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‘Going Dutch’ Review: Denis Leary’s Fox Military Comedy Needs More Basic Training

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Daniel Fienberg
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A foul-mouthed military legend gets demoted to a backwater Dutch base, where he must whip his estranged daughter's motley crew into shape in this irreverent Fox comedy.
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  • Denis Leary stars as Colonel Patrick Quinn, a decorated officer whose obscenity-laden meltdown costs him a coveted command post, instead landing him at the 'Least Important U.S. Army Base in the World' in the Netherlands.
  • The show's creator, Joel Church-Cooper, is best known for the cult hit 'Brockmire,' and the hybrid premise of 'Enlisted' meets 'Brockmire' holds promise, though the lack of cable-level edge and longer runtimes holds 'Going Dutch' back from reaching its full comedic potential.
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Denis Leary, Taylor Misiak, Danny Pudi, Laci Mosley, Hal Cumpston, Joe Morton, Joel Church-Cooper, Parker Young, Fox, IFC, FXX, CIA, 'Enlisted', 'Brockmire', 'Dave', 'Florida Girls', 'Action'
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