The Help

I was set against this show from the first time I saw it. What was wrong with it? Where do I start? First of all, the was no storyline. The tagline for this show was, "...the Help get even." Of course, whatever this meant was never specified on the show. So we had no idea where this show was going. Most shows get better after the pilot. The only thing worse than the plot was the characters. I think they were supposed to be funny. The nanny was a tramp, the limo driver was a con man, the trainer was an airhead, and the dog walker was a Jekyll-and-Hyde psycho. The maid was the only character I liked. Every band of weirdos needs a ring leader, and that was the maid. I hope the actress finds a better role.

This show could have been funny, but with no plot, bad jokes and underdeveloped characters, it just couldn't keep its head above water.

I watched the premiere of this show last night. When I noticed that it was produced and casted by the same people that did Married..With Children I wasn't surprised..it had a lot of sexual jokes and beautiful women in skimpy clothes. It really did remind me of M..W/CH. Having David Faustino..(Bud) from M..W/CH appear in the show was a plus too. I like this show and will watch it every week even if my wife doesn't approve. Oh well. Also in the show is the fat women from The Facts of Life..she does well in the show as well. The maid..is very beautiful and has a great personality on the show. I'm not going to give traits of all the characters...but you need to watch this show especially if you liked shows such as: Married..With Children, Unhappily Ever After, and Nikki. Since all these shows are connected in the same way by having the same producers and casting director. I'm not sure how much longer the show will be on, it might bomb the first season..who know's but I would like to watch the show for at least a few seasons to come.

The WB does it again! Or should I say, network television does it again. Here we have yet another so-so sitcom laid on us, not overly funny, yet not really a stinker. The story so far is actually a bit interesting, but the problem always seems to be the level of comedy. Maybe it's the overall lame dialog, generally overacted performances, or the annoying studio audience laughing (better than a laugh track, of course, but this one seems to be trying to emulate old Married With Children's). As only the pilot episode has aired as I write this, hopefully there will be a potential realized with the stellar eye-candy cast (Camille Guaty, Megan Fox, Marika Dominczyk, Keri Lynn Pratt, and yes even Brenda Strong), which is what saves this sitcom from a quick death (well, I would hope so, anyway). Plus Tori Spelling guest starring in anything is worth watching, IMHO! So, best of luck to this show. [Show: C - Cast: B+]

I was actually surprised that some people actually liked it. I'm not going to cut down those people 'cause everything is subjective, but I just thought that there was nothing to like about it except for the cleavage and if you don't like that, then there's nothing. I decided after watching the 3rd episode (for the cleavage) that it's best to watch this show with the mute on. I agree with the person that said that the characters are annoying. None of them are likeable, except for maybe Mindy Cohn's "the Cook". But the sad thing is that I find NONE of the jokes funny at all. I don't even crack a smile during 98% of each episode (most of that is rolling my eyes) and the other 2% is, at most, a chuckle. A sitcom that is not funny is not a comedy, it's a tragedy and it just makes you bored and annoyed. I'm gonna say the fault of this show lies solely on the writing. The actors and everyone else do the best with what they have but you can't make unfunny writing funny, no matter how good you may be. Of the actors I've seen before, I've seen them all do better elsewhere. David Faustino doesn't get to do anything but grunt so how can anyone say he's a good or bad actor from this? They give him nothing. But, it's a paycheck for the actors and good for them. I just think they all deserve work better than this. Like I said before though, to each his own 'cause some people obviously do find it funny. What really bugs me is that Wonderfalls is off the air and this show is still on. The world is topsy turvy.

Ok, the pilot episode was mildly funny, which is rare for a pilot. However, my primary concern about "The Help" is the abundance of characters. A cast of 11 will undoubtedly prevent a shortage of material and plot twists, but it will also spell disaster for any kind of familiarity. How does anyone plan on keeping track of all these characters? I have a hard enough time keeping track of 7 strangers on the real world. Besides that, I find it hard to relate to any of these outlandish characters who are seemingly the embodiment of every negative social stereotype imaginable. Even worse, the cast is brimming with has beens and relatively new thespians. The Help will likely be remembered as one of the greatest catastrophes the sitcom world has ever seen. I expect it to be shelfed once the first season is over. Maybe the WB should invest in bringing back the Fox classic "Titus."