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  • NBC
  • Apr 15, 2003
  • NBC
  • Apr 15, 2003
Watching Ellie

Summary Julia Louis-Dreyfus, best known as Elaine from Seinfeld, stars in the real-time sitcom about a Los Angeles singer/voice over actress. Each episode will represent a half-hour of Eleanor's life. Some of the innovations of the show include a clock time used on the screen to count the show's 22 minutes as the episode is shown. Created by Bra...

Created By: Brad Hall

  • NBC
  • Apr 15, 2003
  • NBC
  • Apr 15, 2003
Watching Ellie
Season 2
Season Premiere: Apr 15, 2003
Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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Summary Julia Louis-Dreyfus, best known as Elaine from Seinfeld, stars in the real-time sitcom about a Los Angeles singer/voice over actress. Each episode will represent a half-hour of Eleanor's life. Some of the innovations of the show include a clock time used on the screen to count the show's 22 minutes as the episode is shown. Created by Bra...

Created By: Brad Hall

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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14% Positive
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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14% Positive
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23% Mixed
5 Reviews
64% Negative
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70
Jun 20, 2014
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is at the top of her game. Her expressions, physicality and timing are right on the mark. Her vocals are a treat and flow naturally from the story. [14 Apr 2003]
By Barry Garron FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 20, 2014
The change of format doesn't bring with it any sense of assurance. To amp up the canned laughter while simultaneously lowering the intelligence level of the humor isn't a recipe for success. [14 Apr 2003]
By David Bianculli FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 20, 2014
Unfortunately, what hasn't changed is that this comedy about the life of a neurotic nightclub singer simply isn't very funny. [14 Apr 2004]
By Charlie McCollum FULL REVIEW
30
Jun 20, 2014
"Ellie" has gone from being an avant-garde failure to a very average failure. [15 Apr 2003]
By Alan Sepinwall FULL REVIEW
25
Jun 20, 2014
Louis-Dreyfus has either decided, or been convinced, that the way to save Ellie is to barrel her way through every scene, mugging and pushing so forcefully that she makes Michael Richards look subtle. She's not just in constant motion; she seems to be in a state of constant rage. Even her singing, which was never the show's strong point, has become grating and strained. [15 Apr 2003]
By Robert Bianco FULL REVIEW
20
Jun 20, 2014
While Louis-Dreyfus' Elaine Benes was vapid and self-centered, which worked within "Seinfeld's" fractured framework, her Ellie Riggs' self-centered vapidity is off-putting. [15 Apr 2003]
By Allan Johnson FULL REVIEW
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Jun 20, 2014
In what has to be one of the most difficult achievements in modern television history, NBC has managed to make "Watching Ellie" exponentially worse in this "new" version.
By Tim Goodman FULL REVIEW

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