- Network: ABC
- Series Premiere Date: Oct 10, 2014
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Once we know the setup, at home and in the workplace, we can pretty much figure what we're about to see and hear. That doesn't make the show less amusing or Cristela herself less appealing. It does mean that once it has found its pocket, at least in the beginning, it seems content to work inside it.
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Episode 2 is considerably weaker than the watchable premiere.
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It’s too broad and familiar to hold attention.
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The show’s classic sitcom format, with recorded laughter and pauses between punch lines, is stifling--too much like “The George Lopez Show” and not tailored enough to Ms. Alonzo’s own brand of humor.
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Cristela, both the character and the performer, is bright and goofy and confident, and she's got that sitcom-put-down timing down.... The show is a lot less successful when it goes for those pre-fab sitcom setups that feel like a catchphrase waiting to happen.
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Much of the first two episodes of Cristela feels dishearteningly retro.... Still, Alonzo is a pleasure to watch.
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So three cheers for Cristela and a shrug-and-a-half for Cristela, a harmless but so far forgettable addition to ABC's reconstituted mini-"TGIF" lineup. If only the show had the gumption of its leading lady.
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It tries so hard to be funny, but no matter how likable Alonzo is, the jokes are as stale as year-old taco shells.
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Yet as nice as it is to see another sitcom with dollops of heart (you can count the “aww” moments) built around a real-looking woman (Alonzo co-created the series with Kevin Hench), that’s about the only thing that distinguishes Cristela from what once occupied these environs back in ABC’s “TGIF” days. Nor does a second episode--in which Cristela’s sister pushes her to date online--suggest the show has much more in mind than recycling familiar plots.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 25
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Mixed: 4 out of 25
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Negative: 9 out of 25
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