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Schmigadoon! (TV Series)

Schmigadoon!

2021

Cinco Paul (Creator), Ken Daurio (Creator) ...

Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth ...

6.4

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TV Series. Musical. Comedy TV Series (2021-2023). 2 Seasons. 12 Episodes. A couple (Cecily Strong & Keegan-Michael Key) on a backpacking trip designed to reinvigorate their relationship discover a magical town in which everyone is living in a musical from the 1940s. They then discover that they can’t leave until they find “true love.”

	Author	Review
Canada	Josh Bell CBR	"[2nd Season Review]: Even with a slightly scattered vision, 'Schmigadoon!''s second season is still enjoyable, clearly a labor of love for everyone involved"	POS
United States	Felicia Fitzpatrick AV Club	"[2nd Season Review]: Leave your fields to flower, leave your cheese to sour, and join us in the wonderful and whimsical world of Schmicago"	POS
United States	Josh Spiegel SlashFilm	"[2nd Season Review]: it felt like an unexpected magic trick the first time around, and miraculously, the second season is just as winning"	POS
United States	Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"[2nd Season Review]: this show solidifies its formula in this second season to the beat of more catchy songs by Cinco Paul"	POS
United States	Steve Greene IndieWire	"[2nd Season Review]: it gives its audience more to laugh with and latch onto"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico The Playlist	"[2nd Season Review]: Sophomore outing builds on first with stronger, funnier storytelling"	POS
United States	Arezou Amin Collider	"[2nd Season Review]: It's sultrier. It's sexier. It's smokier. It's more confused about the time period it's supposed to be set in. Welcome to Schmicago!"	POS
United States	Brian Lowry CNN	"[2nd Season Review]: This really is just a redo in a different era, and the story feels particularly slight in terms of serving as little more than the connective-tissue excuse for all those ripe musical parodies"	NEG
United States	Belen Edwards Mashable	"[2nd Season Review]: Welcome to the darker, sexier Schmicago"	POS
United States	Joel Keller Decider	"[2nd Season Review]: While not as enjoyable as Season 1, Season 2 of 'Schmigadoon!' still has a lot going for it, especially if you're a theater buff who felt that the 1960s —and especially the 1970s— was when Broadway was at its peak"	POS
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"[2nd Season Review]: The thoroughly entertaining 'Schmigadoon!' sweeps Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key into the darker, more cynical musicals of the '60s and '70s (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Kelly Lawler USA Today	"[2nd Season Review]: An even more enjoyable affair with better music and a cheekily absurdist tone that makes the series just silly enough to be serious (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe	"[2nd Season Review]: The show isn't entirely dependent on the viewer's knowledge of musical theater, either. It's a fast, easy good time, whether the name Elsie means anything to you or not"	POS
United States	John Anderson The Wall Street Journal	"[2nd Season Review]: At the risk of profaning a wonderful show, the second season is even better"	POS
United States	Nina Metz Chicago Tribune	"[2nd Season Review]: It's frothy and fizzy but [Cecily] Strong, in particular, is the grounding element. She brings a vulnerability that earns the season's emotionally resonant epilogue (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
Canada	Andrew Parker The Gate	"[2nd Season Review]: 'Schmigadoon!' proves once again to be the type of parody that will resonate with fans and skeptics of the genre in equal measure"	POS
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"There’s too much talent here for 'Schmigadoon!' to ever be a total waste, but the show is far more pandering than nurturing."	NEU
United States	Meghan O'Keefe Decider	"Schmigadoon! is silly, sweet, sharp, and most of all, sensational (...) Schmigadoon! is so damn good it will have even musical theatre skeptics singing its praises."	POS
United States	Daniel D'Addario Variety	"The songs of 'Schmigadoon!' are genuinely impressive but rarely involving. This may be because when Key and Strong’s characters are not a part of the action (...) the songs are technical exercises of showmanship"	NEU
United States	Peter Travers ABC News	"You'll be laughing your head off while the series spins wickedly funny magic (...) Heartfelt series (...) I found it simply irresistible"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico The Playlist	"There’s so much talent in Apple TV+’s musical comedy “Schmigadoon!” that it’s somewhat disappointing to report that the show is merely a modest diversion instead of a must-watch musical extravaganza"	NEU
United States	Amy Amatangelo Paste Magazine	"The series manages to be simultaneously an adoring homage to the genre and a spot-on satire of it (...) this truly is a series for Broadway fans"	POS
United States	Alan Sepinwall Rolling Stone	"At a brisk six, half-hour episodes, it’s painless, and sometimes genuinely enjoyable (...) the miniseries attempts to simultaneously spoof and pay affectionate tribute to famous shows (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Karen Han Slate	"It’s the closest screen equivalent to an all-out, old-school musical in recent memory (...) Paul and Daurio have created a musical paradise that highlights the magic of what we consider to be everyday and mundane"	POS
United States	Jason Clark The Wrap	"It can sometimes be a bit of a toothache, but the series is also just as often irresistible, with a tremendously committed, blue-chip cast working at the peak of their powers."	NEU
United States	Shannon Miller AV Club	"If you’re looking for something breezy in which to escape the world’s heaviness for a song or two, Schmigadoon! is a watchable enough option."	NEU

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