The Paynes

I really enjoyed the episodes with the original cast. Their are really funny. The rest is for now not that funny. The repetition comedy and reference to the original series is for me a failure. Yet again it may of worked with the original cast. Since actor like China Anne McClain are busy on other show's, they should of come up with new comedy material.

I was excited when this show was announced. I was excited during the first couple of episodes. Then it became what it currently is: UNFUNNY AND UNINTERESTING! The audience's laughter at everything that is said by the cast is irritating, especially since it's never funny, and the plot is nothing but C.J., Jasmine, and Malik flipped to a single mother with two obnoxious children. On House of Payne, the Ella character was the aunt that everyone wanted, and the Curtis character was funny, but serious when he needed to be. Now Ella seems like a watered-down version of Madea, and Curtis is too irritating to watch. And the acting is horrible! The kids can't act, their mom can't act, and the young guy at the laundromat can't act. The only way to describe it is cardboardish. And why, Jackee Harry, did you accept a role that has you acting so...not Jackee Harry?

BRING BACK THE ENTIRE CAST OF HOUSE OF PAYNE! BRING BACK THE QUALITY OF HOUSE OF PAYNE! BRING BACK THE TALENTED ACTORS OF HOUSE OF PAYNE!

I give 2 stars because of the episodes that had the cast of House of Payne. Other than that...SMH

I like the original show better. This version has no flow at all. I like the idea of continuing storyline but they spend way too much time on one subject. The whole show is spent on foolishness. Nyla needs to go. How is Kendrick a surgeon?? This this show needs a reboot with some of the original cast.

Ella and Curtis are funny, but add a laugh track after every single thing said makes the show so non-funny that it is a chore to watch. House of Payne let the viewer get the laughs without any prompting, but the laugh track on The Paynes does not even match the funny commentary on the show! Plus it is the SAME laugh track everytime, so obviously it is done by the producers that don't realize there is NO NEED to try to prompt laughs!! This would be an absolutely fabulous spin off if the network would just let it play. I've tried watching it twice, got to start of Episode 3 and got so frustrated with the laugh track interrupting the dialogue that I turned it off.

The show would be a whole lot better if you would get rid of Curtis...He's annoying, acts so stupid and he doesn't listen to anyone that gives him advice that he really needs...I have watched the show for a long time and I do like the new episodes, but please get rid of Curtis...He destroys the show...