The Critic - The Complete Series

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Customer Reviews:

It doesn't stink [Posted on 2008-04-07]
If you are reading this you will probably buy the DVD set. Just pull the trigger, it's worth it!

I miss this show. [Posted on 2008-06-19]
I bought this as a graduation gift for a sibling, and it arrived exactly when promised. Good deal.

This show was hilarious and should have run longer. It's unfortunately difficult to find in stores, so this is probably the best way to get it.

Buy my book! Buy my book!

Ask yourself something [Posted on 2008-08-25]
I liked this show a lot. But I need to ask someone in marketing: what's the idea of having the cover of this DVD proclaim "It stinks!" Did you think of the sales of this item would be increased by this?

Anyway, the show was good, but it rambled a bit. Overall, it perhaps was not as grounded as the Simpsons are in reality, but it had its moments. It could have done with more parodies of movies.

And my copy did not have close captioning or subtitles.

50% gold, 50% "meh" [Posted on 2008-09-02]
The first season is kind of hit or miss. It goes back and forth between being really great and pretty mediocre. The Critic doesn't really hit its stride until the second season (well actually, the last episode of season one), which is common with many shows, but unfortunately the Critic only has two season so it renders almost half the show kind of dull.

There are a few gems in the first season, but it suffers from a lot of lame jokes, and a lot of not-so-bad jokes ruined by poor timing and/or delivery. The plots also go back and forth between "pretty interesting" to "who cares."

The animation in season one is also not terrible but not great either, the most startling thing about it is there are two art styles at work. Most of the main characters are done in a very cartoony style while a lot of the background and side characters are done in a slightly more illustrative and realistic style, creating for some odd scenes where the main characters end up looking like midgets.

All of these problems are more than made up for in the second season however, as everything takes a (almost startlingly) sharp turn upwards. The writing and comedic timing greatly improve, as does the art, which benefits for a general increase in quality and settling on a single style. The characters also become more developed and interesting. It's still not perfect, but the improvements are enough to make the first season retroactively more likable, because you know there are better things to come.

The only thing about the second season that did not improve was Jay's sister Margo, who in the first season was one of the most interesting and likable characters, in both personality and character design. (She was one of the few regulars done in the illustrative style, which in contrast to my previous complaint worked very well for her character.) The changes to the show's style are most obvious in her as she ends up looking like a completely different character in season two. She also fades into the background plot-wise, going from a pretty central character in season one to hardly being around in season two (presumably to make room for the shows new female lead, Alice).

Overall it's a pretty good show that got canceled before it could live up to it's full potential. If you are seeing it for the first time I would recommend watching season two first, because that's the part worth watching.

good [Posted on 2008-11-11]
i was hoping for the box to come with the product, but it did not. that is fine though. not that big of a deal. got to my house fast which was nice.

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