Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (TV Series) Pilot (2017) User Reviews

Fun, but I feel like it's kinda been done before

[jennincincy · 8/10 · 4 October 2017]

I saw the previews for this show and thought it looked cute, so I watched the pilot. I found myself feeling like this reminded me of "Oh God" with George Burns, although the humor wasn't quite as good, but that's to be expected being that George Burns was a stellar comedian. Another reviewer wrote that this show is attempting to appeal to religious people. I have to disagree. First of all, I enjoyed it and I'm not religious in any way, shape, or form. In addition, from what I can tell, the show lacks the sappiness of traditional "God" shows (like "Saved by an Angel," or whatever it was called), at least so far.

As far as the acting goes, it's quite good. Everyone on the show clearly knows what they're doing.

The only criticism I really have is that I still don't completely understand what Kevin's role is supposed to be, but maybe that's intentional.

All in all, I highly recommend that you give it a try.

It may seem old hat...

[julia-ross · 10/10 · 11 January 2018]

I'm writing this review after watching all the episodes which have aired so far (11). The first time I watched the show, I wasn't sure what to expect. It was a little silly, though a little unpredictable, but I liked it. The characters were likable, the people playing them were as well, so I tuned in the next week, and the next, and so on. I've never seen a show that just got better and better like this one, without some type of negative driving force (murder, someone's having an affair, someone is blackmailing someone else, etc.) This show just keeps getting better and better (and gooder and gooder). Ne'er a skeleton in the closet, nor a scandal in the budoir to be found. This is a show about normal family members and friends who love and support each other the best they can.

Don't get me wrong, I like several shows that I would classify as much darker. Mr. Robot comes to mind, Shameless, Ray Donovan. I'm no prude, and I don't consider myself religious, but I do have Faith. Kevin (Probably) Saves the World renews my faith in other people. If you're not watching it, you should be.

Occasional chuckles do not may up for the weaknesses.

[puzzledresearcher · 5/10 · 3 October 2017]

(This review based on the pilot only.)

Came across this new show by accident. After watching it, I doubt I will follow it.

There are moments of humor. But for too much of the show the need to force the plot along quickly overrides any possibility for extended funny scenes. Perhaps the funniest line in the show (and a bit risqué for the audience intended) is Kevin calling Snapchat "snap snatch" in a very brief scene, but frankly the implications of that felt out of place given Kevin was speaking to his underage niece.

As far as critiquing this show on its content and script: the pilot comes off as a rather blatant attempt by ABC to pander to the (large) religious sector of the American TV viewing audience. Fantasies about angels (and everything about angels are fantasies) continually appear in media (TV, movies, books, radio shows) and K(P)STW is just another.

The pilot left me with the feeling of it being pulled between being mawkish and being banal. It's not either completely, but somewhere in between. Overt attempts at being a "family" show (as that term is now used) tend to do this, and K(P)STW felt like it is going down that path in the pilot.

The actors are probably too good for a shallow script. Production quality is typical for a network show.

Not a show for me.