(NBC/VIVIAN ZINK/NBC) - Gary (Anthony Anderson) and Marny (Tempestt Bledsoe) are highlights in this tired attempt at comedy.
Sep 12, 2012 01:07 AM EDT
The Washington Post
●“Guys With Kids” (NBC at 10 p.m.) — It’s precisely what the title says: just new iterations of the same spit-up and teething jokes. I still don’t understand how comedies about baby hassles count as quality TV time for people seeking a diversion from everyday life, but something about married men who have cute babies strapped to their chests continues to get network executives’ juices flowing.
“Guys With Kids,” executive-produced by Jimmy Fallon, introduces us to the travails of three buddies, all living in real estate most of us couldn’t afford. In this case, it’s a condo tower in New York’s TriBeCa neighborhood.
Hank Stuever
Hank Stuever is The Washington Post’s TV critic and author of two books, “Tinsel” and “Off Ramp.”
Jesse Bradford plays lawyer Chris, who’s newly divorced and sharing custody of his baby. On another floor, Nick (Zach Cregger) co-parents another adorable infant with his wife (Jamie-Lynn Sigler). And on some other floor — and fully prepared to lift the entire enterprise out of sitcom hell — are Gary (Anthony Anderson) and Marny (Tempestt Bledsoe), a squabbling couple who have twin babies plus a couple more kids. In their brief, cacophonous scene together in the pilot, Anderson and Bledsoe are a delight. The rest of the gang, including the other babies, should just get out of their way. Then we’d magically have that thing no major network seems capable of ordering: a funny comedy about black people. Grade: C
— Hank Stuever
8Coming this week in Sunday Style: Reviews of 22 new shows and more about the fall TV season.
As we prepare for the series finale of NBC's long-running sitcom on Thursday night, who better to ask for a detailed list of her favorite moments from the show?
This commenter is a Washington Post contributor. Post contributors aren’t staff, but may write articles or columns. In some cases, contributors are sources or experts quoted in a story.
Comments our editors find particularly useful or relevant are displayed in Top Comments, as are comments by users with these badges: . Replies to those posts appear here, as well as posts by staff writers.
To pause and restart automatic updates, click "Live" or "Paused". If paused, you'll be notified of the number of additional comments that have come in.
Comments our editors find particularly useful or relevant are displayed in Top Comments, as are comments by users with these badges: . Replies to those posts appear here, as well as posts by staff writers.
Loading...
Comments