Original sentence: In contrast to its popularity among the general public, The Wedge has not been well-received by TV critics, who took issue with its over-used of canned laughter  and what they considered to be dated, cheap humour that attacked easy targets.Shortly after the series deubted, Catherine Deveny, one of the writers, wrote an article for The Age in which she revealed that the producers had insisted on re-writing and blanding out the scripts in the hope of appealing to a wider audience , but maintained that the writers and performers were themselves talented comics.The Wedge has been a huge success with audiences.The ratings have been consistently strong, and this popularity has led to a second series being comissioned
Edited sentence: Catherine Deveny, one of the writers, wrote an article shortly after the show debuted in which she revealed that the producers had insisted on re-writing and blanding out the scripts in the hope of appealing to a wider audience.It has been criticised for its implausible laugh track as well as its tedious repetitions of the same themes which are recycled weekly.The humour has been criticised as dated and derivative, attacking easy targets to get cheap laughs.While the show has proved popular with viewers and was deemed a big enough success for a second series to be commissioned, it has not been well received by television critics and media commentators