A virus has killed every animal. Phil Tandy Miller (Will Forte) is the last man on Earth. He has painted on signs pointing to his hometown of Tucson. He is surprised to find other survivors. First, there is the equally wacky Carol Pilbasian (Kristen Schaal) who forces him to agree to a marriage. Then there is the sexy Melissa Chartres (January Jones), friendly Todd Rodriguez (Mel Rodriguez), and others.
This started with such an unique premise for network TV. Forte does a great job being the ridiculous fool in this unusual apocalyptic comedy. Schaal is equal to his craziness and Jones has a dash of coldness to her beauty. The pilot episode suggests something completely different but also something completely impossible. I didn't think that a network TV show can be an one-man show and it turns out that it isn't. At some point, each additional character has diminishing return and the comedy flattens out. What started out as innovative turns into simply wacky. In the end, this is something different, something interesting, and some diminishing comedy. It's cancelled after 4 seasons which is just as well.
This started with such an unique premise for network TV. Forte does a great job being the ridiculous fool in this unusual apocalyptic comedy. Schaal is equal to his craziness and Jones has a dash of coldness to her beauty. The pilot episode suggests something completely different but also something completely impossible. I didn't think that a network TV show can be an one-man show and it turns out that it isn't. At some point, each additional character has diminishing return and the comedy flattens out. What started out as innovative turns into simply wacky. In the end, this is something different, something interesting, and some diminishing comedy. It's cancelled after 4 seasons which is just as well.