Andy Richter Controls the Universe, new Fox show just released as a new series on their network and it's not just about the review of what we all thought of it, but rather, how it got here and its surroundings, so I'm bringing up this topic.

I'll start off with my review: I thought it was pretty good. I mean, there can be a comedy come along and pass as good to be considered for a continuation, like Undeclared (a little bit under-rated), or it can be destroyed rather quickly like Hank Azaria's show, Imagine That, on NBC in January 2002, which failed at impressing anyone for a Tuesday evening show.

Richter has become a cool comedy with a smart guy. If you watched the previews, you wouldn't necessarily think this guy was so smart, but rather cool, but he is good. He is a writer and projects manager for a very large company in the United States of America and has things going his way quite often.

Fox isn't changing too much, but rather coming along with what new fresh modern comedy brings the network. It's not dying, like some shows it cut off in the past (and recently!).

Undeclared was pre-empted last Tuesday for Richter and it's questionable where that puts this college-based show in future episodes of its first season, having started a bit late in 2001. Fox has recently cancelled Family Guy for the second time, forever, and Futurama was cut off, in the middle of its fourth season. Futurama is at least fortunate enough to be still on the charts until January 2003 or at least 'mid-season' in what would be their fifth, but not really, since they have been pre-empted so much that they will show un-aired episodes not fit in to this 'season''s time-slot next 'season''s.

The Simpsons is also growing older, currently in its thirteenth full 30-minute episodes season, and it is rumored it will be cut off and cancelled in the 2002-2003 run at the same time Futurama ends, after a good life that can't go on too much longer, or everything would be totally spoiled.

It's a good network, with good shows, overall, either way it goes...

Have any opinions on this new Richter sitcom or anything in general about its network? You may post here and join the conversation thread...

i was planning on watching Andy Richter Controls the Universe, cause i heard some good stuff about it on the radio that morning...but i was talking to my woman on the phone......talking to her is better than any TV show :D =p :cool: :) .....

i dont recall the Hank Azaria show....

I like a lot of the shows that FOX airs...Boston Public, The Simpsons, Futurama, King of the Hill, Family Guy, Malcolm in the Middle.....The Simpsons is one of my favorite shows......and so is Futurama, and every other show i listed above....i dont think FOX should cancel any of those shows....ever!! :(

i saw that last night...it was an "Encore Presentation".....they also did an "Encore Presentation" of that Celebrity Boxing, which i thought was very very very very very very very stupid!!


Andy Richter is sorta funny, but he could be funnier..i hope...

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Boston Public[/quote:b4f28791d2]

Definitely a great show; I never missed an episode and I'm always up to it. It's been very well-made, it's a shame it has that 'new show' general 'critique' about it.

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i dont think FOX should cancel any of those shows....ever!! :( [/quote:4716157b51]

I know what you mean, it's just those ----ed ratings. :mad:

Anyway, I guess you're right, since the only reason a show should stop being on Fox is moving to another network (still don't know why they would if a good network accepted their plan for a series), closing up (like the X-Files are doing very soon and the Simpsons may do rather soon too, in their time) and so forth.

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i saw that last night...it was an "Encore Presentation".....they also did an "Encore Presentation" of that Celebrity Boxing, which i thought was very very very very very very very stupid!!


Andy Richter is sorta funny, but he could be funnier..i hope... [/quote:05b0b887e3]

Yeah, I saw the end of the boxing thing. Heh heh, stupid, yes. ;)

Richter was also on last night. You see, it's a more [i:05b0b887e3]intelligent[/i:05b0b887e3] comedy on the network than just some other show.

Yeah, I agree that FOX shouldn't cancel any of its shows. My favorites would have to be Undeclared, The Simpsons, Malcom and the now finished 3rd Rock. Especially undeclared shouldn't be cancelled seeing as there's only been one season of it. Maybe it's because I'm in college myself, but I just love that show. :)

Andy Richter's a cool show too.. I love those series where the main character imagines alternative outcomes of his actions and comments on the events as they occur.

My favourites, on Fox, are and were the Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, Malcolm In the Middle, Boston Public, Undeclared and a few others.

Greg the Bunny premièred last night. It was decent. I just don't see how they can make a series out of this. Oh well, it's entertaining. Interesting to see Seth Green do a sitcom...