So now that we live in the glorious age of the internet, networks are releasing the pilots of shows earlier on their websites, Apps, Hulu even. The first show I've seen do this so far is From A-Z which I watched right after it was put out.
I'm going to start this off by saying I think I would watch another episode of this show, but I can't see it lasting all that long. It was cute, the concept was about a man that worked at a Match.com type of place that just put out a tinder-like app for dating...which I thought was interesting. Anyhoo, he meets this girl, played by Christina Miloti aka The Mother aka Tracey McConnel and she's the perfect girl, she's the one for him blah blah blah. They feel like they've met before, but they haven't. There is an excellent voice over from Katey Segal that says their relationship lasts 8 months and this show will cover everything from A-Z.
This show has a lot of pros and cons to it... So I'll start with the cons. It's been done before: this is so similar to 500 Days of Summer, You're the Worst and kind of a backwards how I met your mother all combined. It's slightly original because this EXACT thing hasn't been done on television before, but it's sooo sooo much like 500 Days of Summer that it's not like it's anything new or anything. Another con is a lack of character development. I know this is the pilot so it's fair to say there won't be much character development, but if you watch the Pilot episodes to so many other shows it's clear from the start that we know exactly what we're getting into. The Arrested Development Pilot we know exactly who all the characters are just from the way they greet Michael. In the Parks and Rec pilot, we know that Leslie is an over-achiever and she makes big promises and will do everything she can to get them accomplished. From this show we learn that Andrew is a Boys boy with a sensitive side and Zelda is a Girls girl that likes being a lawyer. That doesn't really give me anything. It's the most generic description that could literally be about anyone. Also their minor characters are too generic to be interesting: he has a sleazy friend that lies to women, she has a gullible friend that falls for that, Andrew also has a boss that's angry and greedy... There is no Ron Swanson or Gob established... Making the show a little weak in my eyes. Also Andrews character is totally unbelievable. He's like Ted Mosby on steroids, he's far too romantic. There are really no women like that let alone men: especially SINGLE men lol.
Some pros: The Chemistry between the two leads isn't bad. It's not like "omg these two are completely in love and great together" but that's not really what it's supposed to be. The story isn't all that boring either. It was a little dragged out, but the Pilot's usually are since it's establishing the story. There was a little element of mystery as to if these two will end up together, if Zelda really is the girl he was talking about, and if that girl really is his soul mate or just his type. Its got that which will probably get more intriguing as the series goes on.
And I guess the best pro of it was that when I was watching it I was like "yeah I'd see another episode of this." It isn't the best thing, I wasn't like "I need a second episode right now!" But overall it wasn't the worst 20 minutes of my life. That's something lol. I want to see where this goes, but if it doesn't last or it's up against something better, I probably won't watch it.
So what other exciting new shows are there? I'm hoping that they put up Marry Me and How To Get Away With Murder early also. I want to see those.
BYEEEE!
-Shannon
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