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Positive:
16
Mixed:
19
Negative:
16
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Critic Reviews
Jun 20, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Part of the excitement of "Watching Ellie" comes from wondering whether the people who made it can get around the creative obstacles they created. [26 Feb 2002]
Jun 20, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Basically a smart and sophisticated situation comedy -- and yet it is still not as good or endearing as its star. [26 Feb 2003]
Jun 20, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Decent effort, but you can't help wondering whether we'll be Watching Ellie for long. [26 Feb 2002]
Jun 20, 2014
Season 1 Review:
The key flaw in Ellie from which all other problems flow is that the show is built around a gimmick instead of a character. ... Unfortunately, if they dropped the stunt, they'd have nothing much left. [26 Feb 2002]
Jun 20, 2014
Season 1 Review:
At least "Watching Ellie" takes some risks and tries something different -- even if the risks don't translate to laughs and the concept doesn't really work. [26 Feb 2002]
Jun 20, 2014
Season 2 Review:
If the material were better, she wouldn't have to mug and grimace and cavort so strenuously; push wouldn't have to keep coming to shove. ... It's an in-your-face affair, and after a while, your face gets tired. [15 Apr 2003]
Jun 20, 2014
Season 2 Review:
Despite the dependably daft charms of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, all the tinkering that's been done to "Watching Ellie" may leave you feeling like something funny has been lost. [15 Apr 2003]
Jun 20, 2014
Season 2 Review:
The change of format doesn't bring with it any sense of assurance. To amp up the canned laughter while simultaneously lowering the intelligence level of the humor isn't a recipe for success. [14 Apr 2003]
Jun 20, 2014
Season 1 Review:
It's not particularly funny, but it does have style and energy. [26 Feb 2002]
Jun 20, 2014
Season 1 Review:
While the two episodes that the network sent to critics stumble baldly into the humor-impaired category, each manages to sparkle for a moment or two. And Emmy winner Louis-Dreyfus provides most of the sparkle. [26 Feb 2002]
Jun 20, 2014
Season 1 Review:
I watched the pilot three times, thinking I'd get used to the timer. But each time, I found myself looking at the timer more than I did at Ellie. And, I'll tell you something: for the first half of the pilot, I liked the timer a lot more than her. And I'll tell you something else: the timer is only one of several things I hate about the pilot. [26 Feb 2002]
Jun 20, 2014
Season 2 Review:
Unfortunately, what hasn't changed is that this comedy about the life of a neurotic nightclub singer simply isn't very funny. [14 Apr 2004]
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