I used the watch At the Movies every week, so I was happy to hear it was coming back.
First episode was terrible. Missed the second episode. But the third episode was much better.
All that said, these reviewers don't have the instant perceived credibility that we had with Roeper when he started and then Michael Phillips and AO Scott. If those guys liked a movie, I tended to want to see the movie to try it out. Many times I wouldn't like it anyways, but I sorta understood what they were seeing.
At this point, I'm not sure I want to see a movie because these reviewers say they liked it.
As for the new format. Since there are no commercials, there's a lot of filler which I don't find interesting. (Jeff Greenfield did a report on why American presidents portrayed in movies are unrealistic....yawn) The Ebert segments are not interesting because there is no debate. Might as well read one of his reviews.
Anyways, will try it out a few more times. I wonder if ratings don't matter with the show on public tv.