12/5/2023 0 Comments Gems tv brook![]() Shouldn't we respect that? I've met Drew and found him to be lovely but I wouldn't expect him to tell me what was happening in his life. ![]() Should you watch this show? Don’t you dare.Graham - some people prefer to keep what is happening in their private lives, private. In the 25 years since that movie, Gerard Depardieu-ing now means peeing in the aisle of an airplane. What’s the worst thing about it? When Lizzy accuses Prudence of using Jake to get a green card she says, “You think I’m Gerard Depardieuing him,” which is a joke based on a not-very-popular movie from 1990. Also, in the second episode, there’s a whole bit with some creepy marionettes that is a little bit perfect. What’s the best thing about it? There is a very humorous misunderstanding about what Prudence means when she talks about the cock that has been in her family for years. Which characters will you hate? Prudence, clearly, but Lizzy also has a sister and brother-in-law who are so poorly defined, they’re more like bad-joke-delivering mechanisms than characters. ![]() However, after watching this, you’ll wish ABC hadn’t cancelled Happy Endings. Which characters will you love? Cuthbert’s Lizzy is great, if you have forgiven her for playing Kim Bauer on 24. The problem isn’t that this is too basic, it’s that it is both too basic and bad. If you need an example, look at CBS’s Mom. How they could get rid of a show like Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which was thankfully rescued by Netflix, and keep this comedic also-ran? Yes, this has a much broader appeal in that traditional sitcom vein, but it is possible to make smart, edgy comedy that still adheres to the classic format. The biggest shame is that this is on NBC, the former home of must-see TV and recent home to gems like 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation. That means that we don’t believe that Jake would fall in love with her so the whole premise of this show just falls apart. There is just nothing likeable about her – or especially funny. She’s always touching Lizzy and making everyone uncomfortable. Grating is not the right word to describe her, because there has to be something even worse than grating. ![]() From the moment she opens her mouth it’s like stubbing your toe while pouring hot coffee all over your lap. There are a few good bits, naturally, and most of them take place between Zano and Cuthbert, who have a decent chemistry and believably play a couple who like and tease each other enough. This is sort of the Peggy Sue Got Married of television shows, where we go back in time thinking that the things we loved about TV in the past will be great if we revive them, but realize that we are older and wiser and a laugh track just won’t do it any more. You have Lizzy the uptight one, Prudence the free spirit, and Jake literally playing the straight man. It’s that bad? Yeah, it’s a bad paint-by-numbers sitcom. Someone also utters the line: “Well that’s just the bitch calling the bitch a bitch.” There is canned laughter. What happens in the premiere? Lizzy gets pregnant, Jake meets Prudence, Prudence gets naked in the kitchen and rubs herself all over Lizzy, Jack and Prudence paint an accent wall that Lizzy hates, Lizzy gets jealous over Jake and Prudence, Jake chooses his new baby, Lizzy goes to the airport and convinces Prudence to come back and then harrumphs that she has to live with this British lady. Shouldn’t it have been called Four’s a Crowd? But that might remind viewers too much of Three’s Company, which was actually a funny show. Oh, and did I mention Lizzy is a lesbian? She is going to be deported, so he marries her after knowing her for only a week. Luke meets and falls in love with Prudence ( Kelly Brook), a Brit. What is this show? Lizzy (Elisha Cuthbert) and Luke (Nick Zano) are life-long friends who are having a baby together.
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