The Crew (2021) season 1 Reviews

Summary When the owner of the Bobby Spencer Racing team steps down, he hands the reins to his daughter Catherine (Jillian Mueller) who clashes with the NASCAR crew chief (Kevin James) in this comedy created by Jeff Lowell.

• Comedy

Season Premiere: Feb 15, 2021

The cast — including Dan Ahdoot as the chief engineer, Gary Anthony Williams as the chief mechanic, Freddie Stroma as their dim driver and officer manager Sarah Stiles occupying the Remini role — is very good, with enough depth and breadth that jokes can come from character. They’re fun to watch, but I never felt especially invested in their plotlines. But I laughed some.

James fans will love this overstuffed commercial for NASCAR and its many sponsors.

The show assumes viewers will firmly identify with Kevin, whose fight against obviously needed improvements makes him a difficult character to root for despite James’ innate charisma and comedic timing. If there is one bright spot in “The Crew,” it’s Sarah Stiles, who plays the team’s office manager Beth and the clear will-they-won’t-they love interest for Kevin. ... It feels like a relic from an era we are lucky to have left behind.

While we saw some flashes of that potential in the first episode, we’re not sure how hard the show will strive to take advantage of those flashes.

It is early days for The Crew, and a lot of now-classic comedies took at least a season to bed in, but this seems to lack the secret ingredient that might make you root for Kevin and the team. It is all a bit 10th place.

I mean what can I say. It's now one of my all time favorite TV series. Kevin James is hilarious and the show captures the perfect balance of funny and serious moments. Can't wait for season 2

If you like Kevin James you'll like the show it has his normal charm along with a couple of supporting characters who tend to add nicely to the show the plot is basic but as stated it's like any other Kevin James show