Not up to par with Seinfeld - how could it be? The character, Tony played by Jason Alexander is similar to George Costanza on Seinfeld but the difference is that he learns from his sometimes horrible mistakes, while Seinfeld had the motto: "Absolutely no hugging and learning". Here we get plenty of both.
The cast was good, especially the actors playing the rather dim son and the smart and not to mention hot daughter. But as is always the way with these sitcoms, it got repetitive. There was always this rather tired storyline of the father figure learning to be a better husband and father. You've seen it all before.
The thing that really didn't work on the show was the TV show within the show. Don't get me wrong, Malcolm Jamal-Warner is likable and quite good as Alexander's sidekick and friend on the cable show but he is made out to be superior to Tony in almost every way, something that is such a tired comedy schtick. Of course, it has to be pointed out that Tony should appreciate what he has instead of being jealous of everybody who seems to have something he doesn't.
So it was a conventional formula sitcom and I can see why it did not survive beyond the first season. What I can't see is why some similar sitcoms survive (According to Jim, anyone) when they are clearly so much more formula driven. Somebody make it stop!
The cast was good, especially the actors playing the rather dim son and the smart and not to mention hot daughter. But as is always the way with these sitcoms, it got repetitive. There was always this rather tired storyline of the father figure learning to be a better husband and father. You've seen it all before.
The thing that really didn't work on the show was the TV show within the show. Don't get me wrong, Malcolm Jamal-Warner is likable and quite good as Alexander's sidekick and friend on the cable show but he is made out to be superior to Tony in almost every way, something that is such a tired comedy schtick. Of course, it has to be pointed out that Tony should appreciate what he has instead of being jealous of everybody who seems to have something he doesn't.
So it was a conventional formula sitcom and I can see why it did not survive beyond the first season. What I can't see is why some similar sitcoms survive (According to Jim, anyone) when they are clearly so much more formula driven. Somebody make it stop!