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Please, Osbournes, Go Away

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 1, 2009 4:36 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Ozzy and his brood returned to TV last night with the debut of Osbournes: Reloaded, their version of a crude variety show on Fox. As far as critics are concerned, it can't be canceled quickly enough.

  • Tom Shales, Washington Post: This "revolting debacle" should be "the first TV show ever to be recalled for fear of poisoning the atmosphere."
  • Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly: "The network is supposed to air five more Reloadeds. Don't hold your breath. Or maybe, do hold your breath: The stink of this show will last a long time."

  • Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times: "In the context of an Ozzy concert, this all might have seemed a radical bit of stagecraft—might have even seemed satirical, at stretch. But as television, it comes off just as wasted energy and bad ideas: Ozzy in a leotard in a Flashdance parody, whose punchline was flatulence..."
  • Eric Goldman, IGNTV: "Maybe this should could have been entertaining, if better thought had been put into it. But no, it's just bad. Really bad."

In this image released by Fox, The Osbournes, from left, Jack, Sharon, Ozzy and Kelly host Osbournes Reloaded, a six-episode TV variety show in Los Angeles.
In this image released by Fox, The Osbournes, from left, Jack, Sharon, Ozzy and Kelly host "Osbournes Reloaded," a six-episode TV variety show in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/FOX, Ray Mickshaw)
In this image released by Fox, The Osbournes, from left, Jack, Sharon, Ozzy and Kelly host Osbournes Reloaded, a six-episode TV variety show in Los Angeles.
In this image released by Fox, The Osbournes, from left, Jack, Sharon, Ozzy and Kelly host "Osbournes Reloaded," a six-episode TV variety show in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/FOX, Joseph Cultice)
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riffran
Apr 3, 2009 7:52 AM CDT
she does have her hands full doesn't she ...lol....My fave was when Ozzy was whining about not going to New Mexico...and putting his foot down...She just smiled, and the next day it was "hellllo albuquerque"
riffran
Apr 2, 2009 12:49 PM CDT
Ill show you f*beeeep* has beens you f*beeeep* damn *beeeeep*, co*beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep* son of *beeeeep beeeep beeeeep*....and thats all I bloody ave to *beeeep beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep* say about that........."Oh Ozzy such language tsk tsk".....lol
jaguarj
Apr 1, 2009 10:43 AM CDT
OMG they're all has-beens.

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