I started watching the first season of "Newhart" and really enjoyed the humor and the comic timing of the various characters.
This opening episode of the 2nd season was dreadful. The jokes fell flat and the timing was off. Even Bob Newhart who made his career out of his perfect timing, seemed to be just reciting his lines. Many of the jokes had no audience reaction. The creativity from the first season was missing. If this was the first "Newhart" episode I'd have seen, I'd never have watched another.
The most ironic fact is that this episode was written by Barry Kemp who created all these characters.
This opening episode of the 2nd season was dreadful. The jokes fell flat and the timing was off. Even Bob Newhart who made his career out of his perfect timing, seemed to be just reciting his lines. Many of the jokes had no audience reaction. The creativity from the first season was missing. If this was the first "Newhart" episode I'd have seen, I'd never have watched another.
The most ironic fact is that this episode was written by Barry Kemp who created all these characters.