The Great Indoors is an American sitcom television series starring Joel McHale that aired on CBS from October 27, 2016 to May 8, 2017.
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Premise
Jack Gordon has made a name for himself as an adventure reporter for the magazine Outdoor Limits. His days of exploring the world end when the magazine's founder, Roland, announces its move to web-only publishing and assigns Jack to its headquarters in Chicago to supervise the Millennials who make up its online team.
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Themes
The show explores a multigenerational workforce and the generation gaps arising among the tech-savvy Millennial online team, their Gen X supervisor Jack (Joel McHale), and the magazine's baby boomer publisher Roland (Stephen Fry).
Cast
Main
- Joel McHale as Jack Gordon: a globe-trotting adventure reporter now in charge of his magazine's publishing department
- Susannah Fielding as Brooke: Roland's daughter and Jack's current boss with whom he previously had a one-night stand
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Clark Roberts: a tech nerd who idolizes Jack and knows everything about surviving unrealistic scenarios but has not been out of the city
- Chris Williams as Eddie: Jack's best friend, who runs the local bar and helps him understand his co-workers
- Christine Ko as Emma Cho: the social media expert who views Jack as the human version of dial-up
- Shaun Brown as Mason Trimmer: a hipster who has not spent any actual time outside; he's also bisexual.
- Stephen Fry as Roland: an outdoorsman in his own right and founder of the magazine
- Deborah Baker Jr. as Esther: the quirky receptionist in the Outdoor Limits office
Recurring
- Andrew Leeds as Paul
- Maggie Lawson as Rachel
Episodes
The network placed a pilot order on January 29 and a series order on May 13, 2016. The series premiered in the 2016-17 United States network television schedule and aired at 8:30 pm. On November 14, 2016, CBS picked up the series for a full season of 19 episodes. An additional three episodes were added on January 6, 2017, for a 22 episode season. On May 13, 2017, CBS canceled the series after one season.
Reception
The Great Indoors has received generally mixed reviews from television critics. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 45% based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Great Indoors serves up one repetitive, formulaic joke, though the cast performs respectably within the significant constraints of the material." Metacritic reported a score of 51 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
The show attracted criticism for portraying Millennials as more easily offended and more sensitive than older generations.
References
External links
- Official website
- The Great Indoors on IMDb
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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