Friday 18 May 2012

A Look at CBS's New Comedies (2012 - 2013)

Partners

CBS's pitch: Partners is a comedy based on the lives of creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, about two life-long best friends and business partners whose "bromance" is tested when one of them is engaged to be married. Joe (David Krumholtz) is an accomplished architect who leads with his head and not his heart, especially in his love life. That's in stark contrast to his gay co-worker, Louis (Michael Urie), who is spontaneous, emotional and prone to exaggeration. Both have found joy in their love lives: Joe is newly engaged to Ali (Sophia Bush), a beautiful and sophisticated jewelry designer, while Louis is dating Wyatt (Brandon Routh), a vegan nurse who Louis insists is just a promotion away from becoming a doctor. As news of Joe's engagement settles, time will tell if their business and personal bond can adapt to the addition of two other important relationships.


My Thoughts: From the creators of Will & Grace comes a show that looks exactly like Will & Grace, if Grace were a straight man, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? I'll be watching, at least initially.

When CBS releases a trailer for its other comedy, Friend Me, which is set to debut mid season, I will post my thoughts here.


Also, did anyone else find the 'Behind The Scenes' trailers a bizarre advertising campaign on CBS's part? A trailer with what actually happens on the show will get me to watch it, not the cast and crew telling me how much fun they have on set. I found it all very distracting and unnecessary.

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