Center of the Universe

TV Series
2004–2005
30m

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John Goodman in Center of the Universe (2004)

Put-upon husband and father John Barnett is always solving problems for his squabbling parents, neurotic sister and no-account brother, leaving little time for his oh-so-patient wife and the... Read allPut-upon husband and father John Barnett is always solving problems for his squabbling parents, neurotic sister and no-account brother, leaving little time for his oh-so-patient wife and their son, who's taken to wearing a blazer with the family crest on it to school. Can John ke... Read allPut-upon husband and father John Barnett is always solving problems for his squabbling parents, neurotic sister and no-account brother, leaving little time for his oh-so-patient wife and their son, who's taken to wearing a blazer with the family crest on it to school. Can John keep his sanity?

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5.2/10

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John Goodman

John Barnett

Jean Smart

Kate Barnett

Spencer Breslin

Miles Barnett

Olympia Dukakis

Marge Barnett

Edward Asner

Art Barnett

Diedrich Bader

Tommy Barnett

Melinda McGraw

Lily Barnett

David Hornsby

Victor

Zachery Ty Bryan

Kevin Barnett

Margo Harshman

Sara

Ted Lyde

Carl

Rosalind Chao

Dr. Geisler

Marilu Henner

Sharon Singleton

Michelle Borth

Peggy

Gigi Rice

Donna Kidwell

Sean O'Bryan

Gary

Hillary Tuck

Rebecca

Amy Farrington

Marcia Weaver

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15 Episodes of the show were produced but only 10 episodes got to air because CBS canceled it with 5 un-aired episodes remaining.

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Not really bad so much as disappointingly average

Press coverage of this would have the average reader thinking this show is disastrously bad. This is unfair to the very strong cast. If anything, in fact, the cast is TOO strong. There's no reason in the world Ed Asner and Olympia Dukakis were hired to play the main character's parents--neither of their roles ever rise above standard sitcom clichés. The same is true for all of the regular cast. The situations, plots, and laugh lines might be more attractive if they didn't look so shopworn and threadbare next to the sterling cast list.

None of this means the show isn't watchable--it is. The network probably wonders why they're shelling out so much money for all those Emmy- and Oscar-winners, though, since a cast of nobodies would probably make just as good a show.