- Network: CBS
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 23, 2006
Critic Reviews
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The cast is a fine one. The chemistry works between Elfman and Randall. The weakness of "Alex's" premiere -- and not future episodes, I hope -- is the overwrought script.
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Jenna Elfman really has to put a bag over it--her notorious “cute,” I mean.
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An inoffensive but not particularly distinguished half-hour.
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Simultaneously sexy and relatable, Elfman wins us over with a convincing performance that shows vulnerability just beneath a placid surface.
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Elfman establishes herself as one of the major female comic presences on television.
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The acting talent here is marginal compared to the sitcom it replaces, "Out of Practice" (returning later in the season), but I found "Courting Alex" more enjoyable.
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"Courting Alex" is courting disaster by the way it plays against Elfman's, and Coleman's, strengths.
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I doubt I will ever watch a single episode of "Courting Alex" beyond this first one.
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Elfman and Coleman do their best to inject some fun into the same old stuff.
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"Courting Alex" is sadly predictable and unfunny at pretty much every turn.
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[A] tepid, paint-by-numbers series.
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Worth watching? First you’d have to stay awake.
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Courting Alex is nothing if not dull.
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She's not bad, just flat; not annoying, just weak.
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A charmless sitcom with absolutely nothing original in it.
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Unimpressive and bland.
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A tepid traditional sitcom.
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Neither a disaster nor a triumph.
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[A] limp sitcom. [27 Jan 2006, p.77]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 26
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Mixed: 3 out of 26
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Negative: 15 out of 26
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PuppiM.Oct 5, 2009Jenna good, Englishman good, Scott terrible, rest ok. story catastrophic, jokes old.
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KeaneGAug 4, 2006
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OrionFanApr 13, 2006