This is a specific part of the article that stood out for me:

I’m not sure if she should be twirling a baton, or cracking walnuts with her jaw.

Belle looks like she could really use a laxative.

I used to watch it just to see what corny, eyeroll inducing storyline they would come up with next. I actually have always wondered, not being American, if this show was ever really successful or popular in the US. I mean, sometimes it was so bad that it made for a good comedy.