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Blue Mountain State

EMAILPRINTSERIES: Spike, Tuesday 10:00p (30 minutes)

Blue Mountain State
38
8.8 User Score:

Generally unfavorable reviews

Based on 4 critic reviews
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Based on 57 votes
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Show Info

Genre(s): Comedy, Sports

Created By: Eric Falconer
Romanski

First Air Date: January 12, 2010

Summary

Starring Darin Brooks, Sam Jones III, Romanski, Alan Ritchson, Gabrielle Dennis, and Ed Marinaro

The often raunchy comedy follows the adventures of three freshman, Alex the backup quarterback; Sammy, Alex's roommate, and Craig the new running back at Blue Mountain State University.

What The Critics Said

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Boston HeraldMark A. Perigard

The show is often so gross, one is tempted to suggest that our local arts schools should start steering its graduates toward more meaningful fields--such as automotive mechanics or doggy waste disposal. But Blue is also frequently funny in a raunchy “American Pie” way.

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30

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

Alas, it’s an amateurish take that feels more like a string of failed “Funny or Die’’ sketches than a fully developed series with distinct characters.

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30

The New York TimesNeil Genzlinger

Blue Mountain State, a bawdy comedy about a fictional college football powerhouse that had a sneak-peek showing on Monday, is dumb even by frat-boy standards.

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30

VarietyBrian Lowry

While it's nice that Spike is seeking to widen its narrow unscripted profile, by hewing so closely to its formula, the net has simply made this too-blue Mountain into a comedic molehill.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this show is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 57 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Nolan B. gave it a9:
You either love or hate this show,there is no middle ground.

Mark R gave it a9:
A masterpiece of hilarious raunchy juvenile humor!!!

T Mann gave it a9:
Guilty Pleasure!

Van gave it a10:
This show goes above and beyond all standards. Its about time tv gets away from the reality bs and gets back to the animal house style humor that made this country great!!!!!!

Ed B. gave it a10:
Finally! It's about time we got to see something fresh!

Mike B. gave it an8:
Yes, it's raunchy. Yes, it is juvenile. However, it gave me some good belly laughs.

Jim gave it a10:
I think its friggin hilarious!!!! Its just what TV needed..1/2 hour to just take our minds off of everything else ans laugh it up!!!!

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