Gabriel Trofin
Their chemistry is what made the show so great, but having just Joey in a show is a bit of a problem since, well, to be honest...he's stupid. I.e. he is so stupid that it's hard for us to imagine him succeeding at anything.The problem with this is that in "Joey" they change his character very much. He's smarter, a bit different. Still dumb, but not as dumb. And I just felt like I was watching an entirely new person. It wasn't Joey. It was Matt LeBlanc saying funny things every now and then.To be fair the show is watchable and entertaining. It has some good jokes. But it's a bit too obvious. The lines are too explosive and, yes, unrealistic. Every line of dialogue has a witty comeback remark, or is a setup for a joke.Like when Joey says he's too old to go to bars any more. "Plus, I have a problem telling if they're gay bars or not. By the way, if Ramone calls, I am not here!" It's too sudden, too obvious. Instead of feeling as if Joey's just stupid and innocent (as he was in "Friends"), I felt as if here he was really stretching to be obvious and make people laugh, which is actually a pretty big problem.Overall, a good show, but you can tell just by the opening credits that it's in a whole other world apart from "Friends."
Harriet Deltubbo
After his friends all go their separate ways, Joey leaves New York for Hollywood to pursue his acting career full time. His sister Gina buys him a nice apartment, and he finds a new roommate in his nephew Michael. Sorry, but almost every joke in this series is absolutely pointless. The only thing that keeps it afloat is the sensitivity of the bilaterally desperately needy relationship between the main characters. I suggest you enjoy the first five or so episodes for what they are and let your mind play around with the opportunities there can be to make something interesting. The real centerpiece of the series is its acting; two performances in particular stick out.
Parthasarathi Mitra
Just finished watching both seasons of the TV show Joey... Don't know whether the innate stupidity (for the lack of a better word) of the character Joey was present throughout the series on purpose or the screenplay was genuinely thoughtless. Jokes? Yeah there were some and some of the episodes were pretty funny too, but I could live without the stupid references to FRIENDS every now and then. That's a lot of negative things to say about the lovable Joey's show. I know. But the problem is that I was expecting too much I guess. Expecting some of that FRIENDS magic to take place. Well, although that didn't happen, in all fairness to the show, it should be said that 'Joey' is quite watchable, quite funny and quite okay. But if you are a FRIENDS fanatic like I am, expect nothing even remotely close to it.
policy134
Joey was always the best character on Friends. First of all he was a struggling actor and that meant you could put him in almost any outrageous situation, eg. backstage intrigue (especially since he also worked on a soap opera), a stalker parody (remember Brooke Shields in her absolute best comedy performance) and dealing with a lot of showbiz phonies.The series "Joey" continues that trend but it's not that because he has moved to LA that we will see him hobnobbing with Bruce Willis or Will Smith. Instead, the character Joey has now matured (but just enough that he doesn't lose his lovable goofball quality). He now tries to mentor his nephew (a geeky 20 year old with a weird mother fixation) and to support his sister through many ups and downs.Although, the series was quickly canceled it was no worse than its predecessor "Friends". It was just that it wasn't "Friends" and no matter how hard you try you will eventually compare the two.I thought the show was better than "Friends" because there wasn't spent so much time on sickening romance plots (except for the end of the run) and more on the showbiz aspect. But to be fair, there was an abundance of geek jokes and smothering mother jokes that are as old as sitcoms themselves to make up for it.