Ben and Kate

Ben and Kate is a cute little feel-good comedy about a brother and sister coming together. The show follows Kate Fox (Dakota Johnson). Kate is a hard-working, high-strung single mom caring for her daughter Maddie (the girl from We Bought a Zoo). She lives with her older brother Ben (Nat Faxon), who is somewhat of a man child jumping from one get rich scheme to the next. Ben and Kate are accompanied on their adventures by BJ (Lucy Punch), Kate's best friend, and Tommy (Echo Kellum), Ben's best friend. Kate and Tommy are basically a couple, although the show drags it out and dances around the subject by having them date other people. Also, Ben and BJ have great chemistry, and you think they could be a cute couple. Bj also is perhaps the funniest character in the show. Dakota Johnson is charming as the show's main protagonist. I haven't seen 50 Shades of Gray, but I loved her in How To Be Single and Peanutbutter Falcon, and she plays a similar role in this show. Ben, on the other hand, reminded me a lot of Taco from The League, in that he doesn't really fit in society and kind of beats to the sound of his own drum. The only exception is that Ben is more family Friendly than Taco, and he is actually a god surrogate dad to Maddie. Brittany Snow also guest stars in a few episodes as Lila. Lila isn't her best character as she is rather one-dimensional. This is largely due to the fact that the script never really gave her character much to do or any room to grow. Lila is pretty much just an obstacle for Kate and Tommy to work around. However, with that said, Brittany Snow does an amazing job with what she is given, and she steals every scene she is in. The main problem with the show was that it seemed like it never really knew what it wanted to be. At times it seemed like it wanted to be a family-friendly show, and at other times, it seemed like it wanted to be an edgy comedy. And like any show that only has one season, there are a handful of storylines that are never finished, which is always annoying. But overall, it's a cute little show that is a quick binge, especially if you just need to escape from the world for a few minutes.

It's pretty crappy. The characters are terrible. The humor almost non existent. No one is very likable. It's no loss like many other much better series that didn't get enough of a chance. Awful.

Every Fall when new seasons come out and new shows come out, you're always excited. Well, at least I am. But you dread watching the new shows, because you know that there is a graveyard somewhere, filled with hundreds of quality TV shows that have been cancelled by the time the first season ended. This is one of those shows. And I was quite upset about it. I really enjoyed Ben And Kate. It was a fun light-hearted comedy about brother and sister, mother and daughter, friend and friend, uncle and niece, etc. I have to say that I truly did enjoy this show. There are a lot of shows that I would have preferred to stay on the air, but I would have like this one to keep going. For at least another season. Overall, I give this show a 7 out of 10. Gone to soon.

An absolutely adorable feel-good series, should have never been cancelled. Very likable characters and small town story, enjoyed every minute of it. Dakota (Kate)and Nat(Ben) are brilliant, Maggie(Maddie), Lucy(B.J) and Echo(Tommy) are equally lovely. Only a short 16 episodes season, go watch it right now. A sibling/family comedy is a nice breath of fresh air nowadays. Nothing forced about the acting and situations, all the humor is very smartly integrated and played out. Great use of guest stars as well, particularly loved Brittany Snow. The little Maddie is very cute, of course very wise for her age as it is most of the time in TV land, BJ is gold in every scene and Tommy is possibly my favourite character. Go watch it. Now. Bravo.

Approximately a series from one season can be divided into three parts. We have 16 episodes. The first five are interesting, addictive, you look at the middle, because it's interesting what other situations the characters will get into. On the fifteenth episode, I began to ask myself questions: "What's going on anyway? Why is it so sick of what is happening?". The last episode came out stretched and disgusting. I would like to say that fortunately this "masterpiece" has been completed. After episode 10, the series turns pale, he can't figure out what to make you laugh, what else to show. Everyone will highlight their own criteria for a comedy series for themselves - give Voronins to someone, and someone enjoys British TV series with their unsurpassed humor. It's like they put a piece of projects like the movie "Dumb and Dumber", the TV series "The class", something from the movie "Bad Teacher". The series should make you laugh, sad if the characters get into trouble, but here I want to say that most of the characters seem to have settings and follow a "set path", creating a stuffy atmosphere. It's a good idea, it's interesting to watch the relationship between Kate, her daughter, her brother, and their friends. This idea is always new, because you get tired of always seeing the usual TV series with the family mom-dad-kids-grandparents. An undoubted plus for the presence of tolerant lines in the show. Towards the second part of the series, BJ flirts with Kate, and Kate acts like she doesn't understand. And throughout the series, Kate can't figure out who she needs, because one man or another runs away after spending time with her bad brother and friends. Kate sometimes behaves like a child, no better than her daughter, then like a suffocator. Tommy lives in this show like a cardboard box or a robot. Maddy is the daughter of the main character. A sweet and wonderful child, but it was as if she was forced to work from under a stick: when adult actors interact with a girl, she is often inhibited and bored, does not add dynamics. Ben is a specific character, like his actor, a synthesis of Jim Carrey and other comedians. Only here the hero does not make faces, but simply creates problems for his sister with a calm soul, and at the end of the series everyone is joyful and happy. There are interesting secondary characters, such as Nan (Leslie Grossman), Lila (Brittany Snow). The character Nan (Leslie) for one episode, she was wonderful. Lila was not revealed, it was as if they wanted to throw her away, pushing Tommy forward. Lila did not want to be included in this Squad. In the end, I wanted to pray that Buddy (the under-aged BJ) would disappear, he was very annoying with his moronic and stupid behavior, even I turned away from the screen when he started his tricks with something in his mouth... Since then, in general, the viewer should sympathize with this, as well as the cringe situations when a sister cannot defend the right to a quiet life without the shocks that her brother creates. I'm not going to lie. For whom it's worth watching the series, it's Lucy Punch (BJ). Take away even all the others, she will cope and the series will be better. Her tackles of Kate add spice to the overall picture. The way she gives lectures and interacts with Maddie, telling the little girl how to make up, how to behave with the servants, and other things that do not correspond to the girl's age, makes you smile (do not forget about the gorgeous episode where they were preparing to shoot an advertisement.) She is alive because she can be sincere and selfless towards her friends, combining this with her pace of life, idiocy and flighty. It's a pity that such a heroine was put first to Buddy, then to Ben, who clearly do not fit into her life, and this clearly does not suit her. To hell with 50 shades of grey, I want to know what happens if you take BJ (Lucy) and Kate (Dakota) and destroy their friend zone.

Kate Fox (Dakota Johnson) is a high-strung single mom caring for her daughter Maddie and her fun-loving loser older brother Ben (Nat Faxon). BJ (Lucy Punch) is her best friend and Tommy (Echo Kellum) is his best friend. Dakota is great at playing the standard cute awkward girl. I love Lucy Punch and she's playing a character named BJ. Nat Faxon is almost always loads of fun. Even Echo and the little girl are cute. Everyone is cute, loving, and seems like a one happy family. I love everybody in this show although the setup is very standard. They seem to enjoy each other and have good chemistry. It lasted 1 season with 16 episodes. I do wish they could have continued. The traditional setup functioned well.

Ben and Kate is a fantastic and deeply underrated show. Upbeat and inventive, it features one of the best ensemble casts on broadcast TV. In particular, Nat Faxon and Lucy Punch demonstrate incredible comedic timing and help elevate the show above what could have been an ordinary half hour of television. Additionally, the show's writing distinguishes itself from other sitcoms, since it is genuinely funny, yet also consistently positive and earnest. I would highly recommend this show to fans of Community, 30 Rock, New Girl, or any other similar feel-good, yet original show on television. As of the writing of this review, 13 episodes have been aired and the remaining 6 are in limbo. Nevertheless, I would highly recommend that anyone seek out the episodes already available, since they stand on their own like other comedy show that were cancelled too soon in their time like Undeclared and Freaks and Geeks. You will be genuinely happy that you did so and, hopefully, someday in the near future, we will see the remaining episodes and some closure to this gem of a sitcom.

I don't normally write reviews, but I feel like I need to speak up for this show. It has quickly become one of my all-time favourites and I can't stand to see it get passed by week after week. Right out of the gate, I knew Ben and Kate was destined for greatness, but I could never have predicted it would be so consistently great. Every episode (there have been 8 so far) has been better than the last. It has an amazing cast. I'm convinced that Nat Faxon can make any material hilarious (and anyone who makes fun of his teeth can kindly **** off - sorry, but don't be so shallow). Dakota Johnson does nervous and awkward like no other ("Then that is when I'll see you... with my lookin' balls."). The supporting cast is amazing too, particularly Lucy Punch, whose scenes with Kate's daughter (played by the adorable, but professional, Maggie Elizabeth Jones) are always exceptional. In fact, in general, Kate's daughter Maddie is one of the best kids you'll see on a TV show (they treat her like an adult and not a moppet). The show has such great writing too. It's not just joke after joke, but also has real character growth and development. And the sentimental stuff is embedded in the comedy itself, so it all feels organic. For example, after Kate embarrasses herself at a Halloween party, she and her brother have a very touching and enlightening conversation about sandwiches. Another thing I love about it is its ability to take sitcom tropes and do something completely new and original. It's refreshing. For example, last night's episode did something sweet with the fake green card marriage trope. Bottom line: This is an excellent show that consistently makes me laugh and warms my heart at the same time. It has quickly become the highlight of an already crowded night of comedies on Tuesday night, and I hope that more people are able to see that before this becomes another great comedy that comes and goes unnoticed. Oh, also. If you didn't like the pilot, keep watching. While I liked it, I thought it got way funnier after that.

I still watch recorded reruns of this show it is great to watch by myself but especially with kids it has an innocent cheesy funny but has some good stuff for adults. Bj is awesome super hilarious. May take a bit to really like it I was hooked right away. But you will love it with time. Not sure how there are such bad reviews. Love this show so upset it was canceled, I do not regularly write reviews and I know this wont be a big help for getting this back on but I would do it just if it helped just a tiny bit. Awesome Awesome Awesome!!!

Horrible...have tried 2 episodes and won't bother again. It's simply not a premise that works. These people do not act like brother and sister (if you didn't know that's what they were supposed to be you'd be baffled -- as we were the first episode and DIDN'T know the plot). Everything is overly-contrived and um, isn't this supposed to be a comedy...where are the laughs?. Dakota Johnson looks like she's in pain all the time (probably from having to recite the boring lines in the pointless scripts). Nat Faxon acts like a clueless teenager, but he's obviously not, so this is a hard act to buy. And I'm sorry, it may seem trivial, but his snaggleteeth are beyond distracting. A smile doesn't have to be perfect, but c'mon.