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TV Review: 'Do Not Disturb'

IT WOULD BE easy to toss off "Do Not Disturb" with a dismissive crack like "Do Not Watch" or "disturbingly unfunny."

But that would be too easy.

Even unfair.

Starring Jerry O'Connell ("Crossing Jordan") and Niecy Nash ("Reno 911!"), this Fox sitcom is set in a tony Manhattan hotel. Hijinks and hanky-panky ensue among its zany, mostly over-sexed staff, which, as usual on workplace comedies, doesn't much bother with work.

The "Do Not Disturb" crew doesn't much bother being funny, either.

But this is far from the worst sitcom on the air. It's fast-paced, non-demanding, a suitable default mode as background noise while you're doing something else.

It succeeds as a comedy crash pad.

» "Do Not Disturb" premieres Wed., Sept. 10, at 9:30 p.m. on Fox

Written by Frasier Moore/AP


Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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