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Dec 2, 2019
90
Clearly, this is not a cookie-cutter network offering; it's bold, at times difficult, and aiming for greatness. [20 March 2000]
Dec 2, 2019
88
A dark but wildly funny comedy. [19 March 2000]
Dec 2, 2019
88
A razor-sharp sitcom that celebrates the human capacity to survive dysfunction. Apparently, that which doesn't destroy us makes us funnier. [20 March 2000]
Dec 2, 2019
80
This is a subversively smart show, and better still a shockingly funny one. Adults who enjoy the edginess of "Malcolm in the Middle" could find a new favorite here. [19 March 2000, p.F1]
Dec 2, 2019
80
"Titus" -- the series -- is manic and makes its home on the black side of comedy. It's clearly not for everyone. But it also turns convention on its ear and takes big risks that sometimes produce laugh-out-loud payoffs. [20 March 2000]
Dec 2, 2019
80
Titus deftly carries off the delicate trick of creating comedy out of a background of tragedy and chaos, and for that it deserves a look. [20 March 2000, p.E-7]
Dec 2, 2019
80
Some of the jokes here will jolt you from the typical sitcom complacency - no slack-jawed viewing allowed here - and if each episode doesn't quite find a moment of redemption after mining these hearts of darkness, they leave you amused enough that you can continue soldiering on in your own imperfect life. [20 March 2000]
Jun 13, 2013
75
The talking-to-the-audience material is shot in black and white to signify its staged artiness, but it also makes the show's standard sitcom scenes seem even livelier than they are — a canny strategy.
Dec 2, 2019
75
Of course, it helps immensely that Christopher Titus's flamboyantly roguish father, Ken, is portrayed with genuine rascal charisma by Stacy Keach. An actor known mostly for his dramatic roles, Keach's exuberant comic performance is a cockeyed revelation. He could easily become the show's break-out personality. [19 March 2000, p.1L]
Dec 2, 2019
75
The danger lies down the road, if Titus the creator runs out of real-life fodder for Titus the character. At that point, "Titus" could become a sitcommy caricature of itself. But, in the early going, Titus is on the money when he says, "Anything is funny if the setup is right. [20 March 2000]
