‘Not Dead Yet’ Is a Waste of Gina Rodriguez: TV Review

’s new sitcom has a decent enough premise and a winsome lead performance. But it seems to struggle to get out of its own way, exhibiting a fundamental clumsiness that’s off-putting — as if the show itself needed another pass before making it to the air.’s Nell has started work at a Southern California newspaper after a crushing breakup left her alone and broke.

Notionally, these hauntings are meant to give Nell a greater perspective on her life, and the ways in which she ought to pull herself together. However, this series exists at the opposite end of a spectrum from, say, “Six Feet Under” as regards the gravity and seriousness of purpose with which it treats the concept of death: OK, it’s just a network sitcom, but an episode involving a dead influencer deserved a rethink. Mordant, pitch-black wit requires a real sense of humor to pull off.

Indeed, when it isn’t attempting to shock for shock’s sake, “Not Dead Yet” is surprisingly sentimental, even a touch maudlin. There seems never to be the tone one might expect from a show about a sharp-minded, mildly depressed journalist intended for an audience who knew and loved Rodriguez on the witty “Jane the Virgin”: We oscillate between extremes of cynicism and of syrup.

All of which is a shame, as Rodriguez is a star who can anchor a smart, edgy comedy. If “Not Dead Yet” is to remain alive past its first several episodes, it needs to find a tone that works — and that might mean homing in on who Nell is. We’re constantly told that she’s a mess and an interpersonal disaster, and her interactions with her ghosts emphasize this side of her.

Just watched the pilot-I think it’s great! Had a smile on my face the entire episode!

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