This was a loss; the Rheinberger, although a serviceable entertainment, is a far lesser work.
She does not like the siding, but said that "at 72, I'm not removing it -- who knows what's underneath?" Some trim was cut off during the installation, and the siding looks faded and worn, although still serviceable.
In a retrospective of the first season in Entertainment Weekly, "Born Again" was rated a B−, with the episode being described as "engaging but ultimately just serviceable", although Andrea Libman's casting as Michelle was called "inspired".
Service was serviceable, if inconsistent.
The Chiefs instantly upgraded to having a serviceable quarterback, although, as Sam Mellinger writes in The Kansas City Star, fans should be wary, what with all the ghosts of Chiefs quarterback failures past still hanging around Arrowhead.
And although he's a serviceable defender and is in a much better situation now in Charlotte, his skill-set has yet to produce a season averaging more than 14 points, 7.2 rebounds or 1.7 assists per 36 minutes since 2008-09.
Travis Fickett of IGN rated the episode 6.8/10, stating that although it was "perfectly serviceable, professionally produced television," it was "much like the last week with a little bit of been-there-done-that conspiracy stuff thrown on top of it," and that the plot was "almost boilerplate for this genre".
There is not even a trace of condescension towards readers – although poems are prefaced with serviceable politesse, as though a door were being opened by a friend.
Granted, Brad Oscar and Steven Weber, who are now playing the rascally Max Bialystock and the impressionable Leopold Bloom, are more serviceable than inspired, although the energetic Mr. Oscar is doing his level best to channel Mr. Lane.
