No they don't, they love him. Otherwise critics wouldn't have fallen over themselves proclaiming this mediocre family sitcom - essentially an urban "Wonder Years" - the second coming of every series from I Love Lucy to The Cosby Show. Chris Rock is one of those talented but over rated stars who more wield power within the industry than they probably should (Witness his abysmal and embarrassing performance as Oscar emcee). Former SNL cast members seem make up a fairly large contingent of this group and generally have a green light to make whatever dreck they feel like. Everybody Hates Chris is far from dreck but after the summer of hype and fawning puff pieces the final result is less than brilliant.
Fans of Rock will want to tune in and anyone who grew up in a city back in the early eighties will appreciate the street smart nostalgia the series seeks to invoke but I'll probably only catch it by accident if there's nothing better on.
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