The Ethiopian Executioner

The writers need to get back to basic story structure and character development, and then work into the plot the very, very great concept that this show is based on.

We love it that the writers are showing us -- through fiction -- what immigrants in this country today are having to deal with. How they're often being taken advantage of. We need to see that. And, yes, the writers have given themselves quite a task of making a comedy about such a serious and often horrifying subject. But it can be done.

It pretty much boils down to this -- take the caricature out of the characters and give them stronger identities. Then really think through the plot outlines. The raw material is there. The pieces just need to be put together better. You might need to make it less surface and more surreal. Think Terry Gilliam and Brazil.

Seven stars as kudos for the effort.