OldBoy

From Mitchell Hurwitz, creator of "Arrested Development" of course. FOX's newest animated series 4/19/09 @ 8:30pm EST.

Voices of:
Will Arnett
Jason Bateman
Henry Winkler
Kristin Chenoweth
Cheri Oteri
Will Forte
Tom Kenny
Nick Kroll
Kenan Thompson



i got to say, i am not a big fan of primetime animated series and don't watch a one, but this one really intrigues me because i am a teacher. it seems like the anti-what to do in school show and the commercials really have me psyched for this show.

hell- i have and would never even use the term "Shut Up" to a student. i just have a good feeling about this one and wanted to see who is with me and if anyone has heard any early buzz.

i just hope FOX doesn't treat it like Hurwitz's other baby in AD. seems like 7 episodes are already done, so hopefully it goes well and people watch.

Deftones

the animation looks terrible, but the talent behind it makes it worth watching alone. i'm there.

OldBoy

isn't it purposeful? kinda like how "King of the Hill" looks old school.

Deftones

but it looks even worse than that. like that dr. katz show on comedy central years ago.

kstublen

I'm going to watch it for sure. It looks funny and the people involved are all fantastic. But personally, I would have preferred if FOX kept King of the Hill on air instead of picking this up, but whatever.

This show is bound to get canceled though, which is unfortunate because it looks promising, thus leaving FOX's "Animation Domination" as just The Simpsons + 1.5 Hours of Seth McFarlane.

CKMorpheus

Haven't even heard about this show, but I like the talent involved, so I'll check it out.

mnementh

I forgot that Henry Winkler will break my knees if I don't email everyone to watch this show.

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MrSmearkase

I'm probably in the minority, but I don't think that Fox mistreated Arrested Development at all. For any show to go past 2 seasons on Fox is surprising, and they put a lot of advertisement behind the show, IIRC. In the end, viewership just wasn't there.

Sorry to rant, just sometimes feel like I'm the only one who feels the show had been given proper room to grow and find an audience, and went out just as strong as it went in. At least we got a series finale.

Back on topic, I'll check the new show out. Looks pretty good.

marty888

With the voice talent involved, it should definitely be worth a listen.

LorenzoL

"Pilot"

Originally Aired: April 19, 2009

boc4ever

Anyone else think this looked weak from the previews?

Gizmo

Seems like every review slammed this show...I'll likely DVR it but don't know if I'll get around to watching it.

OldBoy

8:30pm EST tonight people. let's give it a ratings coup.

Jadzia

Merged the two threads.

LorenzoL

Didn't realize that a thread was created a few days ago.

Tracer Bullet

Yeah... I didn't make it past the first commercial break.

Vipper II

Well that was certainly underwhelming, especially considering the talent involved. It seems a little too low-brow for my tastes.

kstublen

They canceled King of the Hill and replaced it with this? Big let down...simply dreadful.

Rockmjd23

No kidding. KOTH had probably run its course but it was one of the best animated shows of all time and should have ended on its own terms. Even the worst episode of KOTH was better than this show!

chino77

i hadnt heard of it but i turned it off after 5 minutes. it was awful.

bwvanh114

I had no expectations because it was the first episode and I realize it may take a few episodes to start hitting its stride. I was still underwhelmed.

boogieman03

Wow. Doesn't look like I missed much. I stopped paying attention pretty quickly.

LorenzoL

Not worth the space on my HD PVR.

Mazje

Well, my expectations were unrealistically high, given the talent involved. So it obviously fell short of that.

However, judged on its own merits (and not comparing it to "Arrested Development"), I thought it was generally fine, with more slow parts than funny parts. The "I need a catchphrase" line was funny, and there were other jokes that were kind of hit and miss. Just kind of some dumb fun, but nothing to get too worked up about. Overall, about a 5.5 or 6 out of 10.

Now, comparing it to AD, what I thought was odd was how Hurwitz could be involved in a show that's not really character-driven. Everybody is a caricature, and it seemed to be a race to end of the show, throwing out as many jokes, gags, etc. along the way as possible, hoping they were funny.

In fact, it almost seemed like Hurwitz's "response" to a network/audience that fawns over "Family Guy" and lets AD get canceled. Basically like saying"You want low-brow animation with no real characters or plot? Here you go. Laugh."

I'll give it another couple of episodes, but I don't have real high hopes for it.

leacha

But will the talent involved be its downfall? I'll bet they're commanding big $$$.