First off, full disclosure, I met Diedrich Bader in London last summer and he made me promise I would watch the show! He is a really nice guy and he and his family were very decent to take a picture of him with me and my family.
I haven't yet watched an episode this season (2018) but last season I watched a couple. I found the premise to be excellent. Anyone who's lived in an "upscale" American bedroom community can probably relate. I wasn't as fixated on Katy MIxon's appearance as much as her character appears to be. While I'm not skinny, we all have our prejudices regarding overweight people but I think it's overemphasized in the writing. The other thing I noticed as well was that the jokes are pounded out with an almost rhythmic frequency. So the comedic timing that is really based on the actor's skill and experience is somewhat lost. Bader is a talented comedic actor and he seems squashed in this series, almost like he's rushing to get through the firehose like gush of jokes they write. I think more could be said with less words in the series. BTW, the jokes aren't bad but they come at such a quick pace it rings a little untrue. In my opinion it has a little bit more authentic a feel when you see the actor ponder a little bit before making the joke instead of having a breathless 50 joke back and forth exchange.
One other complaint, ABC doesn't seem to let Comcast play past seasons or episodes (without paying extra) so it's hard to jump on a series in the middle and just feel comfortable with all the characters and writing (assuming that maybe there are some episodes that don't follow the same styles).
I haven't yet watched an episode this season (2018) but last season I watched a couple. I found the premise to be excellent. Anyone who's lived in an "upscale" American bedroom community can probably relate. I wasn't as fixated on Katy MIxon's appearance as much as her character appears to be. While I'm not skinny, we all have our prejudices regarding overweight people but I think it's overemphasized in the writing. The other thing I noticed as well was that the jokes are pounded out with an almost rhythmic frequency. So the comedic timing that is really based on the actor's skill and experience is somewhat lost. Bader is a talented comedic actor and he seems squashed in this series, almost like he's rushing to get through the firehose like gush of jokes they write. I think more could be said with less words in the series. BTW, the jokes aren't bad but they come at such a quick pace it rings a little untrue. In my opinion it has a little bit more authentic a feel when you see the actor ponder a little bit before making the joke instead of having a breathless 50 joke back and forth exchange.
One other complaint, ABC doesn't seem to let Comcast play past seasons or episodes (without paying extra) so it's hard to jump on a series in the middle and just feel comfortable with all the characters and writing (assuming that maybe there are some episodes that don't follow the same styles).