Sentence examples for it was formulaic from inspiring English sources
Over two years after the series was pulled, Alex Ferns admitted that it was formulaic, but blamed its failure on the constant rescheduling.
The Telegraph said it was "formulaic"; the Guardian called it try-hard.
"It was formulaic, but it worked," Ms. Harden said, noting that while Ashley is strongly associated with small floral prints and a sort of milkmaid or governess style, her early print designs featured a lot of heraldic and medieval motifs.
The A.V. Club Keith Phipps gave it a B, finding that it was formulaic but executed well.
Thom Owens of Allmusic also thought that it was formulaic, but said that Walker was "able to make even mediocre material sound good", rating it three stars out of five.
It's formulaic enough that its lineage might be described as by "Dragnet" out of "Hill Street Blues". The structure never varies, and the personal lives of its regulars only rarely become part of the story.
As biodrama, it is formulaic and lurid.
It's formulaic, but it delivers.
Not all of it is formulaic.
It's formulaic and, frankly, depressing too.
