I did not see this show in 1992, but I recently watched all the episodes on youtube. I knew the show was canceled after the first season, and the question as to why the show was canceled was on my mind as I watched it. I think the following were problems:
1. Corey would drift into extended periods where he sounded exactly like Woody Allen delivering jokes. Oddly he only did this part of the time. 2. The jokes were of the variety that are long and not particularly funny, They were mildly amusing stories involving implausible situations. This is like Woody Allen but his stuff is funny. 3. The romantic relationship was implausible and I really couldn't understand why the characters would want to know each other, except for the sex of course. 4. The story arc was going nowhere. I can't even imagine where they could have gone after the first season. In terms of narrative, Gilligan's Island made more sense.
Watching season one would be a good idea provided you don't find it annoying, but I think the studio executives made a good call in canceling it. The premise was getting old and stale, and it would have become unwatchable very quickly if it had not been canceled.
1. Corey would drift into extended periods where he sounded exactly like Woody Allen delivering jokes. Oddly he only did this part of the time. 2. The jokes were of the variety that are long and not particularly funny, They were mildly amusing stories involving implausible situations. This is like Woody Allen but his stuff is funny. 3. The romantic relationship was implausible and I really couldn't understand why the characters would want to know each other, except for the sex of course. 4. The story arc was going nowhere. I can't even imagine where they could have gone after the first season. In terms of narrative, Gilligan's Island made more sense.
Watching season one would be a good idea provided you don't find it annoying, but I think the studio executives made a good call in canceling it. The premise was getting old and stale, and it would have become unwatchable very quickly if it had not been canceled.
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