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13
Mixed:
4
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Critic Reviews
Jul 23, 2013
Season 2 Review:
Rarely has a cast been so perfectly chosen and thoughtfully developed as the crew on "Murphy Brown." [14 May 1990]
Jul 23, 2013
Season 2 Review:
A series that started out merely good and has now become, like NBC's "Cheers," a comedy essential, a good reason to stay home and laugh. [18 Sep 1989]
Jul 12, 2013
Season 2 Review:
This second season has been marvelous. Now it's absolutely brilliant. [27 Nov 1989]
Jul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review:
It's very, very funny. ... The ingredients are all here (neat star, clever writing, a talented, well-defined supporting ensemble) for a classy comedy hit in the Cheers or Mary Tyler Moore Show mold. [14 Nov 1988]
Jul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review:
Appearing in her first TV series, Bergen brings in a full-court-press performance-stylish, sardonic and funny. Couple that with English's crisp dialogue, which consistently veers off just at the point it seems to be settling for the formulaic, and "Murphy Brown" comes up as a bright, promising half-hour. [14 Nov 1988]
Jul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review:
"Murphy Brown" crackles, flashes and scintillates. [14 Nov 1988]
Jul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review:
The show needs some sharpening, but "Murphy Brown" looks like a winner. [14 Nov 1988]
Jul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review:
Heretofore, I have never thought of Candice Bergen as a major comedienne like Andrea Martin or Catherine O'Hara. But I like her as Murphy Brown. She has the addictive personality of the character she plays, and can grow on you. [14 Nov 1988]
Jul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review:
There's lots to love about the CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown," even though Candice Bergen works too hard at grabbing her share. ... This sitcom sparkles with acerbic intelligence, though its fascination with the real TV world occasionally gets out of hand. [28 Nov 1988]
Jul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review:
It's all great fun, and the idea of putting a hard-nosed, highly competent journalist into situations where she must deal with neophytes and no-talents is rife with possibilities, especially since Bergen plays Murphy Brown as a complex, intriguing neurotic. Not everything works in the debut episode, but enough to mark this as a sitcom with possibilities. [14 Nov 1988]
Jul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review:
It can't quite decide whether to reach for the smaller, literate audience or appeal to the crowd that needs a laugh track to appreciate a Chevy Chase pratfall. ... Still, there are some good sharp laughs despite the more obvious digs. [14 Nov 1988]
Jun 11, 2013
Season 8 Review:
The writing ... has left Murphy limp and aimless. ... Ultimately, what makes Murphy Brown seem quaint these days is simply that its time has passed. In the beginning, its self-reflexive irony — a TV show about a TV show! — was refreshing; now it's as tiresome as Bergen's 'Dime Lady' Sprint commercials.
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Jul 2, 2013
Season 4 Review:
Let's be fair: Murphy Brown has some good things going for it. One of the few comedies on TV that stay abreast of current events, it has the smarts and the moxie to take pokes at everything from gossip-mongering tabloids to the Anita Hill hearings. ... But mostly the show is pretentious and annoying.
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