and it gives me the impression that it doesn't know what kind of show it wants to be.
God, yes. It tries to do way too many things at the same time, it's sometimes irritating, sometimes pretty successful, and sometimes kinda fizzle under its own way.

I don't know GW, but my overall impression is that CG stole a lot from right and left. Part of the Genre Kitchen Sink / Giant Chop Suey mentioned above. But yeah : silly.