EPISODE
Significant Mother - Season 1
The story follows Portland restaurateur Nate, whose world is turned upside down when he comes back from a business trip to find out that his best friend and roommate, Jimmy, is now dating his newly singly mother. To make matters worse, Nate';;;;;;s previously disinterested dad, Harrison is now determined to win Lydia back and isn';;;;;;t afraid to use Nate to get what he wants. Stuck between his family feud and his best friend';;;;;;s first serious relationship, Nate';;;;;;s 'new normal' forever changes his relationships with his parents, and severely handicaps his own dating life.
24 April 1975, Amsterdam, New York, USA
20 March 1985, Marion, Ohio, USA
17 February 1974, New York City, New York, USA
29 November 1982, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
27 October 1953, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
12 September 1940, Santa Monica, California, USA
1 February 1986, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
August 03, 2015
The one-note premise wears thin very quickly because there is no way that anyone can root for the relationship at the center of it. It is not cool to sleep with your best friend's parent.July 31, 2015
While the show does possess some energy thanks to the cast, there's such a numbing sameness to the gags.August 11, 2015
Tired, crude sex gags in cougar-themed comedy.August 03, 2015
The oddest thing about Significant Mother: how hard the show tries to be hip. This, in turn, makes it feel inherently unhip.August 02, 2015
With its nonstop wisecracks about hooking up, body parts, and pop culture references, Significant Mother feels like a Millennial version of Three's Company.July 30, 2015
A high-concept but low-funny sitcom about a young man whose mother starts sleeping with his lifelong best friend, Significant Mother is vulgar, tasteless and strained.August 03, 2015
Truly, there's little here that inspires much beyond irritated indifference.