Average episode rating: 7.0909… (Another repeating decimal?! Oy!)
The below review is cross-posted here from the Season 1 comments, because that turned out to be the only season.
Outsourced isn't always riotously funny—or even laugh-inducing at all—but that doesn't make it a bad sitcom.
Sure, I found a fair bit of the humor to be… well, flat, honestly. But I still eagerly looked forward to the next episode and used it as the carrot at the end of my sitcom rotation—motivation to get through the shows I enjoy less.
Despite the jokes falling flat almost as often as they landed, I could not help but love all of these characters. Since the series was canceled after just the one season, I guess finding other work the actors did will have to suffice until I'm ready to rewatch this show.
Is Outsourced full of stereotypes? Unfortunately, yes. The parts of this show that represent India's real culture are worth it, though you'll need some common sense (and probably an Indian friend) to tell them apart. I'm lucky to have frequent IRC contact with an Indian or two,¹ and whenever I suspected something in the show was simply drawing on broad stereotypes (which happens often), they helped me ground my interpretation of the series in reality. Big thanks to my friends across the globe for putting up with my questions!
Review by dgwVIP 9BlockedParent2018-12-17T08:41:15Z
Average episode rating: 7.0909… (Another repeating decimal?! Oy!)
The below review is cross-posted here from the Season 1 comments, because that turned out to be the only season.
Outsourced isn't always riotously funny—or even laugh-inducing at all—but that doesn't make it a bad sitcom.
Sure, I found a fair bit of the humor to be… well, flat, honestly. But I still eagerly looked forward to the next episode and used it as the carrot at the end of my sitcom rotation—motivation to get through the shows I enjoy less.
Despite the jokes falling flat almost as often as they landed, I could not help but love all of these characters. Since the series was canceled after just the one season, I guess finding other work the actors did will have to suffice until I'm ready to rewatch this show.
Is Outsourced full of stereotypes? Unfortunately, yes. The parts of this show that represent India's real culture are worth it, though you'll need some common sense (and probably an Indian friend) to tell them apart. I'm lucky to have frequent IRC contact with an Indian or two,¹ and whenever I suspected something in the show was simply drawing on broad stereotypes (which happens often), they helped me ground my interpretation of the series in reality. Big thanks to my friends across the globe for putting up with my questions!