CRIT-O-MATIC COOKIE=CUTTER REVIEWS FOR COOKIE-CUTTER TV.Byline: David Kronke Father of the Pride (NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Channel 4; 9 p.m. Tuesdays; tonight's episode repeats at 9:30 p.m. Thursday and 8 p.m. Saturday) Logline: Transforming Vegas magicians Siegfried and Roy's pre-mauling life into a CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. cartoon seems almost redundant, but this colorful animated comedy looks at the home life of a family of white lions in the duo's magic act. In the suburban-style zoo behind the Mirage Hotel dwell Larry (John Goodman), wife Kate (Cheryl Hines), curmudgeonly cur·mudg·eon n. An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions. [Origin unknown.] cur·mudg yet randy father-in-law Sarmoti (Carl Reiner) and a host of neurotic neighbors. Pros: TV animation has never looked better - colors are vivid and designs are first-rate. Siegfried and Roy (who served as executive producers) are impressively game to be depicted as loopy dreamers, buffoons and worse, as grandly amusing as they are faux pompous. Dialogue, too, is bracingly arch - the show's endearing visuals are actually pretty subversive, since this isn't a show for kids. Cons: Parents may be taken aback by how raucously risque ris·qué adj. Suggestive of or bordering on indelicacy or impropriety. [French, from past participle of risquer, to risk, from risque, risk; see risk.] Adj. some of the humor really is (Siegfried spritzes on some animal pheromones pheromones, any of a variety of substances, secreted by many animal species, that alter the behavior of individuals of the same species. Sex attractant pheromones, secreted by a male or female to attract the opposite sex, are widespread among insects. , resulting in a string of bestial bes·tial adj. 1. Beastly. 2. Marked by brutality or depravity. 3. Lacking in intelligence or reason; subhuman. suitors). And though the show is funny, it has yet to reach the dizzying pace of ``The Simpsons,'' to which it will inevitably be compared. In a nutshell: Of Siegfried and Roy's eccentric flamboyance, Larry sighs, ``It gets old real fast.'' But this show's ability to mine comic gold from the duo has more staying power. Reiner's caustic Sarmoti is priceless, particularly when, in tonight's episode, he dresses down two romantically hapless pandas (guest voices Lisa Kudrow and Andy Richter). Our rating: Three stars CAPTION(S): photo Photo: LARRY, left, and SARMONTI |
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