Superior Donuts

Arthur Przybyszewski (Judd Hirsch) is the longtime grumpy owner of Superior Donuts in a poor Chicago neighborhood. Business is stagnate and greedy developer Fawz (Maz Jobrani) is trying to buy him out. Arthur hires young graffiti artist Franco Wicks (Jermaine Fowler) eager to improve the business. The regular customers include college student Maya (Anna Baryshnikov), laid off factory worker 'Tush' Tushinski (David Koechner), beat cop daughter of Arthur's late best friend Randy DeLuca (Katey Sagal) and her new partner James Jordan (Darien Sills-Evans). There is also Franco's slacker friend Sweatpants (Rell Battle). The second season has Sofia (Diane Guerrero) moving in with her new age food truck.

This is an old fashion workplace sitcom. It's well supported by a few sitcom veterans. I had no expectations from this and it manages to clear the low bar. Jermaine Fowler has a nice easy happy charming personality. They figured out how to give him a rom-com partner in the second season. They slow play that romance but it has potential. It's not the best show around but it's a solid network sitcom. It's canceled after 2 seasons which is good enough for what it delivers.

This show has a classic feel to it. The puns are funny the characters feel authentic. I barely comment on diversity but on this show, everything was so natural that I did not think about it once and it's like no other TV sitcom's out there today which is subtle and one everyone can relate too. I plan to watch it as long as it airs. So I ask everyone reading this review to support it cause there isn't one like it left.

It really is rare to get a good wholesome show on TV these days. The pace of the show is very smooth and the content is not raunchy or over the top like you see in a lot of other shows these days. I would go so far as to say that you could probably watch this as a family.

The stereotypes are funny, but they're not offensive. A Jewish donut shop owner, working with a black guy, and a middle eastern business owner next door who all make cracks on each other all around. It's downright funny.

The show itself addresses real life issues like stereotyping, racism, and the decline of small business as it's overshadowed by corporate America. The show conquers these issues in a funny, yet respectable way and the way they bring these issues to light to viewers is well thought out and not offensive.

I really think viewers would be missing out if they didn't at least give the show a chance. My family was hooked from episode 1 and we plan to watch if for as long as it airs.

There's nothing wrong with "Superior Donuts". It reminds me of "Cheers" with an ensemble cast of customers who seem to spend their lives at the store, each with their own backstory. Judd Hirsh plays the main character and Jermaine Fowler is his main foil. Chewing the scenery are Maz Jobrani, David Koechner, and Darien Sills-Evans.

The action takes place almost exclusively inside the donut store, which can get a little claustrophobic after a while. Most really good comedies today (Big Bang, Life in Pieces, Fresh Off the Boat, Mom) give us a variety of places and situations, so the single-set Donut store seems a little retro.

Most of the comedies I enjoy nowadays have much snappier dialogue. Donuts generates snickers and a few laughs, but rarely anything else. And the few attempts at "meaningful" moment s really fall flat.

Superior donuts is not superior, but it's OK.

They've learned one thing after season 1. Getting rid of the bad apples. And that they did, too bad that wasn't the only thing making the show unwatchable.

Political Correctness simply killed this show.