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Glenn Martin, DDS Talkback
 August 17, 2009 6:15 pm
Nick-at-Nite’s new animated series, the one produced by Michael Eisner, made it’s debut tonight. Anyone catch it? I did, and despite the near unanimous negative reviews, I must confess… I liked it. The script was on par with typical (re: Fox) animated series these days, but I found the animation, produced by Eric Fogel (Celebrity Deathmatch) refreshing. What did you think? |
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It was pretty good, but the laugh track annoyed me.
LAUGH track?!!! That’s a good one! Imagine, filming a clay animated series LIVE!
I agree the laugh track was annoying, it just highlighted every failed joke, and there was a lot of them. For writing, was this something that Nick was holding onto before showing? I found the “Sex and the City” joked already dated, and already done. I don’t know what they writers have against the Amish, but I felt a lot of that humor was mean spirited, and cruel. Animation wise – really nice, I was impressed. I just wished they had better Material written to animate with.
I found it tremendously dry.
Can’t say I laughed much except for maybe one or two moment. I might try watching another episode tomorrow, but I don’t think it’s gonna last.
I can’t believe how unfunny this was. I watched longer than I should have. It was so bad I couldn’t look away. At several points I wondered if the humor was intentionally bad as a satire on mediocre sitcoms. And a laugh track? Really…? I’m sorry, but the PJ’s will always be my favorite stop-motion sitcom.
Lose the laugh track.
This isn’t Mr. Ed. (Actually, that was better.)
But LOSE the laugh track.
I didn’t see this to be honest
After seeing the commercials for this show, it screams Gary & Mike.. in other words another Road Trip style cartoon
I do love Eric Fogel’s Celebrity Detahmatch (it’s his only good production) but seeing that he abandon ship after MTV pulled the plug on his show during Season 4 in favor dull productions like this makes me feel sad for him
The effort was nice, but seriously? Laugh track?
The Amish won’t complain. They’ll never see it.
I watched parts of it but the laugh track grated on my nerves and I switched channel.
Personal taste: lose the laugh track.
I haven’t watched enough of it to comment on the story, but the overall look and animation was nice.
I think all the bad reviews are because of the laugh track, and people who are rooting against Eisner. Well written, and beautifully animated.
“I do love Eric Fogel’s Celebrity Detahmatch (it’s his only good production)”
Well, I liked “The Head”.
This show looks like a white version of the PJs.
Eric Fogel works for Cuppa Coffee now I heard. Not sure where Eisner comes in as this was filmed in Canada by the Cup of Coffee peeps
lose the laugh trax otherwise nicely animated and worth watching
Fogel works for Eisner, Eisner hired Cuppa Coffee who make the show in Toronto. Rumor has it got picked up for a second season