Please, Osbournes, Go Away

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."

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