Joey was a terrible sitcom: it took who was the goof-ball of the Friends clan and threw him into a whole new situation and relocated him from New York to LA. NBC were probably hoping that because Frasier was a spin-off from cheers, they'd been assuming that by repeating this method, lightening would strike twice for them... it didn't.
Though in regards to its flaws, where do I start? well, for one the jokes were lame and were in truth not funny and the writers seemed to recycle and rework any old friends material and incorporating it in the show;secondly, the characters were weak- you just couldn't really identify with them. In a good sitcom, there would usually be one characteristic trait that either makes them different, stand out from others, or of which there is something to say about each one of them. With Joey however, there was absolutely no connection, no spark, they had basically nothing of which we could say about them. Thirdly, the biggest mistake NBC made was in implying that Joey could make that transition from a so-called supporting character into a main one.
There was really no way that Matt Le Blanc's character- being a goofy, jokey person could really be regarded and perceived as a lead sitcom character. If that was the case, then joey would've developed into a slightly maturer character when he was on Friends alongside Monica, Rachel, Ross, chandler and to some extent the slightly 'hippy' Phoebe. But he didn't. Having said that, this sitcom could've been the ideal platform for the writers and creators to further explore and develop Joey's character- instead, what we have here is the same Joey Tribianni, who likes to joke about as he did on yep, Friends and of whom does not much else.And finally fourth, when NBC and the writers thought that because the Friends concept was so good, they thought it would work in this sitcom- big mistake because if you compare the other characters in Joey to Friends, characters such as Gina- Joey's sister for example, lacked,as i said earlier, personality and real depth to carry it off. Even though I wasn't a huge fan of Ross, Rachel and company.
I was surprised when this sitcom was renewed for a second season because Joey was a poorly scripted show, which failed to address its mistakes. Of course, certain people expected Joey to be a similar type of show to its predecessor, Friends. It certainly wasn't. NBC expected that ratings for this sitcom would be consistent and on par with Friends. It didn't.
Overall,Joey is a forgettable sitcom which is littered with an array of errors and a sheer lack of substance in character development. Hence, this is an example of how NOT to write a sitcom spin-off.
Though in regards to its flaws, where do I start? well, for one the jokes were lame and were in truth not funny and the writers seemed to recycle and rework any old friends material and incorporating it in the show;secondly, the characters were weak- you just couldn't really identify with them. In a good sitcom, there would usually be one characteristic trait that either makes them different, stand out from others, or of which there is something to say about each one of them. With Joey however, there was absolutely no connection, no spark, they had basically nothing of which we could say about them. Thirdly, the biggest mistake NBC made was in implying that Joey could make that transition from a so-called supporting character into a main one.
There was really no way that Matt Le Blanc's character- being a goofy, jokey person could really be regarded and perceived as a lead sitcom character. If that was the case, then joey would've developed into a slightly maturer character when he was on Friends alongside Monica, Rachel, Ross, chandler and to some extent the slightly 'hippy' Phoebe. But he didn't. Having said that, this sitcom could've been the ideal platform for the writers and creators to further explore and develop Joey's character- instead, what we have here is the same Joey Tribianni, who likes to joke about as he did on yep, Friends and of whom does not much else.And finally fourth, when NBC and the writers thought that because the Friends concept was so good, they thought it would work in this sitcom- big mistake because if you compare the other characters in Joey to Friends, characters such as Gina- Joey's sister for example, lacked,as i said earlier, personality and real depth to carry it off. Even though I wasn't a huge fan of Ross, Rachel and company.
I was surprised when this sitcom was renewed for a second season because Joey was a poorly scripted show, which failed to address its mistakes. Of course, certain people expected Joey to be a similar type of show to its predecessor, Friends. It certainly wasn't. NBC expected that ratings for this sitcom would be consistent and on par with Friends. It didn't.
Overall,Joey is a forgettable sitcom which is littered with an array of errors and a sheer lack of substance in character development. Hence, this is an example of how NOT to write a sitcom spin-off.