Joey Tribianni is an awesome character from F.R.I.E.N.D.S. No doubt he got a show of his own. But the rest of the cast and story-line is quite weak. FRIENDS is one of the best comedy show of all time because all the six characters in that show were very strong, extremely humorous and they connected with us all the way.Joey seems incomplete without Chandler. Their chemistry made FRIENDS great. We don't get to see any such chemistry in this show.But anyways, if you are a fan of Joey Tribianni. Go watch this show. It has some of its memorable moments. And you might get to relive some memories from FRIENDS. I really missed Joey Tribianni after FRIENDS, so this show was a treat for me. I hope you will enjoy it as well!

Their chemistry is what made the show so great, but having just Joey in a show is a bit of a problem since, well, to be honest...he's stupid. I.e. he is so stupid that it's hard for us to imagine him succeeding at anything.The problem with this is that in "Joey" they change his character very much. He's smarter, a bit different. Still dumb, but not as dumb. And I just felt like I was watching an entirely new person. It wasn't Joey. It was Matt LeBlanc saying funny things every now and then.To be fair the show is watchable and entertaining. It has some good jokes. But it's a bit too obvious. The lines are too explosive and, yes, unrealistic. Every line of dialogue has a witty comeback remark, or is a setup for a joke.Like when Joey says he's too old to go to bars any more. "Plus, I have a problem telling if they're gay bars or not. By the way, if Ramone calls, I am not here!" It's too sudden, too obvious. Instead of feeling as if Joey's just stupid and innocent (as he was in "Friends"), I felt as if here he was really stretching to be obvious and make people laugh, which is actually a pretty big problem.Overall, a good show, but you can tell just by the opening credits that it's in a whole other world apart from "Friends."

Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) leaves New York for Hollywood to pursue his acting career full time. His slutty sister Gina (Drea de Matteo) buys him a nice apartment, and he finds a new roommate in his 20-year old nephew rocket scientist Michael (Paulo Costanzo). Bobbie Morganstern (Jennifer Coolidge) is his agent. Alex Garrett (Andrea Anders) is their landlord and neighbor.This was the first attempt by a cast member of 'Friends' at a TV series. And Matt LeBlanc was universally panned for it. Sadly, it was not without reason. Although it did sputter on for 2 full seasons. Matt was basically playing the same guy. Except in this one, he was the top dog rather one of six. The chemistry never truly flowed between the characters. And the laughs were fewer. It didn't have a chance when everybody was comparing it to 'Friends'.

The history of the TV spin-off has been a curious one. For every successful spin-off you get an utter failure. For example, "All in the family" gave birth to "The Jeffersons" but also spawned the disastrous "Gloria". "Cheers" spun off "Frasier" but "M*A*S*H" vomited out "After M*A*S*H". Usually the reason for the spin-off's demise is that the few characters, or single character, transplanted is unable to sustain the formula that made the original show work. When Kelsey Grammar took his Frasier character to his own show, it worked because his character was strong enough to become the center and not depend on others for support. "Joey" was doomed because "Friends" was a total ensemble show that depended on the six actors playing off one another. Taking one character out to fend for himself utterly doomed this show's chances. I think the producers and ex specially Matt LeBlanc were completely unwilling to take a hard look at what they were trying to accomplish.