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The review website [[Metacritic.com]], which tabulates critics' reviews, gave it a 64 — equating to their summary of "generally positive reviews", with 16 out of 26 critics reviews deemed as positive.[http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/newadventuresofoldchristine?q=The%20New%20Adventures%20of%20Old%20Christine] A ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' review notes that "Louis-Dreyfus makes Christine feel fresh and real" and the show has a "dry charm and a nice tone of affectionate irony."<ref>[http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-et-christine20mar20,0,1307067.story 'Christine' creates a life beyond Elaine], a March 2006 ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' article</ref> The review continues:
The review website [[Metacritic.com]], which tabulates critics' reviews, gave it a 64 — equating to their summary of "generally positive reviews", with 16 out of 26 critics reviews deemed as positive.[http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/newadventuresofoldchristine?q=The%20New%20Adventures%20of%20Old%20Christine] A ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' review notes that "Louis-Dreyfus makes Christine feel fresh and real" and the show has a "dry charm and a nice tone of affectionate irony."<ref>[http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-et-christine20mar20,0,1307067.story 'Christine' creates a life beyond Elaine], a March 2006 ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' article</ref> The review continues:
{{cquote|While it occasionally runs to the absurd — a blind date who won't eat food other people have touched and brings his own chicken to a restaurant — it stays for the most part within the realm of recognizable human relations, and lets you feel something for its characters. This was not a luxury ''[[Seinfeld]]'' ever afforded anyone, and it's nice to see the star getting to play something less cerebrally conceived, less obsessive-compulsive and more ordinarily well-rounded.}}
{{cquote|While it occasionally runs to the absurd — a blind date who won't eat food other people have touched and brings his own chicken to a restaurant — it stays for the most part within the realm of recognizable human relations, and lets you feel something for its characters. This was not a luxury ''[[Seinfeld]]'' ever afforded anyone, and it's nice to see the star getting to play something less cerebrally conceived, less obsessive-compulsive and more ordinarily well-rounded.}}

The New Adventures of Old Christine is one of the most-watching sitcoms in USA. It proves that the "Seinfeld Curse" really does not exist.


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 20:44, 9 January 2007

The New Adventures of Old Christine
File:OldChristine.jpg
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine
Created byKari Lizer
StarringJulia Louis-Dreyfus
Clark Gregg
Hamish Linklater
Trevor Gagnon
Emily Rutherfurd
Tricia O'Kelley
Alex Kapp Horner
Country of originUnited States United States
No. of episodes25 (list of episodes)
Production
Running timeapprox. 23 minutes
(per episode)
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMarch 13, 2006 –
present

The New Adventures of Old Christine is a CBS situation comedy that debuted as a mid-season replacement on March 13, 2006, after the highly rated sitcom, Two and a Half Men. The show, a Warner Bros. Domestic Television production, was created by writer Kari Lizer, who is also the show's executive producer.

The show stars Seinfeld alumna Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell, a divorced mother and owner of a women's gym. The program revolves around Christine trying to keep pace with everyone around her, including the judgmental stay-at-home moms at her son's private school and her ex-husband Richard (Clark Gregg). She is jokingly known as "Old Christine" because Richard has a girlfriend also named Christine (Emily Rutherfurd). Hamish Linklater plays Matthew, (Old) Christine's live-in brother.

Ratings and reviews

The show premiered to and maintained good ratings, apparently the first example of a show breaking the "Seinfeld curse" (after the failures of The Michael Richards Show, Bob Patterson, Listen Up, and Louis-Dreyfus' own Watching Ellie).[1] On October 3, 2006, The Futon Critic announced that the show had been given a full 22-episode order.

The review website Metacritic.com, which tabulates critics' reviews, gave it a 64 — equating to their summary of "generally positive reviews", with 16 out of 26 critics reviews deemed as positive.[1] A Los Angeles Times review notes that "Louis-Dreyfus makes Christine feel fresh and real" and the show has a "dry charm and a nice tone of affectionate irony."[2] The review continues:

While it occasionally runs to the absurd — a blind date who won't eat food other people have touched and brings his own chicken to a restaurant — it stays for the most part within the realm of recognizable human relations, and lets you feel something for its characters. This was not a luxury Seinfeld ever afforded anyone, and it's nice to see the star getting to play something less cerebrally conceived, less obsessive-compulsive and more ordinarily well-rounded.

Cast

Actor Role
Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Old" Christine Campbell
Clark Gregg Richard Campbell
Hamish Linklater Matthew
Emily Rutherfurd "New" Christine
Trevor Gagnon Richard "Ritchie" Campbell
Tricia O'Kelley Marly Ehrhardt
Alex Kapp Horner Lindsay
Wanda Sykes Barb

DVD Releases

DVD Name Cover Art Release Date Ep #
The Complete First Season TBA 2007 13
The Complete Second Season TBA 2007 22

International Broadcasters

Country TV Network(s) Series Premiere Weekly Schedule
United States United States CBS Television March 13, 2006 Mondays 9:30pm ET
Canada Canada CH March 13, 2006 Mondays 9:30pm ET
Australia Australia Channel Nine 13th July 2006 Returned December 5th 8.30
Brazil Brazil SBT and Warner November 1 2006 Wednesdays at 12.00am ; Tuesdays at 8:00pm
Iceland Iceland Stöð 2 November 5 2006 Saturdays at 8.10pm
Israel Israel yesSTARS ???? 2006 Thursdays at 10:05pm
New Zealand New Zealand TV2 ???? 2006
Norway Norway TV2 September 5 2006 Tuesdays at 22:30
Sweden Sweden Kanal 5 August 30 2006 Tuesdays at 11:25pm
United Kingdom United Kingdom UKTV Gold ???? 2006

Episodes

List of The New Adventures of Old Christine episodes

Season Ep # First Airdate Last Airdate
Season 1 13 March 13, 2006 May 22, 2006
Season 2 22 September 18, 2006 2007

Awards

Emmy Awards:

Screen Actors Guild Awards:

References