Excellent, Without a doubt!!

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Created by ex-partners Al Jean and Mike Reiss (of Simpsons Fame), The Critic is a short-lived, satirical sitcom about a highly intelligent yet obese cable TV film critic named Jay Sherman, voiced to perfection by Jon Lovitz. Jay could carry the entire show by himself, but he's also surrounded by such a wonderful cast of supporting characters. One of my favorites has to be Duke Phillips, Jay's Ted Turner-esquire Southern boss. The level of satire and absurdism in the show is razor sharp. The real highlights are the hilarious movie parodies. My favorite episode has to be the Siskel & Ebert one, simply a classic. The animation is more well crafted than in The Simpsons, especially the backgrounds. The theme music by the always amazing Hans Zimmer is simply exquisite. The show lasted two seasons, one on ABC and one on FOX, but it could've lasted much, much longer. Overall, The Critic is great satirical series that was ahead of it's time. While The Simpsons is still my all-time favorite show, I'd rank The Critic pretty high.

If there ever was a time we needed "The Critic", now, ladies and gentlemen, is that glorious time.With more crap films being made now more than ever, we need a show that's unafraid to bash them mercilessly. "The Critic" was such a well-rounded cartoon with funny characters who were slinging random, situational jokes long before "Family Guy" was a twinkle in Seth MacFarlane's eye.Sadly, "The Critic" is just one of many shows cut down in their prime. I think in the day and age of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" being on the rise and "The Simpsons" being on the wane, this show would be very successful among adults who realize how nonsensical movies have become.

Bet that hasn't been quoted in a while. Anyway, the show we are talking about is The Critic. Let me first say that I am not a big Jon Lovitz fan. He strikes me as someone who is kind of the guy you met at a party and couldn't ignore even if you tried your damnedest. I know that a lot of people have wondered about Lovitz. Is he gay or isn't he and to tell you the truth, I don't give a rat's a**. That thing is milked for all of its worth by giving him a boss (brilliantly voiced by Charles Napier, you know the guy from Rambo II and a couple of Russ Meyer films) who thinks Jay Sherman (Lovitz' character) is gay.This show has not been shown in Denmark but I was so curious about it that I had to check it out because Al Jean and Mike Reiss of The Simpsons were involved. My doubts about Lovitz were put totally to shame. Sure, he is a little shrill but he manages to make a character that you actually care a little about. Then there is the brilliant portrayal of his stuffy parents, well mostly his mother. His father is pretty out of it most of the time. I have seen Judith Ivey in a couple of films but she was most enjoyable in the Steve Martin vehicle "The Lonely Guy". Here, she perfectly nails the Katharine Hepburn'esquire mother who is kind of ashamed of her son but loves him all the same. Gerrit Graham as the father is really one-dimensional, but what are you gonna do? Nancy Cartwright as the sister, Margo is of course brilliant but the real surprise is that she is stuck with a character that doesn't have any quirks. She is just too plain nice and Cartwright has an incredible range that is kind of left unused here. And finally we have Christine Cavanaugh as Sherman's son who is even more whitewashed. Soucie and Cartwright are both skilled voice-over artists so it's a shame to hear them as only these two and a couple of additional characters in this show.If you have compare this to another animated show (and I always do) let me say that I can understand why this didn't catch on. The characters are brilliant but the pace of the show gets a little slow and Lovitz is really not leading man material (in any form). He is best in supporting parts and if you have to base a show on a fat, bald guy you have to make him into something more than a Alan Alda or Woody Allen clone all the time. Not to dis any of those two but let me just say: "Been there, done that" and wrap it up.Oh, one more thing. This is an animated show so let me just point out that the animation is not that brilliant either. It is much too static but I guess that wasn't really a first priority to begin with. Sorry, but better luck next time.

One of the greatest cartoons ever made! I love this show. Jay Sherman is one of the best cartoon characters ever. Even back in the 90s Fox was making stupid screw ups like with TV show, canceling good shows like this. This show was just so great and they canceled it. What was going through there minds when they made that decision? I loved Jay's crazy parents. I usually like crazy parents in shows. I liked mainly the father. He was the craziest. This show reminds me somewhat of Family Guy with the different scenes in between scenes where like they mention something and then they show a small scene of what that person was talking about and then go back to the original one. The Critic is shown on Comedy Central now.