Former Saturday Night Live cast member, Andy Samburg, stars in his new television show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine on FOX.
The show is a comedy series that follows a carefree yet skilled detective, Jake Peralta (Samburg), and his experiences with his new captain (Andre Braugher), who disapproves of Peralta’s childish games.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine premiered with 6.17 million viewers. In its second episode, viewers had dropped to approximately 4.03 million, setting a decent starting point – though not extremely impressive – for the first season of the show.
I have always thought of Samburg as extremely funny – his appearances on SNL and his SNL Digital Shorts had always made me laughed. Needless to say, when I had found out that Samburg would no longer be making appearances on the 39th season of the show, I was highly disappointed.
A year later, I found out that Samburg is set to appear once again on television in a new comedy series. I was ecstatic, for I had missed his humor on Saturday Night Live.
When the trailers for Brooklyn Nine-Nine began to emerge during FOX’s commercial breaks, I began to believe that the show had high potential. It appeared to be funny, and the concept wasn’t bad.
Samburg appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Ellen DeGeneres Show promoting Brooklyn Nine-Nine before it premiered. Both times, he had claimed that his show was receiving great reviews.
When I had found out that Mike Schur, who had created Parks and Recreation, had a hand in creating Brooklyn Nine-Nine, I began to believe that the show would be well-produced, as Parks and Recreation appeared to be successful in some sense and is currently on its sixth season.
The show did have some recognizable faces, such as Joe Lo Truglio, whom I immediately recognized from How I Met Your Mother and Pitch Perfect, and Terry Crews, who had made brief appearances in Bridesmaids, Get Smart, and The Benchwarmers.
Yet, the first few episodes of Samburg’s show were just mediocre. I did not find it especially funny. It may have been because of my high expectations, but even if I had decided to watch the show on a whim, not knowing that it was Samburg’s show, I genuinely believe that I would have thought the same.
The show did have its funny moments, but the majority of the jokes were predictable. It wasn’t that the show was badly written, or that the actors were lacking; the show was simply not good enough.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine clearly did not meet my expectations. However, I will admit that the show has been improving. By the third and fourth episode, I have found that I am enjoying the show moreso than I had previously in the first few episodes. I will view the remaining episodes that FOX will air, but I am unsure if I will continue to watch if FOX decides to renew the show for another season.
Grade: C
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Hey there Samantha!
This was an interesting essay, although I think it would better fit into the category of other. I see it more as a review of the show, and not really an essay. You also wrote it in such a way that I feel like I need to have seen the show to understand most of what you've written. I think you need to deepen the description of the shows theme and main concept instead of just skimming over it. It left me with a lot of questions that if answered could've improved this...
Why do you like Samburg so much? You wrote, "It appeared to be funny, and the concept wasn’t bad." Why wasn't it that funny? What were the concepts involved? Why do you think the viewers dropped so steadily?
Also, to avoid confusion, try to keep the piece in a chronological order. You start with when it was premiered, then the build up to you waiting for it to come out, and then you've seen it! Time wise this doesn't make much sense to me...
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Hi there! I'm here for a quick review on your review
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First, looking at your format, you keep using the first person "I". This is usually frowned upon in traditional review writing. You must write your opinions as facts, e.g. instead of
I did not find it especially funny.
write …
It was not especially funny.
I also found that you spent most of your words describing the performance of the show and the cast instead of analysing it for yourself. You could have delved deeper into:
- Plot structure
- Genre: does it add anything to the existing genre?
- Characterisation: are the actors skilled? Do you agree with their interpretation of the characters?
- Dialogue: is the dialogue stilted? Unrealistic? Lack-luster?
Analyse the structure and style of the show. How did the filming techniques add to the show?
Also, at the start of the review, it is a good idea to list the director, producer, genre and stars in a little block.
As for your writing style, you should make it a little more formal.
That "it wasn't that" was a little colloquial. On the other hand, nice semicolon!
Keep writing!
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