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Left to her own devices in the new CBS sitcom Cybill, La Shepherd seems a little lost.
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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.
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This all sounds so promising — why isn't it funnier?
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 7
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Mixed: 0 out of 7
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Negative: 2 out of 7
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Dec 20, 2010