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After appearing on 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� for seven years and producing phenomenally popular 鈥淒igital Shorts,鈥� how will Andy Samberg transition to a traditional sitcom?

Samberg is starring in the Fox comedy 鈥�Brooklyn Nine-Nine,鈥� a new comedy premiering Sept. 17, which follows Samberg鈥檚 character Jake Peralta, a police detective whose immature ways are challenged by his precinct鈥檚 strict captain (Andre Braugher). 鈥淕ossip Girl鈥� actress Melissa Fumero is playing Jake鈥檚 partner Amy.

The show was created by Michael Schur, who is the executive producer and co-creator of the NBC comedy 鈥�Parks and Recreation,鈥� and Dan Goor, also an executive producer for 鈥淧arks.鈥�

Some are already hailing 鈥淏rooklyn鈥� as a success, with writer Matt Webb Mitovitch calling 鈥淏rooklyn鈥� 鈥渢he fall鈥檚 best new comedy鈥� after having seen the pilot. (TV writers often clarify that their appraisals of pilots that haven鈥檛 yet aired are more first impressions than reviews because of the pilots鈥� unfinished nature and how often they change before they make it to primetime.)

鈥淚s it doing anything revolutionary?鈥� Mitovitch wrote of the pilot, 鈥渘ot really鈥� I think it successfully serves up the rare cop shop comedy, filled with LOLs and boasting a vivid, diverse ensemble devoid of any clunkers.鈥�

writer Daniel Fienberg said the show was 鈥渙ne of this fall's better comedy pilots鈥� but that the laughs were a little lacking.

鈥淔or the show to work, the writers will need to hone the consistency of its comedic flow,鈥� he wrote. 鈥淭he pieces are all here and they just need to gel a tiny bit more for "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" to become a winner.鈥�

Meanwhile, writer Becky Kirsch said she found Samberg 鈥渄ownright delightful鈥� but that 鈥渨hile some of the supporting characters work, like Braugher as the intimidating new captain of the police force and Melissa Fumero as Jake's love interest/rival, a lot of the other faces around the police station are too 肠补谤迟辞辞苍测.鈥�

Will viewers be drawn in by Samberg鈥檚 new comedy?