sportellos The tagline for this show is one that most certainly does not apply the content.The Critic, an animated show for the older crowd, was an original and entertaining series that was shut down before it's time. It follows the story of Jay Sherman, a short pudgy, balding film critic who's job is to review bad movies for a living. Stuck with a growling boss, rich clueless stuck up parents, and almost no self-esteem, Jay tries his hardest to seem cool. This show is full of great Hollywood references, guest voices, and very funny film parodies such as "Apocalype Wow: The Musical", "A Few More Good Men" and "Forrest Gump 2: Gump Harder" just to name a few. Though there were only two seasons, this show was funny and entertaining and is most certainly worth a watch. It's available on Netflix if you're looking for it.

lauraeileen894 Even though I own "The Critic" on DVD, I'll always dearly miss it. It was one of the greatest "brilliant but canceled" series of all time, a little gem of a show that didn't get enough of a chance. Besides, like "Mystery Science Theater 3000" before it, parodying movies is a formula that can never age, because every year there is something ripe for ribbing. I'll always have a soft spot for chubby, pathetic protagonist Jay Sherman (Jon Lovitz), a film critic who is bombarded by dreadful Hollywood sequels or remakes, such as "Robo-Beverly Hills Cop and a Half 2" or "Apocolypse Wow!". As Jay struggles to maintain his integrity and his sanity, he thankfully has support from his sweet, spunky girlfriend Alice (Park Overall, who joined the show in its second season)and his Australian movie star friend Jeremy Hawke (Maurice LaMarche). Other supporting characters included Jay's unscrupulous boss Duke Phillips (Charles Napier, a hoot), and Jay's WASP-y stepparents Eleanor (Judity Ivey), a heartless matriarch, and Franklin (Gerrit Graham), a liquor-swilling lunatic. The show featured side-splitting movie parodies that, unfortunately, aren't too far off from the junk Hollywood spits out (one is a film version of "Family Affair" with Marlon Brando as Mr. French). It also employed cut-aways that, unlike recent seasons of "Family Guy", never felt too knee-jerk or gratuitous. The majority of celebrity voices are provided by La Marche ("Pinky and the Brain"), who brilliantly mimics an endless array of actors: Al Pacino, Dudley Moore, and, his trademark, Orson Welles ("Oh, what luck, there's a french fry stuck in my beard!"). Even though "The Critic" only lasted 2 seasons, it developed enough of a cult following to warrant the 2000-2001 "webisodes", which are featured on the DVD. I personally don't care for them... they make Jay too soft and they replace spitfire Alice with dull-as-tombs bimbo Jennifer as Jay's love interest. As Jay would say, "Feh! It stinks!" But "The Critic", in its original glory, doesn't. I'd say it was just as good as "The Simpsons" at its peak. I want to say I wish it lasted longer, but maybe it's just as well it ended when it did. All the better to remember a fine little animated series that could make a parody like "Hee Haw: The Next Generation" actually worthy of a chuckle.

General_G One of the greatest cartoons ever made! I love this show. Jay Sherman is one of the best cartoon characters ever. Even back in the 90s Fox was making stupid screw ups like with TV show, canceling good shows like this. This show was just so great and they canceled it. What was going through there minds when they made that decision? I loved Jay's crazy parents. I usually like crazy parents in shows. I liked mainly the father. He was the craziest. This show reminds me somewhat of Family Guy with the different scenes in between scenes where like they mention something and then they show a small scene of what that person was talking about and then go back to the original one. The Critic is shown on Comedy Central now.

FrankBooth_DeLarge The Critic was popular while it lasted, but it didn't last very long. Sometimes the show was very funny, sometimes it was very absurd, and other times it was very lame.Most of the characters were interesting, even though a couple of characters were very annoying. Jon Lovitz was great with his voice work that he provided for the show.This wasn't a bad show, but it wasn't nearly as good as animated shows like Beavis and Butthead, The Simpsons, South Park, or Family guy. If it was that good, then it would have lasted much longer.This is worth watching if you ever do get to see it, but don't expect to see a legendary animated show.