# Any Thoughts about Call Me Kat or The Great North? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [January 4, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-about-call-me-kat-or-the-great-north/929648 "2021-01-04T18:38:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-about-call-me-kat-or-the-great-north/929648/41 "2021-02-20T21:02:32Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > _The Great North_ was okay. I might give it a watch or two, but the characters seem pretty interchangeable so far. Great maybe not. But good enough that it’ll be in the rotation for when I’m in the mood. Yeah it has a similar feel to Bob’s Burgers. And that is fine by me. Not enough shows like that. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-about-call-me-kat-or-the-great-north/929648/42 "2021-02-20T22:43:26Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Perhaps as Call Me Kat develops its own scripts tailored to its own cast, it might improve? I didn’t know _Miranda_ was autobiographical. I though the off-hand version of Kat having ditched a PhD-based career for her Cat cafe was a stand-in for Bialik having given up being a neurologist, and returning to acting; I wished the show were more about that-- clearly it could be, with Bialik right there to ask. ---
**Author:** ![flaming\_yawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-about-call-me-kat-or-the-great-north/929648/43 "2021-02-21T13:49:18Z")
Coupling was comedy gold! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-about-call-me-kat-or-the-great-north/929648/44 "2021-02-21T15:43:24Z")
Sure, the original UK Coupling was terrific, laugh out loud funny. I don’t really remember the US version except that it Just Didn’t Work. I think the first episode was a word-for-word copy. It may be significant that Coupling was, like Miranda, a personal almost [autobiographical story for the show creator](https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/07/magazine/selling-your-sex-life.html) (New York Times paywall warning). Perhaps those don’t adapt well? ---
**Author:** ![FigNorton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fignorton/32/5619_2.png) [@FigNorton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FigNorton)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-about-call-me-kat-or-the-great-north/929648/45 "2021-02-21T21:10:35Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > It may be significant that Coupling was, like Miranda, a personal almost [autobiographical story for the show creator](https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/07/magazine/selling-your-sex-life.html) (New York Times paywall warning). Perhaps those don’t adapt well? I think the main thing is an attached and talented writer/producer who “feels” the subject. This show is akin to doing a British adaptation of Seinfeld. “Hey, four quirky and selfish friends in the big city. We can copy that!” ---
**Author:** ![alfonzos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@alfonzos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alfonzos)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-about-call-me-kat-or-the-great-north/929648/46 "2021-03-01T04:34:53Z")
At last! The third episode of “The Great North,” “The Avocado Barter Adventure,” is an episode worth recommending ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-about-call-me-kat-or-the-great-north/929648/47 "2021-03-01T10:18:14Z")
> [@FigNorton](#): > > I think the main thing is an attached and talented writer/producer who “feels” the subject. I finally watched an episode of _Miranda._ I didn’t particularly care for it, and to be honest, I didn’t click with the lead actress, as opposed to already liking Mayim Bialik. And _Call Me Kat_ has higher production values. However, I can see that _Miranda_ has a “center” or something, that CMK does not have. Also, the obligatory diverse secondary characters in CMK are annoyingly obvious after seeing the original. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-about-call-me-kat-or-the-great-north/929648/48 "2021-03-05T21:52:24Z")
I’ve been trainwreck-watching Call Me Kat, and I have to admit it’s sort of growing on me a little bit. My favorite character by far is Phil. He’s adorable. My second favorite is Neil Catrick Harris, who is also adorable and I want to take him home. The rest…not so much. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-about-call-me-kat-or-the-great-north/929648/49 "2021-03-06T00:11:56Z")
This pretty much mirrors my opinion. It’s gotten a little better. Bialik isn’t as annoying in the beginning or maybe I’ve gotten used to her. But Phil, what great character! He’s the only reason I’ll keep watching. It won’t break my heart when this show’s canceled. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-about-call-me-kat-or-the-great-north/929648/50 "2021-03-06T00:32:08Z")
I just watched the first 5 of _The Great North_ on Hulu. It’s obviously very derivative of _Bob’s Burgers_, but great fun nonetheless. You can’t beat a show that has Alanis Morissette voicing an imaginary _aurora borealis_ version of herself. It’s a shame all the episode titles end in “adventure”, it spoiled the insipired “Curl, Interrupted” title for episode 5. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-about-call-me-kat-or-the-great-north/929648/51 "2021-03-26T05:01:33Z")
Tonight’s episode wasn’t bad. Kat’s cat passed away, and she was distraught, but cheered up at the wake that was held in his memory. There was music and singing, and she looked to be getting over her grief. But please Kat/Mayim, if you’re going to play the spoons, take some lessons! ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-about-call-me-kat-or-the-great-north/929648/52 "2021-03-28T14:54:33Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > But please Kat/Mayim, if you’re going to play the spoons, take some lessons! What? it’s just hitting some spoons together! C’mon, she has a PhD in neuroscience! [/sarcasm] I never could understand how playing spoons worked. What it looks like and what it sounds like (done correctly) don’t seem to match-- the sound seems way too complicated for what it _looks like_ the player is doing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-about-call-me-kat-or-the-great-north/929648.md?page=2)