So bad. So very, very bad. So very, very, unbelievably, very, very bad.

I applaud attempting a musical television show, even if the last example, Cop Rock, pretty much earned itself eternal punchline status. Viva Lauglin, however, features not musical numbers, but characters singing along to the original version of pop songs. Why? Can’t tell. If you’re going to interrupt story with songs, at least feature the voice of the performer. And you probably need more than a few songs to qualify as a musical.

Even if Laughlin didn’t have such a horrible conceit, it would still be the worst new shows of the year. Nothing about it works. Add the singing factor, and you have a contender for top ten worst television pilots of all time.

Best aspect: Ummm….. ???

Worst aspect: The acting. The dialogue. The directing. The cast. The story. The wretchedly bland choreography. They are all bad. Mostly, the bizarre choice to feature lip sync to hit songs, along with low-volume vocals of the performer.

Verdict: I feared my brain might dissolve and dribble from my nose.

Odds of success: No one will ever like this. Even the creators’ moms can’t like this. I defy them to.

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