The Critic (2000– )

Update of the genius 1994 sitcom "The Critic".

Creators:

Al Jean, Mike Reiss

Stars:

Jon Lovitz, Nick Jameson, Maurice LaMarche

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jon Lovitz	...	Jay Sherman (10 episodes, 2000)
Nick Jameson	...	Other Characters (10 episodes, 2000)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Other Characters (10 episodes, 2000)
Valerie Levitt	...	Jennifer (10 episodes, 2000)

Storyline

Jay Sherman is a TV movie critic who is forced to review the most pathetic films to which is he always says "It stinks" for his reviews. In addition to the film parodies, the show also deals with his personal life working his tyrannical media mogul boss and his love-life and family. In this series, he has a new love interest, and much of the focus of the series is on their relationship.

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Plot Keywords:

critic | adult animation | new york city | movie theatre | dvd | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Atomshockwave

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Flinch Studios, Gracie Films, Jet City Studios Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

10 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Even though this series takes place after the events of the original TV series, none of the original secondary characters (with the exception of Vlada Veramirovich of L'Ane Riche) appear or are mentioned at all.

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Quotes

["The Patriot" parody]
Mel Gibson: Now, I'm not your master. I pay you a good salary.
Movie Slave: I like picking cotton. It sure beats being cooped up in some stuffy old house!
[Camera pans over to Spike Lee]
Spike Lee: Fight the power, my brothers! And check out "Bamboozeled", now out on video - much sooner than I thought.

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Connections

Spoofs Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (1999)

User Reviews

Good and all but still like the original

This is an updated version of The Critic where after a long absence Jay Sherman has his show come back on the internet after having his show being on ABC and then FOX, Comedy Central, then becoming Regis Philbin's sidekick and then being on the Discovery Channel and then he came back to his show Coming Attractions! We still have Jon Lovitz doing the voice of Jay Sherman and we still have Jay Sherman reviewing pathetic films and still says "It stinks". But also in this new series Jay has a new girlfriend named Jennifer and she is the make-up woman. In this series we also miss the absence of Jay's family, Marty Sherman, Duke Phillips and Jeremy Hawk. But we get to see Vlada in one of the episodes at least! These episodes didn't air on TV, they only aired on the internet and if you have The Critic on DVD these internet episodes are on the DVD. Also we still have Nick Jameson and Maurice LaMarche still doing the additional voices to this show as well as the 1994 series. Good but liked the original.