Review by skaizun

Until the final two seasons, the original Night Court was funny, but never over-the-top. The characters played it straight, and the laugh track was well-timed, though, mostly, unnecessary. This new version starts off all wrong: The one-time prosecutor is now a down-and-out character limited to serving subpoenas, but, returns as a defense attorney at the behest of the original judge's daughter. As it progresses, the gags are chokingly (get it?) bad, as is the ubiquitously overdone laugh track, and the characters are like high school actors on steroids; I didn't know whether to laugh at their grotesques, or cry that somebody actually thought this was a good idea (the two lead characters are also the producers). Ideally (and thoughtfully), the prosecutor should have become the world-weary judge, and the previous judge's daughter should have become the defense attorney. That would have made sense, which, clearly, is why they didn't even consider it. I watched the premiere episode and the subsequent one, but, that's it for me; the only thing I liked about it was the updated version of the original theme music, but, even that was an assault on the senses. I find this new series guilty of attempted humor, a gross midemeanor in the third degree, punishable by swift cancellation.