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...offs--Frasier, Laverne & Shirley--give their lead characters new challenges and foils and find a fresh voice that suits them. In this show, Joey Tribbiani, Matt LeBlanc's sweet-hearted dope, heads West to jump-start his career and reconnect with his equally Noo Yawky sister Gina (The Sopranos' Drea de Matteo). We also meet his nephew Michael (Paulo Costanzo), a rocket scientist; his sharky agent, Bobbie (one-woman brass band Jennifer Coolidge); and his bland, pretty, married neighbor Alex (Andrea Anders). But none of these types are fresh or memorable. There's no Niles. Not even a Squiggy...
...After the failure of every one of the Seinfeld-alum shows, few think Matt LeBlanc's much-hyped solo sitcom is a guaranteed success. In the first episode the still none-too-bright Joey moves to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. He moves in with his sister (Drea de Matteo, late of The Sopranos) and her extremely bright and nerdy 20year-old son, who is, yes, a rocket scientist. And, oops, there's a cute girl next door. So far, nothing can be accused of breaking the form. But Friends was an O.K. idea that thrived on good...
...most viewing decisions, so it's best to create shows that women will seek out and men will tolerate. NBC's Reilly points to its Friends spin-off, Joey, centered on a character who's adorable to women and likable to guys. (Just in case, the network cast shapely Drea de Matteo as Joey's sister.) What, after all, do most men want? To be in the good graces of a woman. She's the one who has the remote. --With reporting by Jeanne McDowell/Los Angeles
...Joey" moves Matt LeBlanc's lunkhead character from New York to L.A., introducing "The Sopranos'" Drea deMatteo as his loud-mouthed, gum-snapping sister. (NBC may not be able to match HBO quality-wise, but it's catching up in the derogatory Italian-American-stereotype business!) On the plus side, the script has the kind of nicely set-up jokes you'd expect on "Friends"; in the first scene, Joey gives a long expository spiel about his reasons for moving to L.A. to the cab driver on his ride from the airport (acting auditions, getting close to family...
While his accompanying trio differs entirely from the recording sidemen, Scofield has assembled a dazzling array of supremely talented, if currently little known musicians who more than live up to his title of “the real drea band.” While the standout by far was drummer Bill Stewart, who matched Scofield’s intensity and complexity with dizzying dexterity and frenetic zeal, tenor player Seamus Blake and acoustic bassist Jesse Murphy also acquitted themselves admirably. Blake furnished lean and frequently blistering solos, with Murphy impelling forward the night’s proceedings with tight grooves...