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About LinkBacksAccording to this, Brett Gelman will be a series regular on Go On.Originally Posted by BillBrasky
According to this, Brett Gelman will be a series regular on Go On.
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The Futon Critic last week started putting up some "first look" reviews of the 2012-2013 pilots, including ones that didn't get picked up.
Their comments on "Super Fun Night":
It sounds like turning this into a single-camera show (as ABC now wants to do) would be a bad idea; it should probably stay a multi-camera show if it's that broad and over the top....You never get the sense that these are actual people. Kimmie, Helen-Alice and Marika don't seem particularly tethered to the real world at all. "I'm just not very good at first impressions," Kimmie explains to Felicity. "The only impression I'm really good at is Mickey Mouse (does terrible Mickey Mouse impression)." Even worse, all their various quirks are done with a wink and a smile, making it feel like they're all in the name of getting a laugh rather than inherently part of their characters. (Kimmie: "None of us are riding the horse of life." Helen-Alice: "Kimmie, you know that I won't ride things that will break my hymen.")
The show also disappointingly clings to the obvious cliches: you don't need to be Nostradamus to predict at some point you'd see said trio to awkwardly walk in slow motion to the tune of the latest club anthem (in this case "Bad Girls" by M.I.A.) while strained declarations (Kimmie: "Tonight I am so getting laid... on this body pillow." or Helen-Alice: "You have the world at your feet, so use it as your ottoman.") fall flat. Everything else just plays as bizarre for the sake of bizarre as nary a scene passes without someone breaking into a silly voice (outer space, walkie talkie, the list goes on) or clinging onto some kind of embarrassment.
Ultimately, the show's endless string of random idiosyncrasies rob the show of any emotional throughline, making what should be an inherently easy sell (three socially-challenged girls dipping their toes into the real world) turn into a half-hour contest about who can spiral off into their own affectations the fastest.
Their review of "Friday Night Dinner":
It sounds like they were faithful to the source material (the plotline with the family in the car listening for the son's radio jingle is straight from the UK series) but went in a really wacky direction with it.The show plays almost like a live-action cartoon (and not in a good way) as aside from Lizzy, none of the characters seem to pass as human beings. While I guess that's kind of the point, in practice it's as if they figuratively put on jet packs and blast off into space. Everyone just says and does bizarre things for the sake of it, whether it's freaking out if there's going to be enough crumble dessert now that they have a guest, Paul blowing into his mother's feminine hygiene products while looking for a radio (again, please don't ask) and everyone improbably piling into Gary's hybrid to hear a commercial jingle he wrote (only to be met with an ear-drum shattering "Did It On Em" by Nicki Minaj).
I could go on ad nauseum - Barbara asks Lizzy "if you do have any nice friends [her sons] could sleep with we'd really appreciate it"; Mark writes Barbara a poem thanking her for waving to him through the window; Gene, after observing Gary's incestual overtures to Lizzy, remarks that "genetically speaking we're on solid ground here if you inseminate her" - as it's all just bundle upon bundle of crazy. I'm not familiar with the source material so maybe I'm missing the point of all this, but either way ...it's still not funny.
"Rebounding" got a really good review from them though.
Their bottom line: "How this is not airing somewhere this season is beyond me. "Brace yourself kids, it's a single-camera comedy with actual jokes! I know that sounds glib but - as you'll see in the coming weeks - so many single-camera comedies as of late forget the latter part of the equation. And the fact that Port, Wiseman and Winer found them amongst such a grey subject matter is even more impressive. Whether it's a bevy of amusing cameos (Rob Riggle as a douchey litterbug, Will Sasso as Amanda's ex, Tamera Mowry-Housley as Russell's moved-on ex), a silly runner involving the guys' pick-up basketball game with a group of 12-year-olds, Teller's attempts to use words he doesn't understand to sound smart or Russell's endless well of metrosexuality, there's always something brewing on the humor front.
It's just as refreshing to see Will Forte be the straight man to all of the aforementioned foibles. Usually tasked with silly voices or broad character turns, the fact that he gives such a restrained performance makes Danny feel all the more crestfallen, not to mention gives the show's more fatuous moments a distinct flair as a result. Barrett, Jones and MacArthur likewise are a lot of fun, albeit playing variations of things we've seen them do before. There's also just the right amount of sentiment to the proceedings, not so much that it borders on saccharine and not too little that it betrays the premise of the show.
Sounds good, I hope the rumors are true that USA might be considering picking up this show.
Yeah I was hoping so too, I saw a comment on Deadline a few weeks ago that USA was no longer interested in it either though, too bad if thats true. Maybe it can still find a home somewhere eventually.
Did anyone watch the special preview episode of "Go On" the other night? I didn't find it very interesting, definitely didn't seem like the kind of thing I would want to watch again anyway. I guess I might check it out again when it starts just to see if it gets any better, and as much as I love Brett Gelman and Seth Morris, I don't know if the quick appearances from them are enough to keep me watching.
It was OK but I agree with you that it doesn't seem like something I would watch regularly, or like a show that's going to be around for very long. Matthew Perry can't seem to catch a break, they keep giving him show after show and none of them seem to work out very well. It was really strange to see the kid from "Everybody Hates Chris" all grown up too.
I was actually surprised at how much I liked it. It made me laugh out loud a few times (mostly because of Brett Gelman) and it was also touching at some points. I'm not sure of the show's long term potential though, because the premise doesn't seem like one that can last for multiple seasons. I do hope it catches on though because I've always had a soft spot for Matthew Perry.
I don't think there's a thread for that new Nat Faxon show "Ben & Kate" yet, but I just saw this:
Rob Corddry will appear in an episode.
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