Critic Reviews
- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
Ignore several adolescent sexual references and you have a sitcom willing to poke fun at the trauma of growing old in a culture that reveres youth. And while Shepherd is not God's gift to TV sitcoms, she holds her own as an island of near-sanity in a sea of hedonism. [30 Dec 1994]
-
Absolutely Fabulous is grandly bawdy and uninhibited; Cybill, more restrained for American sensibilities, ends up too often being only vulgar. Still, Ms. Shepherd and Ms. Baranski have their delightful moments. And the series appears to be getting stronger.
-
This all sounds so promising — why isn't it funnier?
-
As manifest in Cybill's premiere, Shephard and cast are castoffs, and a bit confused as to the actions they are made to complete, people performing in such an extruded manner that it's difficult investing interest in Cybill's citizens. [30 Dec 1994]
-
Shepherd plays good-naturedly off her narcissistic image and the writers get off a few good lines. But this is just the kind of show that has to score with the quick zinger because it has nothing more solid to stand on. [01 Jan 1995]
-
Left to her own devices in the new CBS sitcom Cybill, La Shepherd seems a little lost.
-
Racy jokes and blue language are everywhere, less shocking than tacky, since most of the jokes are stale one-liners with little punch or durability.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
-
Positive: 5 out of 7
-
Mixed: 0 out of 7
-
Negative: 2 out of 7
-
Dec 20, 2010