CRIT-O-MATIC.Byline: - David Kronke HIDDEN HILLS - One star Logline: The suburbs, as you've never wanted to see them before. Doug (Justin Louis Justin Louis (born Luis Ferreira on February 20 1967, Terceira, Açores, Portugal) is a Canadian actor. His parents immigrated from Portugal to Canada in his early life and grew up in North York, Ontario. ) and Janine (Paula Marshall Paula Marshall (born June 12 1964) is an American actress. Biography Personal life Marshall was born in Rockville, Maryland and graduated from Robert E. Peary High School in Rockville, in 1982, where she pursued her love of photography. ) are harried parents with no time for romance; their friends Zack (Dondre T. Whitfield) and Sarah (Tamara Taylor) seem to find plenty of time. Hence, Doug and his pals droolingly obsess ob·sess v. ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es v.tr. To preoccupy the mind of excessively. v.intr. over a neighboring single mom (Kristin Bauer) who just happens to run her own porn Web site. Doug's so distracted by this ostensible Apparent; visible; exhibited. Ostensible authority is power that a principal, either by design or through the absence of ordinary care, permits others to believe his or her agent possesses. hottie - has he taken a look at his wife lately? - that he gets whacked in the package by an errant softball. Next week, it's the women's turn to openly drool over a cute guy. Do grown adults actually behave this way? Noteworthy performances: Standard-issue acting carries the day, but one must particularly pity Bauer, who's subjected to all sorts of humiliating hu·mil·i·ate tr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates To lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of. See Synonyms at degrade. fantasy sequences, the product of Doug's underserviced id. Originality: One star Credibility: One and one half stars Laughs per episode: 1, parodying the banal ubiquity of designer children's names among upscale parents. Inadvertent laughs: None, but the cringe factor is off the charts. Who should lose their job: Frankly, it's shocking that anyone associated with this got work to begin with. Where: 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). When: 9:30 tonight. In a nutshell: With jokes about dog poop Poop A slang term often used to describe people with insider information. Notes: Not the most illustrious name. See also: Insider Information , groin injuries and pornography, it's a little insulting to think NBC believes real people would want to watch this. Next week, Doug and Janine get a new dog; it bolts the second it arrives at the home. You'll think: Smart dog. IN-LAWS - Two stars Logline: Struggling newlyweds Alex (Bonnie Somerville) and Matt (Elon Gold) are forced to move in with her parents, the overly protective, rabidly manipulative Victor (Dennis Farina) and aggressively quirky Marlene (Jean Smart). It's essentially ``Everybody Loves Raymond'' sans the well-drawn characters. Noteworthy performances: Farina's outsize out·size n. 1. An unusual size, especially a very large size. 2. A garment of unusual size. adj. also out·sized Unusually large, weighty, or extensive. , gruff turn promises laughs, if the writers would cooperate. Originality: One and one half stars Credibility: Two stars Laughs per episode: 0.5 (average over two). Inadvertent laughs: Precious few of those, too. Who should lose their job: Executive producers Kelsey Grammer, who needs to pay more attention to his own show, ``Frasier,'' and Marc Reisman, who needs to pay attention next time he enrolls in Comedy Writing 101. Where: NBC (Channel 4). When: 8 tonight. In a nutshell: As Victor would say, ``Private convo time'' with the writers: Actual jokes would help immensely. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (cast from HIDDEN HILLS) |
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