The Odd Couple

   I stand corrected. 

The Odd Couple made on the air for 4 months. In tonight's episode, the couple is attending a wedding. It appears on IMDB, the show has been picked up for a second season in January. That being said, the show is not listed on the Fall schedule. Perhaps a return in January, or a DVD release of season 1 straight to the bargain bin at Wal Mart.

The Oddest Couple

   Last week, CBS re-launched The Odd Couple. I'm not exactly sure why they did this, but based on the success of Hawaii 5-0, I guess any old show stands a chance these days if it can get some buzz going. Before the show started, I was excited about watching it. Now that I've seen the first episode, I'm not sure it will be holding my interest.

   It's a take as old as time. Two divorced college buddies that are as different as night and day end up living together and navigating the world through their differences in personality. Matthew Perry (Chandler) plays grumpy drinking Oscar and Thomas Lenin is likable as the completely neurotic and on the edge of a nervous breakdown Oscar. Felix is messy and he likes sports, while Oscar is a total neat freak that enjoys opera, arts and cooking. They make the acquaintance of two sisters that live in their apartment building, played by Leslie Bibb (Casey) and Lindsay Sloane (Emily) {it's important to note here as part of the WB network's two stars to a new project rule, both actresses were on the WB, Bibb in popular and Sloane in Sabrina the Teenage Witch}. The opening scenes followed the play version very closely, but with some 21st century upgrades  (lots of TV's, Laptops, cell phones...).

   As much as I like both actors, and enjoy their scenes in the movie 17 Again, it felt like a community theater production put to a laugh track. Only time will tell if it makes it to another season.

A Love/Hate Note: 2 Broke Girls

This show has horrible writing! Woo got that off my chest! Every time I watch it, I beg myself to stop.

Example of 2 Broke Girls bad writing:
Max: I've divided my roommate into three categories: annoying, more annoying, and how did that happen?

Example 2:
Caroline: Max, should you be taking in any more strays (dogs)?
Max: No. So move out tonight.

It's too tongue-in cheek, like it comes out of the mouth of a surly 13-year old, or a writer who loves 60's sitcoms and The Odd Couple. I don't hate this show, but I'm not planning to move in with it anytime soon. It's a bit disappointing to see that Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City creator) and Whitney Cummings (a great stand-up comedian) are behind this show. And Whitney's fledgling self-named sitcom WHITNEY is better, like a poor woman's FRIENDS. The more I watch this show, the more it reinforces my desire not to ever live in Brooklyn. Plus, the hot-ish but morally defunct guys drag down everything. Ugh, why... I'm not watching any longer. Oh wait, its still on. The saving grace is the sassy old man who works at the diner's cash register.

Plus side: Making fun of hipsters! this is the only reason I watch this show. I dislike hipsters