This show looked like it could be either a really great show, or a really horrible show… but I thought it would be promising because it was created by Adam Goldberg and the creator of The Goldbergs… so I thought it might be really good.
Fortunately… It was really good! Mary, the imaginary friend is super cute and funny. Jenna Elfman is really relatable and she does a great job playing this character. Stephen Schnieder, who plays the single father that she’s dating is super hot… the kids are funny and cute too… it’s just a good cast overall and well thought out.
Jenna Elfman’s character Alice is flawed… but in a relatable way. She knows the guy she’s dating has 3 kids and she continues to get serious with him… but she freaks out when his kids come over and he suggests meeting them. When she actually does meet them- no spoilers- but they don’t exactly get along that well. The kids are more difficult than she was expecting… and she’s also kind of difficult… so it made sense. It’s relatable enough while still thinking “Ohhh, if she really likes him, she’s got to be nicer to his kids.” Which *spoiler alert* she is at the end of the episode… so yay!
One thing that I kind of didn’t like about the show was the way they explained the relationship between Ben and Alice… they don’t go that much into it… and it would have added a little more character back story that would have been nice to see. It was just kind of like “Meet cute… okay 3 months later their in love… but she’s freaking out about his kids… even though she knew he had kids already.” I think they wanted to show more of Alice and Mary’s relationship in the first episode… and hopefully Ben will be better developed and their relationship and the kids will be a little bit more interesting in later episodes… They just did a special sneak preview of the first episode… and I feel like they should have just done a double-episode premiere because there’s a little more to be desired with this one. I’m glad that they gave the nice back story of Mary and Alice because they’re the main characters… but it just could have been a little bit more. I guess Alice is more sympathetic because you get her back story more… but still. There could have been a little more there.
Jenna Elfman was perfect as this character. It’s like her character in Dharma and Greg… but a little more sad and a little more grown up. If you’ve never seen that show or don’t remember it… she was kind of a childish hippie that got married to an uptight-ish lawyer… so again, mismatched relationship and a similar character. It’s not the same character, but I can’t think of anyone more perfect for this role.
It also reminded me of a grown-up Lizzie McGuire kind of. Lizzie McGuire always had a cartoon voice in her head that let you know what she was thinking. This is like that- but this show is for adults whereas Lizzie McGuire was for children… and Alice is more physically present and actually interacts with Alice… which is interesting. I like that she really is a part of Alice that is so real and so present. It was a nice way of portraying this without making the main character seem too crazy.
So overall… not a perfect pilot… but I’m excited to see where the show goes. I think they did a good joke, it’s a pretty unique show compared to anything else on right now… and it is really funny!
Fortunately… It was really good! Mary, the imaginary friend is super cute and funny. Jenna Elfman is really relatable and she does a great job playing this character. Stephen Schnieder, who plays the single father that she’s dating is super hot… the kids are funny and cute too… it’s just a good cast overall and well thought out.
Jenna Elfman’s character Alice is flawed… but in a relatable way. She knows the guy she’s dating has 3 kids and she continues to get serious with him… but she freaks out when his kids come over and he suggests meeting them. When she actually does meet them- no spoilers- but they don’t exactly get along that well. The kids are more difficult than she was expecting… and she’s also kind of difficult… so it made sense. It’s relatable enough while still thinking “Ohhh, if she really likes him, she’s got to be nicer to his kids.” Which *spoiler alert* she is at the end of the episode… so yay!
One thing that I kind of didn’t like about the show was the way they explained the relationship between Ben and Alice… they don’t go that much into it… and it would have added a little more character back story that would have been nice to see. It was just kind of like “Meet cute… okay 3 months later their in love… but she’s freaking out about his kids… even though she knew he had kids already.” I think they wanted to show more of Alice and Mary’s relationship in the first episode… and hopefully Ben will be better developed and their relationship and the kids will be a little bit more interesting in later episodes… They just did a special sneak preview of the first episode… and I feel like they should have just done a double-episode premiere because there’s a little more to be desired with this one. I’m glad that they gave the nice back story of Mary and Alice because they’re the main characters… but it just could have been a little bit more. I guess Alice is more sympathetic because you get her back story more… but still. There could have been a little more there.
Jenna Elfman was perfect as this character. It’s like her character in Dharma and Greg… but a little more sad and a little more grown up. If you’ve never seen that show or don’t remember it… she was kind of a childish hippie that got married to an uptight-ish lawyer… so again, mismatched relationship and a similar character. It’s not the same character, but I can’t think of anyone more perfect for this role.
It also reminded me of a grown-up Lizzie McGuire kind of. Lizzie McGuire always had a cartoon voice in her head that let you know what she was thinking. This is like that- but this show is for adults whereas Lizzie McGuire was for children… and Alice is more physically present and actually interacts with Alice… which is interesting. I like that she really is a part of Alice that is so real and so present. It was a nice way of portraying this without making the main character seem too crazy.
So overall… not a perfect pilot… but I’m excited to see where the show goes. I think they did a good joke, it’s a pretty unique show compared to anything else on right now… and it is really funny!
Hope you liked this review! Let me know if you liked the show or not! I'm watching Nobodies right now... so review on that soon!
Byeee!
-Shannons
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