Since there are so many new shows out that I was reviewing, I didn't know if I'd have anything to review now... but Weird Loners came on last night and I was actually pretty excited to see it.
I love Becki Newton from Ugly Betty and the guy that played Dave on Happy Endings is also in this and the other 2 cast members looked pretty familiar too. One of the guest stars was David Wain, who I'm a big big fan of... so it had potential...
And I think it does have potential! I'm sure there will be a lot of fun things happening in this show... but I did not love the Pilot.
The characters are all fine... but they didn't have that many layers to them... I expect some growth from the characters, the pilot had them all becoming friends... which is a difficult thing to do. Its much easier to establish them as friends and then whatever else happens just happens. This they had to show how their "weird" little group bonded and came together.
Becki Newton is who I would say is the main star, and I think she's really really funny. Loved her on Ugly Betty, loved her on How I Met Your Mother, and on Last Call With Carson Daily she was funny (yes I actually watch Last Call With Carson Daily occasionally). I'm really happy she's starring in this... but her character was weird to me. It starts out with her on a date with a guy acting very serious when they've only known each other for 2 days. And then she says she was on a Singles Cruise but she has a man that proposed to her. And she accepted over the phone I guess, and even though it seemed like she had been cheating on him already, when she makes out with Dave thats when she's like "this is really bad" and then breaks it off with her fiance. Who is played by David Wain, who was not in the episode nearly enough. He could have been so funny but his character wasn't Wainy enough.
And this was supposed to feel relatable because "not everyone has it together in their 30s" and I'm in my 20s and I don't have it together at all... but I found these characters unrelatable and weird. Its like "ohhh I want a relationship. I'm afraid of commitment. Why am I not Married?" It was just very odd.
Also... it was a lot like friends. Like... A LOT like the Friends pilot. There were clear differences, as I said, its cool that they showed them becoming friends instead of just establishing that they were already friends... like they did on Friends... lol. There was someone leaving their fiance, The girls become roommates, the guys are both sad (like Ross) and it was just kind of like a weird take on the Friends Pilot... not necessarily a bad thing. Creative and different, I just don't quite see it. I was just kind of like "haven't I seen this show before." And yeah I have.
So... maybe I'm just getting tired of this show format where its like a group of friends hanging out and talking about relationship problems. Its not bad, I think it has potential to be a good series and I'll probably watch another episode... but its nothing different. I'm not in love with it. And everything about it should work, I like the cast, the writers seem funny enough. I'm sure everyone involved with it is very talented and wonderful... but this just isn't anything that exciting.
Keep in mind, I'm judging it a little bit harshly. I didn't think I'd like TV at all after Parks and Rec and 30 Rock Ended, but then Unbreakble Kimmy Schmidt and The Last Man on Earth proved me wrong.
It kind of makes me feel like how I felt about Super Fun Night. It wasn't necessarily bad, everyone involved was pretty funny... but it wasn't particularly good and I got tired quite quickly.
So if you like the format of just a bunch of weird and quirky friends hanging out and doing nothing together... You'll probably like it. If you're getting a bit tired of that, you may not love it. I just thought it was kind of blahh... but it has potential to be good, and I applaud the writers for trying something a little harder to write and a little different. I'm giving it a C+... But as I said I'm sure it will be better.
Hope this review was helpful!
Byeee!
-Shannon
I love Becki Newton from Ugly Betty and the guy that played Dave on Happy Endings is also in this and the other 2 cast members looked pretty familiar too. One of the guest stars was David Wain, who I'm a big big fan of... so it had potential...
And I think it does have potential! I'm sure there will be a lot of fun things happening in this show... but I did not love the Pilot.
The characters are all fine... but they didn't have that many layers to them... I expect some growth from the characters, the pilot had them all becoming friends... which is a difficult thing to do. Its much easier to establish them as friends and then whatever else happens just happens. This they had to show how their "weird" little group bonded and came together.
Becki Newton is who I would say is the main star, and I think she's really really funny. Loved her on Ugly Betty, loved her on How I Met Your Mother, and on Last Call With Carson Daily she was funny (yes I actually watch Last Call With Carson Daily occasionally). I'm really happy she's starring in this... but her character was weird to me. It starts out with her on a date with a guy acting very serious when they've only known each other for 2 days. And then she says she was on a Singles Cruise but she has a man that proposed to her. And she accepted over the phone I guess, and even though it seemed like she had been cheating on him already, when she makes out with Dave thats when she's like "this is really bad" and then breaks it off with her fiance. Who is played by David Wain, who was not in the episode nearly enough. He could have been so funny but his character wasn't Wainy enough.
And this was supposed to feel relatable because "not everyone has it together in their 30s" and I'm in my 20s and I don't have it together at all... but I found these characters unrelatable and weird. Its like "ohhh I want a relationship. I'm afraid of commitment. Why am I not Married?" It was just very odd.
Also... it was a lot like friends. Like... A LOT like the Friends pilot. There were clear differences, as I said, its cool that they showed them becoming friends instead of just establishing that they were already friends... like they did on Friends... lol. There was someone leaving their fiance, The girls become roommates, the guys are both sad (like Ross) and it was just kind of like a weird take on the Friends Pilot... not necessarily a bad thing. Creative and different, I just don't quite see it. I was just kind of like "haven't I seen this show before." And yeah I have.
So... maybe I'm just getting tired of this show format where its like a group of friends hanging out and talking about relationship problems. Its not bad, I think it has potential to be a good series and I'll probably watch another episode... but its nothing different. I'm not in love with it. And everything about it should work, I like the cast, the writers seem funny enough. I'm sure everyone involved with it is very talented and wonderful... but this just isn't anything that exciting.
Keep in mind, I'm judging it a little bit harshly. I didn't think I'd like TV at all after Parks and Rec and 30 Rock Ended, but then Unbreakble Kimmy Schmidt and The Last Man on Earth proved me wrong.
It kind of makes me feel like how I felt about Super Fun Night. It wasn't necessarily bad, everyone involved was pretty funny... but it wasn't particularly good and I got tired quite quickly.
So if you like the format of just a bunch of weird and quirky friends hanging out and doing nothing together... You'll probably like it. If you're getting a bit tired of that, you may not love it. I just thought it was kind of blahh... but it has potential to be good, and I applaud the writers for trying something a little harder to write and a little different. I'm giving it a C+... But as I said I'm sure it will be better.
Hope this review was helpful!
Byeee!
-Shannon
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