Jon Lovitz and co-creator Al Jean are able to deliver again animated sequence The Critic, which solely aired for 2 seasons.
By and enormous, the films that Jay Sherman reviewed on Coming Attractions stunk. But right here’s some information that doesn’t: Jon Lovitz is able to get The Critic again on the air, and he even has the help of one of many present’s creators.
Jon Lovitz took to social media this week to share information that he’s prepared for The Critic to return, saying that co-creator Al Jean (The Simpsons) can be on board. (Mike Reiss, who co-wrote a variety of basic Simpsons episodes with Jean, was additionally a co-creator.) “Critic Fans!!!! You keep telling me you want it back. I’ve been trying for years! Well, now, creator Al Jean is on board!!! If you want it back, we need your help! Please like this post and spread the word! So we can show the studio, how many people want it!”
If Lovitz is taking a rely on how many individuals need The Critic again, you may rely me in that record. I can’t start to determine the variety of occasions I’ve watched the present, which, contemplating it solely has 23 episodes over simply two seasons, actually says one thing. The present would completely profit from a revival. Not solely wouldn’t it provide some intelligent parodies of recent flicks however it may even incorporate at present’s enterprise mannequin. Maybe we discover Jay Sherman ousted from his job via personnel cuts, compelled to assessment motion pictures that solely hit streaming and yelling, “It stinks!” from his sofa.
The Critic initially aired from 1994 to 1995, later being revived for a sequence of webisodes. The present had a tough time throughout its brief run, leaping between ABC and Fox, altering time slots and even failing to capitalize on a Simpsons crossover (season six’s “A Star Is Burns”). But none of this in the end labored and The Critic could be canceled after two seasons. Now 30 years on, it could be time to deliver again Jon Lovitz to reprise certainly one of his all-time nice characters.
You can at present stream The Critic on Tubi or decide up the Complete Series on DVD.
Would you be down for a revival of The Critic?