I have a weakness for Chick Lit, and this was Chick-Lit-On-TV. I missed a big hunk in the middle (got a phone call), but I really liked it.
What a lousy title.
I was hoping to like this show, because I can’t think of many things I’d rather do than look at Heather Graham for half an hour a week. (Well, none that I’m going to discuss here.)
But I was disappointed. Stereotyped characters (sassy gay friend, superbitch rival), predictable situations, and not many funny lines. I may watch a few more eps to see if they can do anything with it, but frankly I don’t see much promise for the concept.
The thing I hate most in comedy is formula. It’s why I never cared for Seinfeld and why I haven’t watched Saturday Night Live for the last 20 years. I like my comedy to be a little quirky and off-beat, and in the first episode, Emily showed few sparks of individuality. And if every show is going to be why she can’t get along with a new boyfriend, how boring will that be?
Unimpressive.
Ooh! Ooh! She left a message on the guy’s voice mail, realized she’d jumped to conclusions, and tried to prevent him from retrieving the message. Never seen that on a sitcom before. :rolleyes:
I used to wonder what a sitcom would be like if the characters actually displayed three digit IQs. But then I realized that it wouldn’t be a sitcom. The horror!
I didn’t watch the show (lacking, as I do, one of those new-fangled devices on which to receive them “wireless signals”) but as I hadn’t seen her in anything in a while I’d assumed that Heather Graham had been consigned to late night Cinemax softcore. I guess it’s good she’s still around, though I could name a dozen actresses in her age range that I’d rather watch.
Stranger
I have recorded it. I think Heather Graham is hot, so I figured it would be worth a watch.
I DVR’d it for my wife and watched it with her. It was mildly enjoyable. I will watch it again.
I would not watch it without a DVR (wouldn’t make time for it), but I will give it a shot if I can watch it on my own schedule.
It wasn’t good.
More disappointingly, neither was “Jake in Progress.” (Which was good last year). I was worried I’d have a problem with those shows going up against “24,” because I’m not home on Mondays and I can only record one thing at a time.
Not worried anymore.
Apparently we weren’t the only ones underwhelmed – it was cancelled after the one episode.
That was a bit harsh. It may should have been axed, but it definitely wasn’t in the “one and done” category.
They advertised the hell out of it as well. Surprised it was cancelled in one-shot.
Life magazine is now published as a weekly newspaper insert, and Heather Graham’s publicist got Heather on the cover of this week’s issue as the star of a “bubbly new sitcom”. Clearly the bubble has burst…
But there used to be intelligent sitcoms on. <sighs>
I dont’ know who she is, and it sounds like I didn’t miss anything.