Whitney

The show's core relationship is appealingly relaxed. It dares to suggest successful coupledom lies less in heated passion than in being able to dress down and screw up and know you're still loved.

It's really one lonnnnng sex joke. That said, some of the punch lines are pretty funny.

Problem is both series [2 Broke Girls and Whitney] are hit-you-over-the-head until you laugh or else.

Other than Cummings' slightly off-kilter view of relationships as writer and star, Whitney as a construct is more spindly than her legs.

Instead of an entertaining half-hour to ease our wait for the return of "30 Rock," the network has given us another "Outsourced."

Not only are Whitney's jokes a little musty, the multi-camera format seems like the wrong choice for this comedy.

With its stilted scenes, canned laughter, and handwringing about marriage, Whitney feels more like a step backward.