Stacked (2005–2006)
7/10
Whaa...? That *doesn't* refer to books?
21 December 2009
The main reason I watched this was because Steven Levitan created it... well, OK, but that was in the Top 2. Seriously though, I love Just Shoot Me, its snark(the best of it delivered by David Spade), its raunchy material and the satire. I hoped that this would be the same. Well, two out of three ain't bad, I guess. With Anderson in the lead, a fact that probably made this show, and then preceded to break it, this got about 18 episodes, so in spite of being listed as two seasons, it's really more like one... and one that is about three fourths long, at that. The concept itself isn't half bad. It takes place in a store for literary works, run by two dorky brothers, one of whom is an unsuccessful writer. Add to that a disgruntled coffee girl, her regular customer(who has retired from a position at NASA, as an expert on physics), and, of course, Pam, whose... ahem... attributes are the focus of the series(so much so that they put it in the title). That makes for a full regular cast. These characters are actually decent enough, and their relative diversity allows for the jokes and gags(most of which work, some do fall flat) to draw inspiration from many different areas. The group(with the one exception we all know about) can act well enough, and the comic timing is pretty good. Lloyd seems nearly incapable of disappointing. The guest stars are fine, and there are a few recognizable faces(meanwhile, does every female that Skylar knows have to be attractive and easy? OK, I know those words are illegal to speak for all us straight men, still, seriously, it doesn't keep being funny). At its best, the humor is hilarious, and there are quotable lines here and there. I recommend this to fans of sit-coms, and/or those who appear in this. 7/10
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