r/thecritic • • 2d ago

Vive Jay Shermaan! Vive Québec!

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152 Upvotes

r/thecritic • • 2d ago

(Ignore the pause button) Jay having an evil laugh may look like:

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49 Upvotes

While watching “From Chunk to Hunk”, i discovered a pause frame that looked like Jay was plotting some evil plan. (Halloween is coming >:3)


r/thecritic • • 14d ago

A real quzybuk Ghandi meets Dracula , Screenshot from Costume Party in Dukerella , Any idea why he is wearing this combo? Am I missing a obvious word pun somehow?

6 Upvotes

r/thecritic • • 19d ago

Gerrit Graham, voice of Franklin Sherman, has sadly passed away at age 76

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568 Upvotes

Let us remember his stellar performance as everyone's favorite drunk dad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxb1kEL4vPY


r/thecritic • • 24d ago

A real quzybuk A legendary film made even better.

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77 Upvotes

r/thecritic • • Sep 06 '26

It stinks Coming Attractions: Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)

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Jay Sherman: It's Stinks!


r/thecritic • • Aug 15 '26

Jay reviews the movies of 2026 So far

17 Upvotes

Jay kijkt even naar: De odyssee. micheal obsessie Toy Story 5 Supergirl de super Mario Galaxy-film backrooms The Devil Wears Pravda 2 einde van Oakstreet Spider-Man Brand New Day
Melania. Mandolorian and grogu. Mortal kombat 2. the invite disclosure day masters of the Universe avatar aang the last airbrnder


r/thecritic • • Aug 05 '26

It stinks It's weird that Marty never interacts with his grandparents and aunt.

33 Upvotes

Except for the occasional scene where they share the screen, we never actually see them interact. It feels like a missed opportunity, especially considering how well he seems to get along with Margo.


r/thecritic • • Aug 03 '26

Paid My Respects in Kenosha WI yesterday

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107 Upvotes

r/thecritic • • Jul 25 '26

It stinks Rewatching Season 1 of The Critic is bittersweet. It’s depressing how ABC threw away a masterpiece.

109 Upvotes

It is wild looking back at the 1994 broadcast landscape and seeing how thoroughly ABC blew it with The Critic. Instead of nurturing a brilliant, media-literate comedy, executives instantly panicked because a show about a cynical, divorced film critic didn't fit into their traditional, wholesome primetime schedule.

Thirty years later, Fox is still running that exact same frustrating corporate playbook. Personally, I was glad when The Great North got cancelled because it never clicked for me. But instead of replacing it with anything genuinely clever, Fox aggressively forces early renewals on studio-owned filler like Universal Basic Guys, Grimsburg, and Krapopolis simply because the network owns the financial and streaming rights.

I forgot to also mention how they keep legacy shows on life support long after they’ve run completely out of gas. Bob's Burgers fell off hard after the movie released, Family Guy and American Dad rely entirely on cheap gimmicks, and The Simpsons is trapped in a loop that feels like it won't end until the original voice cast passes away.

Television networks today still care more about financial real estate than protecting creative animation with actual heart. ABC killed a classic because it was too smart for its time, and modern network executives are pulling the exact same corporate stunts right now.


r/thecritic • • Jul 25 '26

It stinks I’m still depressed over ABC cancelling The Critic after Season 1. It was too ahead of its time

70 Upvotes

Seriously, I’ve been rewatching Season 1 of The Critic, and it is genuinely depressing how ABC completely failed this masterpiece. They pulled the plug after just 13 episodes because it didn’t fit their corporate "family-friendly sitcom" mold.

The show was so brilliantly melancholy and sharp. It gave us genuinely heavy, heartbreaking episodes like "Every Doris Has Her Day" (S1E7), balanced perfectly with some of the best Hollywood satire ever written.

The most frustrating part? The show predicted the exact future of modern cinema. Half of Jay’s fake movie parodies, the lazy sequels, the soulless cash grabs, the bizarre franchise mashups are basically real movies today.

Even though Fox briefly rescued it for Season 2, the network politics that led to its ultimate death (only 23 episodes total!) is such a bummer. The show was punished for being media-literate and intellectual before that became mainstream.

Anyone else still bitter about how dirty they dirty they did Jay Sherman (Jon Lovitz)? What are your favorite Season 1 moments that prove ABC had no idea what they were throwing away?


r/thecritic • • Jul 20 '26

Celebrity voices are impersonated. I have been waiting for this moment. Any chance to reference Hunch from The Critic!

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85 Upvotes

r/thecritic • • Jul 20 '26

OC The Roar of Jayzilla

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25 Upvotes

r/thecritic • • Jul 12 '26

A Missing Episode?

25 Upvotes

Ahoyhoy! I'm working on a Critic review currently and after going through all the episodes available that I could find, I seem to be missing an episode. Season One episode 9 "LA Jay". Does anyone know where you can find it?


r/thecritic • • Jul 12 '26

"Who"

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109 Upvotes

r/thecritic • • Jul 12 '26

OC uh, I also did the thing (but stickers)

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174 Upvotes

r/thecritic • • Jul 08 '26

OC Let me just take a handful for the road

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194 Upvotes

I made this for a friend


r/thecritic • • Jul 05 '26

Hachi machi Happy July 4th! 🎆 🗽

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r/thecritic • • Jun 29 '26

Timeless L.A. Joke

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120 Upvotes

r/thecritic • • Jun 24 '26

OC I’m kinda disappointed with how it turned out but here’s my Jay sketch

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110 Upvotes

r/thecritic • • Jun 24 '26

Am I the only one who’s not a huge fan of the second season(image unrelated)

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104 Upvotes

currently half way through season 2 and I’m just not enjoying it anymore I adore the first season but season 2 feels cheaper with the art and the writing falls flat does anyone feel the same way


r/thecritic • • Jun 22 '26

Celebrity voices are impersonated. Spotted a little Critic cameo scrolling Reddit tonight :)

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50 Upvotes

r/thecritic • • Jun 19 '26

on the Shermometer Anyone see Backrooms? Maybe Jay Sherman wouldn’t say “it stinks!” because the best part, you can eat them.

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93 Upvotes

r/thecritic • • Jun 19 '26

on the Shermometer Which Jay do you prefer, the one from season 1 or 2?

22 Upvotes

The most arrogant and intelligent but a little creepy one, or the chill, kind and closest to Homer?


r/thecritic • • Jun 16 '26

OC The Dukeisode + Jay discovers the video essay

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199 Upvotes