Tom-578 The concept of this show was brilliant in it's originality. Okay, I know 24 was pretty new and doing the same sort of thing, but this was a "sitcom". It was more of a melodrama. It was met with similar criticism as Seinfeld was. Truth was the concept was well executed, but it was like being around people who have their own inside jokes and you are on the outside. You might laugh not because it's funny, but because it looks silly or is uncomfortable. It's not straight ahead humor. To all of you people cheering on this Seinfeld curse crap that's exactly what it is. They were saying that after The Michael Richards Show went off the air because The Tick suffered a similar fate. The Tick! Patrick Warburton who played Elaine's boyfriend in no more than 30 episodes (and that is being generous) is credited for starting the curse. His character on Seinfeld made him look like an easy target I guess. After the Michael Richards Show, Jason Alexander's show came on and they had it on several different time slots in the few weeks it was on. Before that show came on it was already being unfairly denounced. If you're going to attribute some curse that was started by a non-regular character then I want to point out that a character that was on a lot more frequently than Warburton was in a very successful show in the latter days of Seinfeld and beyond. Anyone hear of Wayne Knight? That's right, it's not something you want to hear. You all just want to hear the bad stuff and try to take away a great show's credibility. Watching Ellie was not a great show. Seinfeld was not a great show at first, but it got the chance because it was the right time for it. In another time the concepts attempted in Ellie will be used and develop a very solid sophisticated sit com. The only curse is that people let the media create some "curse" and like sheep say "I won't watch that somebody from Seinfeld is on." You all need to realize the Entertainment Tonight and shows of that kind are shown when people are having dinner for a reason and it ain't ratings my friend.

Eric-1226 (Oh come on RDamon, don't hold back now, tell us what you REALLY think. And must you post your tirade THREE times??)Actually, I kinda liked "Watching Ellie" (or should I say I liked watching Watching Ellie?) because I like Julie Louis-Dreyfus. Alot. To me she's always been a really charming and likable person. She definitely added sparkle to the old "Seinfeld" series - methinks I wouldn't have watched Seinfeld if JL-D hadn't been in the cast. Moreover, she is one of those kinds of ladies whom one so seldom encounters in the REAL world. (Believe me, I've looked...) Alas, it seems the likes of JL-D can only be found on TV sitcoms, and unfortunately, her sitcom has now been cancelled by NBC.So goodbye, Ellie. What a bummer. It was fun watching you while it lasted! Think reruns... (And Julie Louis-Dreyfus, I hope you get a cool new show someday, because your fans really want it to be so!!)

richard-199 This show has a number of great things going for it. The 22-minute realtime episodes follow the trend of shows (like 24 and Andy Richter Controls the Universe) that reach to new or rarely utilized filming and editing techniques that add a new dimension to television viewing. In fact, in each of the 3 episodes I have seen, one of the cast members refers to the time left to the end of the episode [e.g.: "Would you two shut up and help me out of here? We've only got 11 minutes left to wrap this up!" or words to that effect...].The lack of laughtrack harkens to one of the finest seriocomedies ever produced - M*A*S*H, in which the laughtrack was banned from all surgery scenes. This decision allows the writing to speak for itself, without the need to tell you when to laugh.Hopefully, this show will not fall prey to the Seinfeld curse. If the network can keep it on the air long enough for viewers to give it a fair chance, this could be a real hit. Don't forget, Seinfeld started out as a lone pilot episode called The Seinfeld Chronicles in July of 1989, came back in May of 1990 for a 4-episode run befor starting a regular series schedule in January of 1991. By this time, we finally see the characters and their inter-relationships start to develop and gel into a show that really worked. In my opinion, Watching Ellie deserves the same consideration and should continue through it's regular season before it is judged at all.

Kevbo1987 "Watching Ellie" is simply the worst show ever made. It is horrible! It's plotline stinks every week. The show just seems to drone on forever. The 22 minutes it is on every week is like torture. They count down the 22 minutes of the show in the bottom of the screen, and while watching it, I look at the clock the entire time. I can't wait for the show to be over. It should be cancelled immediately. I'm telling you, DON'T WATCH THIS SHOW! It is a waste of valuable time, and you will feel dumber after watching it. I know I did.