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Night Court (2023– )

Canned laughter very annoying!

[3/10 · 18 January 2023]

This show has the potential, and the cast, that could work into successful series. BUT the very fake canned laughter absolutely ruins the show and makes it hard to watch. The producers should have faith in the cast to make it a show to watch. Too bad. Also, I'm not sure having the judge be the daughter of the previous judge is helpful in any way.

John Larroquette alone would make it worth watching and I'm wishing that it could become a more wry and sophisticated comedy although it's pretty hard to recover from such a faulty start.

Welcome back to TV John Larroquette, but hopefully someone will find something for you worthy of your talent!

Lopez vs. Lopez (2022– )

Awful all the way around

[1/10 · 6 November 2022]

This show has everything: bad premise, bad writing, bad acting, bad laugh track, bad music (borrowed from another sitcom?). But even then, I was determined to watch the entire episode to see if it would come anywhere near to redeeming itself. Unfortunately, it never even came close and only became more cringeworthy as it proceeded. It felt like someone unearthed an old unfunny sitcom and assumed it could be fast-forwarded to the 2022 audience. What an unfortunate waste of effort and money for everyone involved and really an embarrassment for the network.

Keep trying NBC but this just isn't it.

American Auto (2021–2023)

Annoying camera work

[2/10 · 19 January 2022]

I know this is somewhat of a trend but the camera is never actually still in the close shots - it's as if it's in very unsteady hands. I can't watch as it makes me somewhat seasick.

The show does somewhat remind me of The Office format but it's not worth watching with the bouncing camera work.