Victor Field
"FHM"'s preview of the 2002-03 US TV season dubbed "In-Laws" the pick of the new batch of comedies, "Fastlane" the pick of the dramas, and predicted that "8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter" and "Hack" would have a rough time surviving. As American viewers will testify, the daughter and the cabbie are coming back for seconds, whereas the axe fell on the aforementioned sure bets. (Though to be fair, they were right about "Push, Nevada" and "The Grubbs.")"Fastlane" was moved by Sky from 9:30 Fridays to midnight on Saturdays, while "In-Laws" was dumped in the early morning and 3:30am slots by Paramount Comedy Channel, never a good sign for a first-run show (the same fate greeted "What About Joan" and "Kristin"). And let's face it, it deserved it - the set-up (young couple living with her parents) is predictable and so are most of the situations; you have to feel for Dennis Farina and the rest of the cast, who do try hard with their material... but this is way out of its time. (Apparently it's "Based on the stand-up comedy of Elon Gold." Come again?) Even "Girlfriends" (also from Kelsey Grammer's company) is preferable. I'd feel the same even if Dennis Farina's character wasn't called Victor.
patrickjamieson
This show is hilarious!I have only started watching this recently but every episode is very good. Admitedly it is alot like 'Meet The Parents' but better! I didnt enjoy 'Meet The Parents' that much and this just makes it so much better. The concept is quite a cliche but the jokes r great. Farina and Gold have a great friendship and pull off most of the funny bits. If u like meet the parents or frasier then u will love this. Brilliant!
b_oosterwyk
Tonight was premiere night and I was actually looking forward to this new comedy on NBC. Jean Smart and Dennis Farina are very funny veterans and two talented newcomers seemed to be primed for success. Unfortunately, there were only moments of clever dialogue interwoven in tired old re-hashed stories with predictable outcomes. All in all, the first two episodes, which were both aired tonight, didn't leave me wanting more. I'll give it a few more shows, however I see this being canceled by the middle of the second season if not sooner unless serious revamps occur.
gsas82
This show rocks! It's a great concept which will undoubtedly open itself up to some hysterical story lines, as long as the writers don't resort to goofy misunderstandings in the vein of "Three's Company." The well-built cast shows great promise to emerge as tv's newest powerhouse, as Smart and Farina bring some much-needed intelligence to a tv schedule packed with inane 20-somethings.