Back to You: Pilot Episode: OAD 9-19-07 *spoilers*

Comparisons to Frasier are inevitable.

Unfortunately even tho' its early, there is no comparison.

 

I got a distinct vibe that they were going for a cross between MTM (the set, obviously, the remote-reporter guy cranking out cut-downs on Montana was very similar to Murray/Ted) and Cheers (the sexual tension between the leads). Then they throw in the kid to make it 2-1/2 something, and it's just a mess.

The low-aimed humour and Grammer's past will likely keep this on the air, but it's not a show I would be seeking out.

Some of the jokes were good, some I was surprised to get past the censors (it's an 8 PM show which featured lines like (from memory) "I believe you banged Bert" and "This just in/That's what you said that night"); however, overall there wasn't enough to get over the simple point -- I didn't like any of the characters and don't look forward to spending any time with them.

 

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I never watched a single episode of the stars previous shows, so I have no pre-conceived notions coming in.

But Patricia Heaton annoys me for some reason. Something about her mouth/teeth is just not right. Like a bad face-life or something.

The laugh track, while not as loud as most sitcoms, is still over the top. I have a tough time watching and hearing canned laughter in the background. Not everything they say is funny.

Fred Willard has always cracked me up, and he had the best lines in the show. He is the only reason I am going to give it a 2nd shot.

 

My wife said they should have called this "Everybody Loves Fraiser."

 

Willing to give it a few weeks. Frasier wasn't 100% comedy gold right away either.

Keep in mind that, as far as TV goes, this is the first time in 20 - 25 years that Kelsey Grammer isn't playing Frasier.

I really could do without the laugh track though. Completely unnecessary.

 

My husband and I actually enjoyed this show a lot!!! We can't wait for next week!!

 

Considering I loathed Frasier and liked Everybody Loves Raymond, seems like mixed reviews to me.

 

Like most new sitcoms, all the best lines were in the endless commericals flooding the network the past week. Not a big Fred Willard fan, but I liked him in this.

It's no Fraiser, or ELR, but watchable.

 

+1

I never liked "Cheers". (Oh, hell, now I've done it, I admitted that!)

"Frasier" sucked at first, I thought, and then it grew on me.

This was an OK first episode. I'll leave my SP set for a few episodes.

 

Ok, nothing great. As someone said, some of the potentially decent moments were beat to death in the promos.

I love me some Fred Willard though, he's reason enough for more episodes on the TiVo.

KD

 

It's her huge Dumbo ears!


Are "spoilers" possible for a sitcom? Come on.

 

I thought it was an enjoyable half hour with some good laughs. We'll have to see whether it goes up or down from here.

 

Spoiler

Jokes were told by various cast members. The audience laughed at them.

This is not always the case with sitcoms.


My Sitcom Rules:

1. There is (at least) one character who knows what is going on and knows what to do.
2. There is (at least) one character who doesn't know what is going on but knows what to do.
3. There is (at least) one character who knows what is going on but doesn't know what to do.
4. There is (at least) one character who doesn't know what is going on and doesn't know what to do.

 

My wife and I thought it was okay. I'm hoping it improves. We need a good comedy to add to our watching rotation. It's too full of Cops, Doctors, etc right now.

 

I thought parts of it were funny; I'll keep my SP for now.

But, I was pretty disappointed that Kelsey Grammer's character is, well, Frasier. I enjoyed Frasier a lot, but for a new show I was hoping to see something a little different instead of just more of the same. I don't know if the issue is that the actor simply isn't capable of playing any other roles, or it's just a total lack of imagination on the part of the network/writers, but it fell a little flat for me for that reason.

 

I liked Everybody Loves Raymond and I sort of liked Frasier. They were both funny. This show was not funny at all, and I won't be watching again.

 

I loved it. I have always liked Steven Levitan's shows (I was really bummed to see "Stacked" fail), and this was no exception. I liked the characters and the actors. Will not miss this show.

 

Friends ran at 8:00, and they got away with far worse than that (for example, I seem to recall an episode where Monica and Rachel had a fight over the last condom in the apartment). I think "Family Hour" now runs from 7 to 8 (originally it was 7 to 9), which means it only really applies on Sundays.

-- Don