I was one of the few fans of Andy Richter's most recent attempt at a sitcom. That show was called "Andy Barker: P.I." and it was a silly little trifle that consisted of jokes that were only funny if you were a learned noir fan. In "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" Richter created another harmless show that just wasn't punchy enough to make it. Resembling in its multiple narrator-fantasies a much better show called "Scrubs", "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" is about the lowly Andy Richter who is a writer, but sadly writes manuals for a large company. He has a circle of sitcom friends including a hot receptionist, playboy best friend, steely boss, and nerdy officemate. There are a few good jokes here and there, especially a running theme with college alumni fawning after Andy because he used to be in the same fraternity as them 20 years ago and fought a bear naked. But otherwise, this is such a non-exciting show, that it only serves as white noise while making food or doing some other mundane activity. That makes the show sound bad, and it isn't, it's just that in order to make successful tv, you should really have a twist in your show that makes it funny, but so many of the elements of "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" exist already in better, funnier shows.
Andy Richter Controls the Universe Season 1: ★★1/2
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