It's not unusual for new TV shows to require a few episodes or even an entire season to find its footing. But even with a certain amount of grace, it's clear from social media that many fans just weren't happy with this redone "Night Court." On the show's subreddit, users were asked their thoughts on the first episodes, and the consensus was that it was a vast step down from the original. Redditor u/anjinash wrote, "It was..... not good. Very flat. Heavily reliant on the canned laugh track, which comes off super cringe-y when a joke doesn't land. Most of the characters aren't characters, rather caricatures: This is the dumb one, this is the stuck up one, this is the practical joker guy and here's the curmudgeon with the heart of gold."
Things didn't fare much better on Twitter, where plenty of people checked out the first two episodes only to walk away feeling dismayed, like @jessenovels, who wrote, "Verdict: Massive failure n execution of the writing team n creators. Convinced AI Bots wrote the comedy and actors were told to act bad. Cancelled." @CrockerBoy summed up their reaction in one word: "Oof."
It's always possible it was just lackluster opening episodes, and the remaining ones in the season will get better. But a lot of viewers may have already checked out, and for those who stick around, the show will face an uphill battle trying to win them over.
