I’ve mentioned my television viewing rules before, but here I go again.
TV DRAMAS RULE: I will not watch a new drama in its first year (because it might get cancelled).
I followed that rule with Justified (WIN!) and LOST (fuck LOST), but not American Horror Story (fuck AHS… but not as much as LOST). With sitcoms, the rule is even simpler:
TV COMEDIES RULE: Watch… if funny, repeat.
So that brings us to this show:
This show is not following the promise of its premise. (<----writer's lingo)
WHY I GAVE THIS SHOW “THE SHOT”
Well, to begin:
Both of them deserve a chance to be on another decent show, and I thought the “cool couple have to adjust to be cool parents” wasn’t the stupidest idea out there. So why not? The remainder of the cast didn’t hurt/help either (Maya Rudolph’s okay, and Scientologist former skateboarder Jason Lee showed up for a while).
WHY I DECLARE THIS SHOW AS “JUST SHITTY”
Applegate’s Reagan isn’t likeable. And I’m not saying likeable is required. The casts of Seinfeld, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Arrested Development, and even Friends featured some unlikable members. But you still liked them despite the distaste they left in your mouth. And I don’t think it’s Applegate’s fault. (Well one thing is… I hate her stupid baby name necklace.)
Ick.
No, I blame show creator Emily Spivey. They always say “write what you know,” so to me, this former SNL scribe fancies herself quite the privileged producer that’s entitled to have it all – just like Reagan.
The biggest moment that turned me off the show was an episode in which they were flying to a wedding with the baby. They had a plan that involved them sitting together, and upon finding out they couldn’t, she threw a fit and hassled the woman at the reservation guest because she didn’t get her way. As she walked off, she disconnected the retractable straps that compose the queue. Was I supposed to be on her side?! Because all I thought was fuck her, Even the neighbors they hate that we’re supposed to hate makes them look callous.
In closing, I wish the show this premiered along with lasted. Free Agents was way more interesting… and adult.
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