The first spin off from the highly successful Family Guy goes to Cleveland Brown and The Cleveland Show.

The Show Centers Around Petter Griffins neighbor Cleveland Brown, and is set in his home town in Virginia.

There isn’t much that sets the show apart from its parent. In fact it feels and plays like a  watered down version of Family Guy.

Although one episode is hardly enough to judge a show, it did fail to establish a connection with this viewer.

The show feels too laid back for its own good. And like other Seth MacFarlane creations, their is a talking animal in the series. Family guy had a talking dog, In American Dad we are introduced to a talking fish, and In The Cleveland Show we get to meet a talking bear.

While their is nothing wrong with this approach, the formula seems to be getting stale. All three shows follow the same blueprint and it is evident not only in the animation style but in the plot lines as well.

Of the three shows American Dad continues to improve as a series. Family Guy seems to have peaked in terms of creativity, and The Cleveland Show does not feel right.

Hopefully the show picks up soon or it may face the axe.