OK. I tried my best and watched last week's episode all the way through, having seen some reviews here and elsewhere that whetted my appetite.
First, it's 2011 so let's can the laugh track. Second, please try to come up with a line or a joke that we haven't already seen a dozen times on Laverne & Shirley or Green Acres or, where it actually worked, on I Love Lucy. Third, create some characters that aren't hackneyed racial and social stereotypes. Finally, find some actors who can actually act and deliver a line with at least some degree of subtlety and aplomb. The co-stars here are straight out of the MAD TV school of acting.
Have a look at Modern Family or Up All Night to see how it's done.
First, it's 2011 so let's can the laugh track. Second, please try to come up with a line or a joke that we haven't already seen a dozen times on Laverne & Shirley or Green Acres or, where it actually worked, on I Love Lucy. Third, create some characters that aren't hackneyed racial and social stereotypes. Finally, find some actors who can actually act and deliver a line with at least some degree of subtlety and aplomb. The co-stars here are straight out of the MAD TV school of acting.
Have a look at Modern Family or Up All Night to see how it's done.