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Better Things - Season 1
Things may seem unwholesome during this difficult life of this man. The series begins with Sam Fox, an actor without a candidate trying to earn a living. It seems that this man is raising three daughters, in Los Angeles, while the pressures of Hollywood work are burning and he is one father amidst all these challenges.
27 July 1946, Bunic, Croatia, Yugoslavia
17 July 1976, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
11 March 1962, Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA
16 May 1944, Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
2 June 1963, Eatonville, Florida, USA
2 November 1989, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
May1983, Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
3 September 1955, London, England, UK
30 July 1979, Los Angeles, California, USA
23 March 1994, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
8 June 1955, New York City, New York, USA
September 08, 2016
One of the most hilariously candid and unflinching comedies of this or any other TV season.
September 08, 2016
With Better Things, [Aldon's] crafted a show about trying to have it all in Hollywood-make money, book gigs, and raise children-that somehow feels utterly original.
September 02, 2016
As endearing, and as irrepressible, as Adlon herself.
September 07, 2016
Pamela Adlon finally gets her deserved close-up and doesn't squander the chance.
September 08, 2016
It's unlikely you'll find a show as refreshing, nuanced and confidant, nor will you witness a talent as consistently sharp as Adlon herself.
September 08, 2016
Pamela Adlon's Better Things goes a step further, creating a realistic portrait of an actress and comedian trying to raise a trio of daughters in a semi-normal way.
September 08, 2016
Better Things isn't so much breaking ground as it is delving into ground most of us have traveled, and making it both funny and insightful.
September 07, 2016
Better Things is one of the messiest portrayals of motherhood on television today - which pretty much makes it the most real.
August 26, 2016
Still, Adlon's performance, bawdy and bewildered, is one to watch, a shining example of how TV continues to do a better job than film in delivering multilayered roles for women.
