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Sep 22, 2011It's really one lonnnnng sex joke. That said, some of the punch lines are pretty funny.
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The characters are all caricature-y stereotypes and the jokes are of the ba-da-dum! variety, but the pilot made me laugh more than some other new comedies, mostly due to the performances.
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The show largely treads disappointingly familiar territory.
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D'Elia sparks well off Cummings, but this show demonstrates her true talents lie offscreen.
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The relationship jokes come off stale and cliched (men can't be monogamous!), and you're left feeling like you watched a raunchier--and less funny--version of "Friends."
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Problem is both series [2 Broke Girls and Whitney] are hit-you-over-the-head until you laugh or else.
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The main character is too loud, too dominant and far too central; the lines all sound as if they were written to be delivered by a performer rather than spoken in conversation; and the supporting characters are ciphers who exist merely to reflect or foil the star.
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The sitcom, premiering Thursday night, is perfectly adequate, but only that, and it doesn't compare well to the show Cummings co-created, "2 Broke Girls," which premiered Monday on CBS.
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Other than Cummings' slightly off-kilter view of relationships as writer and star, Whitney as a construct is more spindly than her legs.
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It's D'Elia and the other cast members who rescue the show from a wretched Whitney overload.
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Although there aren't any Carrie Bradshaw-esque puns on this show, nor ethnic stereotypes, the comedy feels more frantic and desperate.
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Standup comic Cummings has potential, but no one could overcome these dated relationship cliches.
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Instead of an entertaining half-hour to ease our wait for the return of "30 Rock," the network has given us another "Outsourced."
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A lot of the success of Whitney may hinge on whether people find her likeable or not. But there are fundamental issues holding back the show as well--beyond the multi-camera fakeness of it all.
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It also has hints--just hints--of a fascinating show about the implications of technology and the limits of knowledge. But I don't know if it really wants to, or will be allowed to, become that more interesting show.
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Collectively, then, Whitney often feels like a series of standup jokes broken up by snippets of dialogue.
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Not only are Whitney's jokes a little musty, the multi-camera format seems like the wrong choice for this comedy.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 37 out of 112
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Mixed: 21 out of 112
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Negative: 54 out of 112
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