The Return of Jezebel James

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 14, 2008
User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 6 out of 13

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  1. JonH.
    Mar 16, 2008
    2
    Oh it pains me! I'm a fan of Parker Posey and I cringed through this whole show. I might try the second episode to see if it's any better... but I couldn't watch when it was first broadcast. The problem with the show is it seems like a sitcom that only sorta wants to be a sitcom full of talent who have no real experience in a sitcom - from the creator to the main two stars. Oh it pains me! I'm a fan of Parker Posey and I cringed through this whole show. I might try the second episode to see if it's any better... but I couldn't watch when it was first broadcast. The problem with the show is it seems like a sitcom that only sorta wants to be a sitcom full of talent who have no real experience in a sitcom - from the creator to the main two stars. There's so much talent here it was painful to watch how incredibly unfunny it was. You'd get the impression that Posey wasn't a great comic actress... and maybe not even a very good actress... from this first episode. We all know both to be untrue. The laugh track is absolutely horrible as well. Even when there were parts that made me slightly smile it was ruined by the riotous laughter of the laugh track. It was like being in a movie full of idiots who don't get what's funny and what's not. With some major retooling the talent here could possibly do something cool. I doubt they'll get the chance. If Posey wants to be in TV (and more Posey is never a bad thing) something playing more to her natural comedic talents would be much better than sticking her into some half-baked sitcom.… Expand
  2. BrandonS.
    Mar 25, 2008
    0
    Canceled already! Thank God.
  3. TomF
    Mar 15, 2008
    2
    What a waste of Parker Posey.
  4. ChrisS.
    Mar 22, 2008
    2
    That 2 is based on the leads only. I have nothing but respect for lauren ambrose but this show is shit, and the surregete mother story line in this show was actually on six feet under (were ambrose got her start!). What a waste of two fine actresses.

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Critic Reviews

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Metascore
29

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 22
  3. Negative: 17 out of 22
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Alynda Wheat
    42
    Sherman-Palladino forces the sisters on each other out of an almost crippling sense of joint self-interest that's as painful as it is illogical.
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  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    25
    Not many women will want to come back after seeing it because the first 30 minutes are a complete and utter mess.
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  3. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    30
    Even without a death slot on Fridays, this strained story would be a tough sell.
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