Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:56:00
Andy Barker P.I. - Cancelled
It’s dead. I’ll tell you exactly why:
1. Andy Richter is simply not good enough, funny enough or skilled enough to carry a show. Of any kind. Make him what he is, a second banana. He works in that role, he looks like a support actor, he acts like a support actor. Stop trying to make him a star, Conan O’Brien.
2. They completely ignored the one really good hook the show had - filming it in the noir style, in color, without using stilted dialogue and corny phrases. The last few episodes only contained a shot or two in the noir style. The entire show should have been done that way, it made everything more interesting and it helped sell the old guy - the one character that spoke in 30s detective style - as much funnier.
3. The cast included someone from Arrested Development. That’s like begging to be canceled no matter how good you are.
Posted by JimK at 06:56 PM on April 09, 2007
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#2 Posted by Buzzion 
on 04/09 at 09:47 PM -
I think Andy Richter Controls the Universe was his best shot at a series. It had that absurdity moments that Scrubs and Family Guy both have. But it wasn’t that good overall, just his best shot.
#3 Posted by JimK on 04/09 at 10:42 PM -
I’ve been liking later episodes of 30 Rock, mainly for Kenneth and of course Baldwin. Man’s a crazy moonbat in real life but he’s freaking great in that role.
The part of 30 Rock I sort of tune out for is anything with the writers room or Liz complaining about men. ZZzzZzzznore.
Without Kenneth and Jack, that show would suck the fart out of a dying cow.
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4. And they renewed 30 Rock for another season. Kinda says it all.