Modified On September 19, 2005
The Hollywood Reporter’s Ray Richmond’s review says that David Spade‘s new show doesn’t measure up:
But the premiere winds up misfiring more often than it connects with various jabs, hooks, sucker punches and haymakers, too often going in for outlandish spoof at the expense of cleverness and irony.
No offense, but we wouldn’t go to the HR for expert commentary on humor, cleverness or irony. We’ll refer you to another review, this one on TVSquad.com, a blog about television, which says:
The real core of the show is Spade himself, and just like people who are sick of mainstream news turn to The Daily Show for respite, people sickened by the fawning, super-saccharine world of infotainment will find plenty to love about this show.
The TVSquad review was also more informative. At least they thought to include the name of the network upon which Mr. Spade’s new show was airing (Comedy Central).