The Critic

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The Critic is a coproduction of Gracie Films and Columbia Pictures Television. The show is created by Al Jean and Mike Reiss and executive produced by James L. Brooks, Al Jean, and Mike Reiss. The Critic is a show about the life of a down-on-his-luck film critic, named Jay Sherman, who gets no respect at home or... more »

The Critic is a coproduction of Gracie Films and Columbia Pictures Television. The show is created by Al Jean and Mike Reiss and executive produced by James L. Brooks, Al Jean, and Mike Reiss. The Critic is a show about the life of a down-on-his-luck film critic, named Jay Sherman, who gets no respect at home or at work. For his career, he has to review pathetic movies. His response to most of these films is "It stinks!" Other characters who round out the show are Jay's adopted parents, Eleanor and the slightly peculair Franklin, Jay's sister, Margo, his make-up lady, Doris, Vlada who owns the restaurant Jay attends, his overbearing boss, Duke Phillips, his son, Marty, and his ex-wife, Ardith, who is constantly trying to get over their marriage. The second season introduced two new characters, Jay's fiancée Alice Tompkins and her daughter, Penny. Colorful and funny antics abound. The series debuted on ABC, and had a second season on Fox.less «

• We need "The Critic" now more than ever.

  Hollywood has never been in a more ridiculous state than in recent times. There is so much more material nowadays for a show...more »

  Hollywood has never been in a more ridiculous state than in recent times. There is so much more material nowadays for a show like "The Critic" than when it first aired in 1995. Shows like "Family Guy" and "South Park" (feh) try, but pale in comparison to the intelligent yet whimsical style of this show. Does anyone else agree?less «

  meestah009 Last online Apr 26, 2009
  3 comments, last one Jun 21, 2009 + Add Comment

• Who is your favorite character?

  Here's how this goes... tell your favorite character, why they are your favorite and a quote from them! I'll start. Franklin Sherman. Lets face it, he is the funniest character on the show. "I'm not wearing pants. I split my pants and now I'm not wearing pants."

  Here's how this goes... tell your favorite character, why they are your favorite and a quote from them! I'll start. Franklin Sherman. Lets face it, he is the funniest character on the show. "I'm not wearing pants. I split my pants and now I'm not wearing pants." less «

  CFlovesLF Last online 8 hrs, 49 mins ago
  20 comments, last one Apr 26, 2009 + Add Comment

• Is this show worth the watch?

  I'm about to watch the series online and I'm just wondering if it is worth it?

  I'm about to watch the series online and I'm just wondering if it is worth it?less «

  GerMan666 Last online Jan 6, 2008
  12 comments, last one Feb 17, 2009 + Add Comment

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  9.5 Superb

  funniest show on reelz channel. hide « show »

  This show is about a bald headed critic who has a show called Coming Attractions.I want this show back on the new episode thing.I mean,their doing these stupid movie ideas and making them all funny.It's like before South Park and Family Guy came out.The theme with the Golden Gate Bridge tearing apart was funny.Even known Rugrats and Family Matters were great classic shows,this one is it.I never even watched this show but now I do.Okay Reelz channel,get some new episodes,let it be one of the funniest shows in American and let it catch up to The Simpsons or South Park.

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  woahwoah678 Added Apr 3, 2009 All my reviews
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  7 Good

  it is worth watching hide « show »

  This show is about a film critic named Jay Sherman (Lovitz) who says every moive stinks. He is divorced and has a son martie. One of the running jokes is he is extremly fat and ugly. His parents are crazy and dont think much of him he likes his younger sister margo. Even though he is fat and ugly he still manages to find women who like him. Some of the movie parodies are funny. Most of the time he ethier meets a woman ,loses his job ,or helps his son out. It is an decent show with hit and miss jokes. It is worth watching even though it only lasted 2 seasons.

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  Gibson3445 Added Jul 31, 2008 All my reviews
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  9.7 Superb

  The Critic is a hilarious show about New York's third place cable tv film critic and his relationships with his adoptive parents (Franklin and Elenor), his son Marty, his girlfriend Alice and his boss Duke Phillips. hide « show »

  The Critic that many have said that is ahead of its time. I don't necessarily agree; but at the same time its in my mind the second greatest cartoon of all time. If it would have lasted it would have given The Simpsons a run for its money. I'm happy that it was part of my childhood but I really don't think it would last long in today's cartoon landscape. The jokes don't come at you super speed or in goofy flashbacks...people today want shows that don't make you think to much. The Critic was one of the animated shows that felt like you were watching real people, and if I'm not mistaken the show was almost live action if it wasn't for the fact that the movie parodies wouldn't have been so expensive to shoot. Every character had an interesting background and they built them up to be the normal people and to showcase how goofy a society we are, it seemed to me that even though the show is animated, they lampoon us and we are the ones that look goofy while they seem normal. Every tid bit of this series is phenomenol...believe me my DVD player probably hates me for watching this as much as I do. The animation flows perfectly between that line, where they can get away with the oddball comedy that is intune to animation but still get you to follow the Sitcom nature of the show. Another fantastic thing about the show is the fact that every major character: Jay Sherman: Jon Lovitz
  Marty Sherman: Chritince Cavanaugh
  Alice Tompkins: Park Overall
  Duke Phillip: Charles Napier
  Margo Sherman: Nancy Cartwright
  Elenor Sherman: Judith Ivey
  Franklin Sherman: Gerrit Graham
  Penny Tompkins: Russi Taylor
  
  Is done by a specific voice actor and only Nick Jameson and Maurice LaMarche do the majority of the other voices. Leading to less overlapping of voices and leading more the to the fact that it feels like a sitcom but animated.
  
  The humor comes from the relationships that Jay has with his fellow "Relationshipians"

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  drumrulz Added Jul 15, 2008 All my reviews
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  9.1 Superb

  Too smart for it's own good. hide « show »

  The Critic was probably the 2nd best animated show EVER! That's right, #2, right behind The Simpsons. Forget The Flinstones, Family Guy or even King of the Hill. The Critic followed the life of film critic Jay Sherman. The cast also included his son Marty, girlfriend/personal assistant Alice, and his boss Duke. Besides the day to day of life of Jay and the cast we also got to see some hilarious movie parodies, such as Dennis the Menace to Society, A Few More Good Men, and Scent of a Wolfman, all of which got Jay's catch phrase review, "It Stinks!"
  
  The Critic, unfortunately, never really found it's audience, even after try's on both ABC and FOX. The good news is it the entire series is available on DVD so please check it out. You won't be disappointed.

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  ssimonds1 Added Mar 3, 2008 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Canceled too soon, the bane of most clever shows. hide « show »

  The 23 episodes of "The Critic" are some of the funniest, off-the-wall, most wildly inventive and biting animated comedy of all time. Jon Lovitz, along with the rest of the cast, elevates what could have disintegrated into a vehicle for movie parodies alone into a sitcom that (while bizarre) keeps as its foundation a family of characters that love and loathe each other. It never veers off into "Family Guy" (and post-Season 8 "Simpsons") territory, where story and characters are sacrificed for quick jokes. In fact, most of the best jokes on "The Critic" come from the characters and their personalities. Franklin, Duke and the whole lot get miles of laughs out of their quirks.
  
  Because the run was so short, there isn't a bad episode in the crop. Even though the finale turns out to be a clip show, the framework (including a cameo by Milton Berle) is funny enough in its own right. Like "The Simpsons," "The Critic" used guest stars, but unlike recent "Simpsons," they are well used on this show.
  
  I would rate "The Critic" with Seasons 3-8 of "The Simpsons," and between the two of them you have a serious debate for best run of an animated series of all time.

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  jamoon2006 Added Oct 29, 2007 All my reviews