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Friends with Better Lives
Season 1
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A comedy centered around six 30-something friends who each think the other has it better.
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13 Episodes
Pilot
E1
Pilot
When Jules meets Lowell, the man of her dreams, during a whirlwind romance and decides to get married, her friends start to examine their own love lives. Meanwhile, to prove to Will that she isn't picky and shallow, Kate lets him set her up on a blind date.
Surprises
E2
Surprises
Concerned about their boring love life, Andi and Bobby try to spice things up. Meanwhile, Kate investigates Lowell's past relationships, and Will misinterprets signals from his ex.
Window Pain
E3
Window Pain
When Will struggles to meet women on his own, Kate takes him to a bar and acts as his wingman. Meanwhile, Andi's pregnancy hormones heighten her sense of smell and her libido.
Game Sext Match
E4
Game Sext Match
Trying to be more adventurous, Will "sexts" with his new date; Kate catches Jules and Andi wedding-planning without her.
Pros and Cons
E5
Pros and Cons
Kate accidentally sleeps with a male escort and tries to figure out how to take it back. Meanwhile, Bobby and Andi deal with an escaped rat in their attic and Will thinks Lowell has stolen his jacket.
The Bicycle Thieves
E6
The Bicycle Thieves
Lowell joins Bobby and Will for a boys' night of debauchery, and Kate insists that Jules gets special treatment because she's hot. Meanwhile, Andi becomes insecure when she discovers that Bobby has Playboy models as patients.
Yummy Mummy
E7
Yummy Mummy
Kate thinks she's found the perfect guy, but freaks out after he announces he has a daughter. Andi thinks a male parent at her child-rearing class is hitting on her, while the gang finds a sex video from Bobby and Andi's honeymoon.
Cyrano de Trainer-Zac
E8
Cyrano de Trainer-Zac
When Kate isn't impressed after she goes on a date with Will's trainer, Will gives him some pointers and then takes credit for their amazing night. Meanwhile, Andi hires a gorgeous male nanny and tries to impress him.
The Imposters
E9
The Imposters
Bobby’s idea of a surprise gift for Andi doesn’t resonate with the friends, and Kate finally intervenes, showing him a few tricks in the process.
No More Mr. Nice Guy
E10
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Out to prove she's not "un-setup-able," Kate persuades Lowell to fix her up with his friend. Andi decides to get more involved in the neighborhood, but Bobby's not on board with the idea.
The Lost and Hound
E11
The Lost and Hound
Lowell proves an even greater dog lover then Jules, who he allowed to chose one from the asylum, but she brought ten home to prevent them being put down, so they must seek homes for nine. Will volunteers one, in a mysteriously good mood despite his triumphant announcements of attempts to coin a catchphrase being met with cynical disapproval, notably from grumpy Bobby, who fears owing a marital marker for failing to handle a crucial check.
Deceivers
E12
Deceivers
Will signs up for online dating and challenges Kate to see who can find a better mate. Andi goes to extremes to get Charlie into a posh preschool, and Jules fills in as Kate's assistant.
Something New
E13
Something New
Will pretends to be Kate's date at a wedding, but is having a case of beer goggles. Andi and Bobby are excited to spend their first night away from their son, but things don't go as planned. Jules & Lowell wonder if marriage kills romance.
Cast of Season 1
James Van Der Beek
Will Stokes
Kevin Connolly
Bobby Lutz
Majandra Delfino
Andi
Zoe Lister-Jones
Kate
Brooklyn Decker
Jules
Rick Donald
Lowell
Season 1 Reviews
USA Today
Robert Bianco
Friends With Better Lives is just one witless, thudding, sex-obsessed crack after another.
New York Daily News
David Hinckley
This "Friends" has some cards to play, starting with a theme that's more than just "who can hook up next."
Media Life
Tom Conroy
The show seems to have little to say. It probably won't make many new friends.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Lloyd
There are breast jokes, genital jokes, a long oral sex joke, an alcoholic-sorority-girl-defecating-in-a-closet joke. A few hit, many miss. The war goes on.
AV Club
Erik Adams
At times, Friends With Better Lives is like watching statues of Greek gods trying to make comedy out of very human foibles, and it's incredibly off-putting.
Washington Post
Hank Stuever
Friends With Better Lives isn't better than that show or any other half-hour comedy that's come along in the past five years or so.
Philadelphia Inquirer
David Hiltbrand
The humor is decidedly caustic and surprisingly smutty. This might work as a cable comedy, where they could be explicit. On a network, it just seems insolently self-satisfied.
New York Post
Michael Starr
Better Lives lacks the ensemble chemistry and clever writing of HIMYM, and seems content to rely on a non-stop barrage of sophomoric sex jokes and double entendres.
Newsday
Diane Werts
The cast feels solid, and likable, jelling swiftly.
New York Times
Neil Genzlinger
It's actually not a bad strategy that Friends With Better Lives is employing: Make your first episode so gratingly awful that as the series progresses, you have nowhere to go but up.
Chicago Sun-Times
Lori Rackl
The uninspired rom-com revolves around six pals at various points on the relationship spectrum.
San Francisco Chronicle
David Wiegand
The show ... has potential if the characters can be given more dimension and the writing is vastly improved - as it is, the jokes are so hackneyed, you can almost speak the punch lines in unison with the cast. And isn't that fun?
Variety
Brian Lowry
Naughty but not especially nice, the series should get a jump-start from the "How I Met Your Mother" finale, but after that should leave discriminating viewers looking for a better show.
Time Out Chicago
Jessica Johnson
While it may have dwindled in its later years, How I Met Your Mother surely deserves a better successor than this tepid buddy comedy.
The Loop
Laura Russell
It's a telling thing when the most clever thing about a new show is its title.
Common Sense Media
Joyce Slaton
Bawdy but bland sitcom recalls other, better ensembles.
John Hanlon Reviews
John Hanlon
This comedy attempts to replicate the "How I Met Your Mother" formula-- the comeback of a young actor, a group of friends that includes some long-term couples etc.-- but fails miserably.
IGN Movies
Max Nicholson
A generic three-camera sitcom that attempts to capture the lightning in a bottle that was Friends. However, its whitewashed cast, conventional jokes and unoriginal premise keep it from being anything other than another failed copycat.
rogercatlin.com
Roger Catlin
Friends With... may be more insulting than usual coming after a nine-year series that was better by some measure in retreading the same material.
News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)
Brooke Cain
A disappointing new sitcom.
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