When I saw the promo, I thought... what an odd combination of actors. Ray Romano... deadpan comedian. Scott Bakula... the Quantum Leap guy. And Andre Braugher... heir apparent to the gravitas of James Earl Jones. What the... ??? Then, I saw that this was put together by part of the "Everybody Loves Raymond" team. Hmm... interesting.
Certainly not a comedy on the same level as ELR, but there were a few laugh out loud moments. Maybe the absence of a laugh track made it feel like a revival of the "dramedy" genre? The pilot was rated TV-MA mostly for a few S-bombs, not the nudity that "Saving Grace" has brought to the network.
The pilot certainly establishes the three leads. The question is, where will the show go? I am thinking wish fulfillment for men of that certain age. That could be enough to keep me tuning in.
Certainly not a comedy on the same level as ELR, but there were a few laugh out loud moments. Maybe the absence of a laugh track made it feel like a revival of the "dramedy" genre? The pilot was rated TV-MA mostly for a few S-bombs, not the nudity that "Saving Grace" has brought to the network.
The pilot certainly establishes the three leads. The question is, where will the show go? I am thinking wish fulfillment for men of that certain age. That could be enough to keep me tuning in.