kyle-hannah The Winner is an enjoyable show presented to us by Family Guy and American Dad! creator Seth MacFarlane.The show has a very original concept the love of geeky 32 year old Glen Abbott moves back in next door with her twelve year old son who is a mirror image of what Glen was as a kid.Glen and 12 year old Josh become friends and help each other out in life, Josh uses Glen's childhood knowledge to score girls his age while Glen uses Josh's knowledge to form a relationship with Josh's mom.Yes it is far fetched and wacky but it's told in a way that works and makes it all seem possible.Most of the nay sayers of this show will claim it sucks simply because it has canned laughter then go on a rant about shows with canned laughter and how "bad today's shows are" or b*tch about Arrested Development being canceled.In many of the other reviews you'll see very little information on the show they may say "it's predictable" or "it's unoriginal" then rant about everything they find wrong with todays TV shows and hardly analyze The Winner at all.The Winner primarily focuses on awkward situations and embarrassing moments to draw laughter from you much like the American Pie movies.The character is a loser , virgin, nice guy, who's too geeky for his own good he's basically a big kid with little to no knowledge of the adult world (examples being showing up for a job interview without a resume, going to a penthouse for sex lessons, and using his $250 paycheck as a pick up line.Alison is the sweet, trusting girl next door who has great comedic timing she's sort of the "normal" character.Josh is a geeky houndog who wants girls but isn't very good with what to say basically a child version of the Glen character.Glen's parents with whom he lives with are the typical squabbling old coots the father a real hard@$$, the mother a nurturer.The show isn't perfect as a lot of the situations are very unbelievable and the fact that Alison would be so trusting of Glen around Josh (especially in todays paranoid society)is very unrealistic.The show is fun and without any of the random humour or pop culture references you see on Family Guy, or any of the political humour you see on American Dad! this is just a harmless show that gives you more laughs than the average sitcom like According To Jim or Til' Death.The series airs on Sunday nights @ 8:30.See for yourself.

xcal321 Everyone seems to rip shows up before they even get to know the character. This show is different in that it's set backwards in time and they can line the plot with jokes about how time turns out...It's got some great moments between Rob and the kid, some might find it disturbing, but it's life for this underdeveloped adult.Just try to put yourself in a good place when you watch it, I thought it was pretty funny, with new predicaments they are being placed it popping up everywhere.Don't trash this so quickly...Rob was great on The Daily Show and Seth has his hand in it. There is a lot of foreshadowing and perhaps the program will break through and get some new elements.In the future watch pilots neutrally, not hurtingly.

Nick Zbu It's hard to comment on this show honestly because it seems jammed into the sitcom format. While Rob Corddry and Ricky Blitt have a lot of comedy cred behind them, it seems that this show just doesn't make it. 'The Winner' is indeed a lot like 'Get a Life,' but regardless of that the show just doesn't seem to work. The laugh track is on all the freaking time and all of the plots seem very watered down. This show could be a laugh riot or even more risqué than Family Guy, but all and all it's weak and completely unrealistic. Maybe if it was filmed instead of studio-bound and missing the annoying and distracting laugh track it could work. Instead, it's just filler.Fox is good to show it twice a night to gain some audience, but it was botched in the execution before this. A real shame.

mallclerk I have seen Fox shows come and go. I love Family Guy, The Simpsons and even the War at Home has endeared itself to me. With that said The Winner is terrible. I gave it a chance, watched the first two episodes on it's premier night, then tried to watch it again tonight. I couldn't finish it. Not a laugh to be found and Rob Corrdry borders on being child molester creepy. This show shouldn't be aired again. I don't even understand how it made it past a script stage. The creators of the show are funny, but missed the boat here. I just wish this show would go away and stay away.Two thumbs down, One star, Rotten Tomato. Horrible show, just Horrible.