Fox is advertising its new show The return of Jezebel James by making sure that we know that it is created by Amy Sherman-Palladino who created Gilmore Girls. That’s a smart marketing move because of the popularity of that show. When my daughter was just home from college she had a Gilmore Girls marathon. It was a quirky show with quick witty dialog and a family favorite.

The Return of Jezebel James is not Gilmore Girls. It is a hour long sitcom with a laugh track. There were a few funny jokes in the premiere episode like when Sarah Tompkins (Parker Posey) is trying to explain her job editing children’s books to a neighbor child. The child wants to know why she killed of a beloved character in a children’s book. “I didn’t make him die. I made him die quicker – and with a fancier font.”

Parker Posey and Lauren Ambrose (who plays her younger sister) both turned in unremarkable performances weighted down by a “comedy” with more yelling than laughing. We only kept watching a little longer to see how many more actors who had smaller parts in Gilmore Girls would show up. But even that was not enough to keep us watching to the end of the episode. The verdict on “The Return of Jezebel James” – return to sender. Amy Sherman-Palladino might want to leave this show off her resume. This show looked more like the work of Alan Smithee.