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Better Things

Family gets real.

2016 0hr : 23m Comedy · Drama ★ 7.2

Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max, Frankie and Duke – in Los Angeles. She is mom, dad, referee and the cops.

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Why it may be worth watching

  • Better Things combines Comedy and Drama storytelling.
  • The principal cast includes Pamela Adlon, Celia Imrie, Mikey Madison.
  • Viewers currently rate it 7.2/10 from 203 votes.

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Best suited to viewers looking for Comedy, Drama. The available catalogue spans 5 seasons.

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single parentparent child relationshipcoming of agehollywoodsingle motherbitingcandidvoiceover

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RenoExternal review

**Mother, daughter, granddaughters. The story of women.**

SEASON 01:

Not realistic, but very close to one than any other series I have seen. Most importantly, it was focused on the softer side. That does not mean there's no issues in the story, and with its characters. Well, it's about a single mother with three daughters, who is an actress of small roles. Adding her mother to the list who lives in the next door, it is about four women and their lives. A pure, women oriented tale, focused on the things what every woman, young, old, middle-aged go …

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**Mother, daughter, granddaughters. The story of women.**

SEASON 01:

Not realistic, but very close to one than any other series I have seen. Most importantly, it was focused on the softer side. That does not mean there's no issues in the story, and with its characters. Well, it's about a single mother with three daughters, who is an actress of small roles. Adding her mother to the list who lives in the next door, it is about four women and their lives. A pure, women oriented tale, focused on the things what every woman, young, old, middle-aged go through in their lives.

A short and sweet series, not exactly a comedy. More a drama type, but there are enough fun in the narration to earn the genre, comedy. Awesome characters. Each one was so distinct from another. Most of the tale was told from the mother's perspective, but there are some scenes, where characters around her gets needed recognition on the subject it deals with in the each episode. I liked all the ten episodes, felt like it should have been at least 13 episode season.

It was not a big league series or the actors that I know very well. Still a good one, and for all, including the men. It definitely needs some lifting. It was received well, but lacks the strength in the viewership. It has been nearly a year since it was originally aired, but I checked it out only recently and liked it very much. In a month, the second season is going to be out and this time I'll be updating at the realtime. So can't wait for the next few weeks to go by. I definitely suggest it to you to go for it.

_8/10_

dr cherry peperExternal review · ★ 8.0/10

ok this lady here seems to do everything the wrong way she curses in front of her kids drinks has tantroms however you absolutely love her for it the shows hilarious and the mother is so unperfect that its just like real life striving for perfection and getting nowhere I adore the show as a guy with three teen siblings I have seen some of the situations only two of mine are boys but still the same thing I love the youngest daughter too lol she kills me I highly recommend watching this one

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