Well, here we are. What am I supposed to say about  Animal Practice  now? It’s  a lame duck,  just killing time until  Whitney  swoops in, and talking about it at all seems a little futile, but I’ll try anyway. At the very le more

When  "Animal Practice"  premiered in August, it instantly became one of the most reviled shows in the history of American TV.  And for that, the show itself was not to blame (not much, anyway). But NBC chose to break away from their live ( more

Whatever good will the first episode or two of  Animal Practice  had instilled in me is quickly being sapped away, and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Coleman” is another stinker, as far as I’m concerned. It’s a useless episode, introducing a cardboar more

While it’s understandable that, in its fourth episode,  Animal Practice  would want to try to focus on a secondary character as a means of expanding, “Dr. Yamamazing” is a real misstep for a show  that was already walking on fairly thi more

This week’s  Animal Practice , “Clean-Smelling Pirate,” relied heavily on  a puppet for a lot of its laughs, and I have to say, I was really  disappointed with the actual puppet prop itself. It may seem like a weird thing to start more

When "Animal Practice" premiered in August, it instantly became one of the most reviled shows in the history of American TV. And for that, the show itself was not to blame (not much, anyway). But NBC chose to break away from their live (not live) coverage more

As of its second episode, “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong,”  Animal Practice  is still trying to find its footing . There’s a lot of different tones  trying to blend together here, and it doesn’t always mesh, but there’s certainly som more

“Animal Practice,” on NBC, and “The Neighbors,” on ABC, are new comedy shows on Wednesdays. http://tv.nytimes.com/2012/09/26/arts/television/animal-practice-and-the-neighbors-tv-comedies.html?partner=rss&emc=rss