| 75 |
Entertainment Weekly Gillian Flynn
Underbelly eschews cliche and makes pregnancy surprisingly laughable. |
| 75 |
San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
Unexpectedly, it's funny. And it gets funnier and sharper in future episodes. |
| 75 |
New York Post Linda Stasi
"Underbelly" has got some good, (no - I won't say "belly") laughs, but you've got to wonder what happens if the show's a success. |
| 70 |
Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
It's different, it's droll, it's quirky, it's funny. |
| 60 |
LA Weekly Robert Abele
It’s a more-than-solid cast, which is half the battle. |
| 50 |
Washington Post John Maynard
"Underbelly" does indeed aim narrow, likely appealing only to those who are pregnant or have recent memories of it. |
| 50 |
USA Today Robert Bianco
The show just kind of rolls along, never quite provoking you to change the channel but never providing any great reason to pay attention either. |
| 50 |
Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy
The only thing missing is fresh, smart, unpredictable humor. |
| 50 |
People Weekly Tom Gliatto
The cast has an ordinariness that's a little too believable. [16 Apr 2007, p.43] |
| 40 |
Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray
"Notes" feel[s] like a number of other sitcoms about couples who hail from Mars and Venus, respectively, and adds little to the discussion beyond stretch marks. |
| 40 |
Slate Troy Patterson
Occasionally sharp as an epidural needle, often dumb as a pea pod, sometimes half decent. |
| 40 |
San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum
There's nothing particularly awful... But there's nothing particularly right about it either, and laughs are spotty at best. |
| 30 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
It's another one of those dismissable, disposable, oh-so-slight comedies. |
| 30 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland
Forget the epidural, you'll need laughing gas, stat. |
| 30 |
Variety Phil Gallo
There's no sign of passion here; it's all awkward. |
| 30 |
Los Angeles Times Mary McNamara
Clearly, "Notes" plans to explore the fear, joy and ridiculousness that parenthood inspires in so many of us, relying on the quirks of the characters to infuse this with sass and humor. But none of the characters seems up to the task. |
| 25 |
Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman
All this obvious plot about baby showers, maternity peeing and big-belly clothing is unbearable. |
| 20 |
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
[It] recycles all the comedy cliches of pregnancy. |
| 20 |
Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall
There’s nothing especially novel or insightful, let alone funny, about the show’s take on impending parenthood. |
| 20 |
TV Guide Matt Roush
Nearly everything feels stale in this sitcom. |
| 20 |
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
A lackluster show about a conflicted mother-to-be and her annoying and oblivious husband that mostly provides ammunition to those who argue that Hollywood is out of touch with the real world. |
| 10 |
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
No cliché is unexplored, no supporting character is allowed to resemble an actual person. |
| 10 |
Baltimore Sun David Zurawik
It is one of the worst sitcoms on the air. |
| 0 |
The New York Times Virginia Heffernan
Revolting.... Watch and you’ll lose your appetite for life. |
