"FHM"'s preview of the 2002-03 US TV season dubbed "In-Laws" the pick of the new batch of comedies, "Fastlane" the pick of the dramas, and predicted that "8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter" and "Hack" would have a rough time surviving. As American viewers will testify, the daughter and the cabbie are coming back for seconds, whereas the axe fell on the aforementioned sure bets. (Though to be fair, they were right about "Push, Nevada" and "The Grubbs.")
"Fastlane" was moved by Sky from 9:30 Fridays to midnight on Saturdays, while "In-Laws" was dumped in the early morning and 3:30am slots by Paramount Comedy Channel, never a good sign for a first-run show (the same fate greeted "What About Joan" and "Kristin"). And let's face it, it deserved it - the set-up (young couple living with her parents) is predictable and so are most of the situations; you have to feel for Dennis Farina and the rest of the cast, who do try hard with their material... but this is way out of its time. (Apparently it's "Based on the stand-up comedy of Elon Gold." Come again?) Even "Girlfriends" (also from Kelsey Grammer's company) is preferable.
I'd feel the same even if Dennis Farina's character wasn't called Victor.
"Fastlane" was moved by Sky from 9:30 Fridays to midnight on Saturdays, while "In-Laws" was dumped in the early morning and 3:30am slots by Paramount Comedy Channel, never a good sign for a first-run show (the same fate greeted "What About Joan" and "Kristin"). And let's face it, it deserved it - the set-up (young couple living with her parents) is predictable and so are most of the situations; you have to feel for Dennis Farina and the rest of the cast, who do try hard with their material... but this is way out of its time. (Apparently it's "Based on the stand-up comedy of Elon Gold." Come again?) Even "Girlfriends" (also from Kelsey Grammer's company) is preferable.
I'd feel the same even if Dennis Farina's character wasn't called Victor.