Cristela (TV Series) Pilot (2014) User Reviews

Could be much better

[ladycinctus · 6/10 · 20 October 2014]

Though the story line isn't new, and canned laughs are AWFUL and untimely, it was funny enough to see the second episode. Given, Hispanic mothers can be overwhelming, but NOT that much. It can be unfunny really quick. I loved Cristela!!! She is easy to relate to, witty, funny and compassionate. Cristela's boss was super annoying, politically incorrect in all aspects and super mega funny. Josh's character is witty and give him time, he's going to take sexual/workplace/friendship tension to a new level. Alberto's character is FLUFFY!!! Carlos Ponce is an extremely good actor, but is yet to find his way, though his lines are getting funnier... If you LOSE the canned laughter (not everything is funny and its timing is horrible to say the least), and develop Josh and Fluffy and Felix and tone down the mother, you can find an audience. Good luck.

Surprisingly good first episode!

[wolfpup3 · 7/10 · 10 October 2014]

Honestly I didn't expect to watch more than a single episode of this. My first impression wasn't great either. It has the look of an old fashioned sitcom, and has a laugh track too. The first scene wasn't funny at all.

But then, with the second scene, things started clicking. I laughed quite a bit the entire rest of the episode, which zoomed by quickly. Most of the characters and actors seem really promising too, though of course they're just sketched in given all of them need to be quickly I produced over 22 minutes.

I'd never heard of Christella before, but she's clearly got talent...you don't write and star in a first episode and have it be this good by accident. If it stays this good (and it really could get better as the writers settle in), I'm going to regularly watch for sure.

EDIT: Well, unfortunately episodes two and three haven't been funny at all. I might give it one more shot, but the pilot was better written than 2 and 3...