ON NEW SITCOM, LOPEZ OUTDOES ... HIMSELF.Byline: - David Kronke GEORGE LOPEZ
George C. Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian and actor. He runs and produces his own show called George Lopez. is funnier than ``George Lopez,'' a standard-issue sitcom that breaks ground only in demonstrating that a Latino can headline a fairly generic TV series. The talented comic and L.A. drive-time personality plays a variation on himself, one who works at an airplane manufacturing plant where he has been newly promoted to manage his former co-workers, including his vitriolic mother. His boss tells George to downsize Downsize Reducing the size of a company by eliminating workers and/or divisions within the company. Notes: When a company downsizes, it is attempting to find ways to improve efficiency and increase profitability. It is sometimes referred to as trimming the fat. the old battle ax, which means she'd have to move in with George and his family. There are a fair number of sufficiently amusing one-liners in the show - when George's daughter is discovered to have been skipping swimming classes, he mocks certain immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. techniques by asking, ``Why does she need to learn how to swim How to Swim is a cartoon made by the Walt Disney Company in 1942. In this cartoon, Goofy provides an educational treatise on swimming and diving with questionable results. ? We're already here.'' Lopez has a pleasantly easygoing eas·y·go·ing also eas·y-go·ing adj. 1. a. Living without undue worry or concern; calm. b. Lax or negligent; careless. c. way with a punch line, and the entire cast has a decent enough rapport, not easy for a quickly assembled pilot. The main problem with ``George Lopez'' is, ethnicity of the performers aside, it's a show we've seen many, many times before. But Damon Wayans' star power has proven enough to transform another generic ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. sitcom, ``My Wife and Kids,'' into a hit, so perhaps Lopez's likability will work similar magic here. GEORGE LOPEZ - Two and one half stars What: Family sitcom starring the comic and Constance Marie. Where: ABC (Channel 7). When: 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: George Lopez stars in his own eponymous ABC sitcom, with Belita Moreno as his irritating mother. |
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