Kevin from Work

I won't lie, despite the growing frustration of the audience, I feel sorry for the creators. The pilot, after all, felt like an undemanding romantic comedy with a likable main character, whose almost touching plan didn't work out. But right at the end of the first episode, when faced with the most dreaded office humiliation, all the fun ends. The chosen Audrey turns out to be an ordinary girl who doesn't know what she wants, and Ricky, her coworker and partner, becomes more annoying the more prominent his storylines get, not to mention the unbearable Patti, who is not even worth getting started on. The only ones who can bear the whole misery with dignity are Brian and Roxie, who serve up even the most obfuscated quips with a charitable detachment. The second star in my rating is purely out of mercy because the occasional good idea (a remake of Casablanca with a coast guard theme) proves that there was the seed of a pleasant sitcom somewhere in that muck. However, that's where it stayed, and the predictable end of the entire season proves that there is no way forward. The cancellation was a liberation for this group. (21.11.2015)