and how can you tell?

  • Are Married's main characters meant to be role models? Does the show make marriage look appealing, or is it more of a cautionary tale?

  • How does Married compare to other TV comedies about married people? To what extent does it break new ground in relationship-comedy territory?

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