This story turns out to be much more mundane than its outrageously clever premise.

That is the clever premise behind the musical revue "Whoop-Dee-Doo!

Even with its clever premise and charming lead performances, the movie is thoroughly unbelievable and crassly sentimental (Holden).

Publishers Weekly wrote that the book was "fast paced" and had a "clever premise".

Season 8 certainly had a few good episodes including the season opener, "Road to the Multiverse", which had a clever premise that was executed well.

USA Today in particular hailed the series's "clever premise".

Television comedy ruthlessly feeds on its own rich past, finding stale ways to repeat clever premises, fantasizing about the possibility of a windfall.

It's a clever premise and one that might work nicely in a small club, but on a theater stage, even a small one, it feels wrong.

Magazine science fiction of the 1950's placed a premium on clever premises.