Pilot Review: NBC's "Whitney" - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

ryan423 · 09-16-2011, 03:22 PM

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NBC has made the unfortunate decision of having Whitney Cummings headline their first multi-camera sitcom in years! Now, that's not to say that Whitney Cummings isn't an extremely talented comedian, but her comedy is just not suited for a broadcast network show in the same way that Louie C.K. or Larry David's brand of humor wouldn't fit a broadcast network. Because she isn't on cable and she has a team of writers writing lines for her, Cummings' comedic talent is not being displayed, and that has made Whitney one of the worst shows of the new fall season.

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*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 09-21-2011, 12:32 AM

Makes sense. The previews look horrid and even the ads for it are borderline offensive. I hear she's funny, but the sitcom itself doesn't look so great. I don't think it will last.

catlover79 · 09-21-2011, 12:41 AM

My dad already has a crush on that girl. He finds her "hot, hot, hot"! (His words, not mine.

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Brian Damage · 09-21-2011, 10:25 AM

Well, for NBC's stake, it BETTER do good in the ratings because it was the one show they really promoted the heck out of. lol

TVFactFan · 09-21-2011, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Well, for NBC's stake, it BETTER do good in the ratings because it was the one show they really promoted the heck out of. lol

well did a good job in catching my attention lol

Brian Damage · 09-21-2011, 09:57 PM

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well did a good job in catching my attention lol

Was it NBC's promotion or Whitney's legs??? LOL

TVFactFan · 09-21-2011, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Was it NBC's promotion or Whitney's legs??? LOL

No it was the promo about how women think the silent treatment is punishing men

Brian Damage · 09-21-2011, 10:43 PM

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No it was the promo about how women think the silent treatment is punishing men

LOL So true

TMC · 09-27-2011, 05:53 PM

http://www.usatoday.com/life/televis...02994/1?csp=34

The trouble with "Whitney" that it's hard to separate Cummings the standup comic who's recycling her act from Whitney the photographer and sitcom character. As Robert Bianco notes, "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."

"Whitney" may be "the most unself-awarely retro-sexist show on television"
http://www.salon.com/life/feature/20..._retro_se xist

"Whitney" doesn't fit in on NBC Thursdays with its stale sitcom cliches
http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles...y_is_witles s/

Whitney is writing for herself as a standup, not "Whitney"
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...D9U1L67LA .DTL

Seems like NBC hasn't taken the reins off Cummings
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rev...-review-238763

How bad is the "Whitney" ad campaign? // Is Cummings "hoarding" shows?
http://www.nerve.com/news/tv/its-off...gn-for-whitney // http://theclicker.today.com/_news/20...etwork-sitcoms

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09-27-2011, 05:53 PM	#9
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,453	Whitney Cummings has trouble playing 'Whitney' on her NBC sitcom http://www.usatoday.com/life/televis...02994/1?csp=34 The trouble with "Whitney" that it's hard to separate Cummings the standup comic who's recycling her act from Whitney the photographer and sitcom character. As Robert Bianco notes, "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." "Whitney" may be "the most unself-awarely retro-sexist show on television" http://www.salon.com/life/feature/20..._retro_se xist "Whitney" doesn't fit in on NBC Thursdays with its stale sitcom cliches http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles...y_is_witles s/ Whitney is writing for herself as a standup, not "Whitney" http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...D9U1L67LA .DTL Seems like NBC hasn't taken the reins off Cummings http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rev...-review-238763 How bad is the "Whitney" ad campaign? // Is Cummings "hoarding" shows? http://www.nerve.com/news/tv/its-off...gn-for-whitney // http://theclicker.today.com/_news/20...etwork-sitcoms