Three suburban couples vacation together each season, but tensions arise when one couple splits up and the husband brings a much younger woman on subsequent trips.Three suburban couples vacation together each season, but tensions arise when one couple splits up and the husband brings a much younger woman on subsequent trips.Three suburban couples vacation together each season, but tensions arise when one couple splits up and the husband brings a much younger woman on subsequent trips.
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I don't know how I binge-watched this so fast, I just found myself at the final episodes wondering how the time flied. The episodes are short and pretty fast-paced, so it's super easy to just continue with the next one without realizing how deep you've gone. Also, almost every episode ends with a little twist that hooks you into watching the next one.
I really liked the characters too and their interactions, there's a general feel-good vibe, which made it enjoyable to watch. The thing is... that's exactly why the ending caught me completely off guard. I didn't expect things to take such a turn, especially considering how light the rest of the show felt.
Definitely worth watching, just... be prepared for that ending.
I really liked the characters too and their interactions, there's a general feel-good vibe, which made it enjoyable to watch. The thing is... that's exactly why the ending caught me completely off guard. I didn't expect things to take such a turn, especially considering how light the rest of the show felt.
Definitely worth watching, just... be prepared for that ending.
Hindsight is always 20/20. Case in point: I was not that huge a fan of the 1981 ensemble comedy upon which this eight-episode 2025 dramedy series is based. Now however, the series made me appreciate Alan Alda's deft touch in maneuvering a beloved veteran cast through the machinations of the often prickly relationships among three middle-aged married couples across four vacations they share over the course of a year. The series follows the same basic storyline, even sharing the names and general personalities of the original characters (except one) and even replicating some of the same comedy gags. In regard to scripting, Tina Fey takes the reins with co-writers Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield, and her dry comedy instincts and clever observations are on display here but not always effectively. Not for a lack of effort by the cast, there's a nagging arm's length distance in the way the supposed closeness of the characters is conveyed. Also compromising the dynamics is the lack of equality in the way the couples are presented, for instance, playing the Alda-Carol Burnett couple, Fey as Kate appears far more alpha and nuanced than Will Forte's non-confrontational Jack. In a turn that downplays his comedy chops, Steve Carell soberly plays Nick whose middle-aged frustration triggers the primary storyline where he leaves his wet-blanket wife Anne and connects with a vibrant young dental hygienist, Ginny. The one casting twist is that the third pair has become Danny and Claude, a married gay couple in an open relationship. The opposites-attract dynamic between Colman Domingo's emotionally resistant Danny and Marco Calvani's overly unctuous Claude is similar to the fractious Jack Weston-Rita Moreno pairing but with obvious differences. The most dramatic change from the movie is the expansion of Anne as a plot catalyst. Whereas in the movie, Anne (played by the estimable Sandy Dennis) disappeared in the second vacation and was given a poignant send-off in the third, she is portrayed in the series by Kerri Kenney in a more persistent vein that evolves into an edgy ambivalence throughout the series. It becomes clear why this change occurred in the last episode when the story takes an unexpected turn that finally gives the characters a more relatable level of resonance that forces them out of their self-absorption. BTW Alda shows up in a welcome cameo as Anne's father in the second episode.
I loved this limited series. Good cast, good script, I laughed out loud several times in every episode. The person whose review called it bourgeois sounded very bitter and was way off base in my opinion. I did not find the characters "out of touch" and there were no "lavish" vacations. One of them owned a vacation home that the all went to twice. One of the other trips was to their and their children's college for " family weekend" and the third was to a presumably inexpensive ie not very fancy Caribbean resort. I have seen the 1981 movie 2-3 times and was pleased with the way this version was similar but did not try to replicate the original. And I loved the ending which I was not expecting. Such an enjoyable experience!
This updated series is an improvement on the original movie. Really hits home for those of us going through many years of marriage. Tine Fey is a great writer and doesn't pull any punches in revealing the challenges of marriage. I loved how the updated series focuses not only on marriage, but friendship and parenthood. Also, there's the fact that not every couple has the same issues or deals with their issues in the same manner. The series is funny and it was very sad also. The ending is unexpected if you saw the original but it's quite griping. I believe if you are 50+, you will be able to see yourself in one of the characters of this series.
I wasn't sure what to expect with this series but I was pleasantly surprised with the show. I did not realize until after I watched it that it was a remake of the 1981 movie of the same name.
Each character was developed in such a way to make me relate to each of their personalities.
The storylines were enjoyable; lighthearted/funny at times, heartfelt at times, sad at times, and frustrating at times (for how much all marriages are the same 🤣).
The acting was good. The couples were paired up the right way. When I first went to watch this, I thought the pairing would be the normal Steve Carell Tina Fey pairing, but it was better that it was not them together.
This is definitely a good show to binge and now I will be watching the 1981 movie to compare!
Each character was developed in such a way to make me relate to each of their personalities.
The storylines were enjoyable; lighthearted/funny at times, heartfelt at times, sad at times, and frustrating at times (for how much all marriages are the same 🤣).
The acting was good. The couples were paired up the right way. When I first went to watch this, I thought the pairing would be the normal Steve Carell Tina Fey pairing, but it was better that it was not them together.
This is definitely a good show to binge and now I will be watching the 1981 movie to compare!
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- TriviaAlan Alda, who wrote, directed and starred in the original 1981 film, has a small role in this series. He appears as Don in Episode 2. In the 1981 film, Alda played Jack, the same character Will Forte plays. Alda was 45 when the film was released, and was 89 when the miniseries was released.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards (2025)
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- Les quatre saisons
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- Warwick, New York, USA(Mount Peter)
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- 30m
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