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Original title

Get a Life

Year

1990

Running time

30 min.

Country

United States

Director

Chris Elliott (Creator), Adam Resnick (Creator), David Mirkin (Creator), Tony Dow, Dwayne Hickman, John Fortenberry, Peter Baldwin, David Steinberg, Dean Parisot

Screenwriter

Chris Elliott, Adam Resnick, David Mirkin, Charlie Kaufman, Marjorie Gross, Steve Pepoon, Adam Markowitz, Jace RichdaleSee 4 More

Cast

Music

Stewart Levin, Stephen Graziano, Tim Truman

Cinematography

Richard Hissong, Wayne Kennan, Ronald W. Browne

Producer

Elliottland Productions, Mirkinvision, New World Television, TriStar Television. Distributor: Sony Pictures Television

Genre

TV Series. Comedy. Fantasy | Sitcom

Synopsis

TV Series (1990-1992). The misadventures of a 30-year-old paper-boy (played by Late Night alum Chris Elliot) and his wacky parents. Such show topics included the eating of a space alien, a robotic paper-boy and numerous beheadings. Get a Life was also one of the first television shows that featured the killing of the star of the show.

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Rankings Position

#5 The 100 Best Sitcoms Of All Time
#134 Best TV Series in TV history

Critics' reviews

"Truly and distinctively funny -- the Twin Peaks of sitcoms."

Tom Shales: The Washington Post
"There are some funny bits, but Elliott has always leaned more on weird situations than punch lines, and that approach doesn't work in the sitcom format (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"

People Magazine
"There's a certain whiff of misogyny in Elliott's humor...Still, Elliott, who also cowrites and coproduces the show, is willing to let Sharon be merciless in her criticism of him (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Ken Tucker: Entertainment Weekly
"It's still pretty damn funny, and I did enjoy watching it, but it's not quite the laugh riot I thought it would be (...) Rating: ★★★★★★★ (out of 10)"

IGN
"There are (...) periods of the show that fall completely flat, but this is more than made up for by the audacity of what's on display in what was probably the most bizarre and dark comedy ever to be made for network television"

Sean Gandert: Paste Magazine
"The genius of 'Get A Life' lies in its subtle negotiation between its kindly sitcom past and a vicious transgressive present"

Charles Bramesco: AV Club
"At its best, 'Get a Life' achieved dizzying heights of surrealist farce. At its worst, it was at least amusingly idiotic existential slapstick"

Tom Shales: The Washington Post
"'Get A Life' danced a spastic jig on the grave of the conventional sitcom (...) while still delivering laughs (...) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"

Nathan Rabin: AV Club

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