For actual TV watchers over 30, the previous "reviewer" has never heard of Robert Walden, who was brilliant on the series Lou Grant (probably before s/he was born). I will admit I am not a Fran Drescher fan, although I have a ton of respect for her as a person, from the rape survivor to the pitch-your-TV-show-to-an-exec-on-the-plane chutzpah, to the I-also-married-a-gay-guy divorcée. I am very impressed with TV Land as every single show (Retired at 35, Hot In Cleveland, and this one) is either funny or extremely well-written and acted. Occasionally both. Drescher is rather one note but John Michael Higgins, who quietly dominates every scene he is in, the fantastic 80 year old Rita Moreno (for whom not enough good things can be said), and the quiet-but-present Robert Walden, ALL chip in to make this show quirky, different, and very watchable. Unlike many other sitcoms, there is no character you truly dislike, at least not in the first two episodes. Since I do not know as of this writing whether DW Moffett will be a regular, I will leave that for viewers to decide at a future date. Strangely enough, the TV Land "channel" WE get is markedly different from the one you Americans receive. None of the above shows are airing on that channel currently, and we fans are forced to hunt online for it. It is well worth the effort! (To be fair, for drama, Men of A Certain Age also does not air up here. And it is, along with Mad Men and Breaking Bad, Must-See TV as well.)
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Three is A Crowd ***1/2
edwagreen23 June 2011
Warning: Spoilers
Invariably, there shall be complications when a divorced couple live together and the female tries to begin a new relationship. The idea that her parents love the new guy in her life, but are still faithful to her ex-husband is quite humorous.
The scene where the 3 players wind up in bed together was hilarious. You started to wonder if the two guys would hit it off.
Fran and Peter are attempting to establish boundaries in the house so that they can lead their separate lives, but when they wind up going to the same place together, you know where this series is heading. Rita Moreno and the guy playing her husband add to the fun as Fran's parents. Gone is that overly Jewish characteristics that made "The Nanny" such a hit show.
The scene where the 3 players wind up in bed together was hilarious. You started to wonder if the two guys would hit it off.
Fran and Peter are attempting to establish boundaries in the house so that they can lead their separate lives, but when they wind up going to the same place together, you know where this series is heading. Rita Moreno and the guy playing her husband add to the fun as Fran's parents. Gone is that overly Jewish characteristics that made "The Nanny" such a hit show.
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