The Apartment

I am reviewing the fifth episode of season 1 of the Night Court revival. The episode is called The Apartment.

This episode is the quintessential definition of a filler episode where like your show has been on for like 5 seasons and you've run all out of ideas so you have an unimportant A and B story just to fill up 20 minutes. That is exactly what this feels like.

This is easily the worst episode of the first ten. With that in mind, let's look at what works in this episode. For starters, John Laroquette gives a great performance as always, but I must admit, this is his weakest performance so far. Also the show's lavish sets are maintained and that dependable laugh track is on hand.

That is where the positives end! What did not work were the characters of Olivia, Abby, and Gurgs. And , once again, poor Neil was given nothing to do. This episode actually had a real visual gag for the first time since The Nighthawks but it was so poorly filmed that all of its impact was lost. I think that the logical response after watching this episode would be "Who cares?" Next up, I will be reviewing the sixth episode entitled Justice Buddies. No, that is not another Air Bud spinoff.

Stay Tuned!

This needs to be canned fast than any of Fran Drescher's revivals after The Nanny! (Her sitcom cloned from many previous sitcoms!) This is painful to watch.

The blonded judge (who looks like she's barely 12 with her ill fitting bangs wig) and the D. A. (the India woman with the mauve suit) are just cringe! They are both such inept comediennes, it feels like I'm watching failing students at Acting 101. Who Harvey Weinsteined them for them to be leads on TV? With so much unsung/undiscovered talent an they pick those 2!?

Lacretta is just fine in her role, perhaps the strongest link here, amidst a bunch of weak links that have to go. The blonde judge appears to be doing an impression crossed between the blonde in Two Broke Girls (who herself is plenty awkward an actress to watch!) all she needs is the costumer pearls round her neck, and that 13 yr old girl with the weird blind stare from 7th Heaven.

Both her and the mauve suited D. A. (the India country named woman) are just painful to watch. They're trying to "act funny" but instead they're acting desperate, so we don't see the funny characters that they're supposed to be, we see 2 completely inept actresses who don't know the first of acting 101, let alone carry their own show.

The guest stars act circles around these 2 talentless hacks. Laroquette is ok, kinda boring and just passable. Skip this one, we need talent on TV, not "daddy's producer little girl who can't act". To these 2 women: you're no actresses! Go back to Acting 101 and learn your craft! Stop embarrassing yourselves, you're taking young actresses' rightful place. Give back the roles. To the casting director? Boo to you! And may neither of you 3 ever work in this town again. That bad!