Men At Work!! Hip New Comedy About Guy Stuff!

Men At Work is fun, fresh and probably like nothing you have ever seen before, or at least nothing I've never seen before! It is a show about four reasonably successful guy friends, who all work for a magazine company in New York. The characters of the show are Milo (played by Danny Masterson from That 70's Show), Tyler (Michael Cassidy), Neal (Adam Busch) and Gibbs (played by James Lesure). The show takes us through the guys' professional and personal lives, with issues ranging from work to relationships. The show will not necessarily have you falling out of your seat laughing, however it is some pleasantly different and I believe the show will earn itself many fans (especially male viewers). At first I thought the writing was a bit average and not very creative but as the season went on you can visually see the show mature. The writing gets better, the reference become more intelligent and the characters become more well developed. By the end of the season you will think you are watching a different show. I think the show gives somewhat of an insight into the 'modern' man and what their interests are. Ofcourse this is horribly subjective and almost impossible to represent on a TV series; with that said the show makes a valiant effort to do so (however it is slightly on the glamorous side). And let's say its not a conservative kind of show.
All in all, I would most definitely recommend this show to be seen at least once so you can make up your own mind about it. I liked it. Rating 7.0/10.

                                                    http://www.tbs.com/shows/menatwork/

Jason Gann Is Hilarious in Wilfred

Wilfred was a show I thought I would never give a chance; a guy dressed in a dog suit who thinks he is a dog (sounds stupid right?). Well, that is exactly what I thought until I watched my very first episode last week. I was pleasantly surprised of how well written it was, but what took me back even more was the quality of the humor.

Ryan Newman (played by Elijah Wood) is a solid performer in the comedy; he’s character Ryan is strangely the only person who sees his neighbor’s Wilfred (played by Jason Gann) as a man in a dog suit. What’s more absurd is that Ryan turns to Wilfred for advice about his life! And Wilfred’s Australian accent is the icing on the cake in this crude comedy. Wilfred oddly also walks talks and acts like a full grown but has the thoughts of a dog with a flippant dog. This where the comedic (dare I say genius), comes through. Gann is hilarious as he has several dialogs with Woods about typical things a dog may think (from how dog’s and babies are in a cuteness competition or how he had a sexual relationship with the couch). The other supporting cast is also pretty good; Amanda (played by Allison Mack) is a quirky co-worker to Ryan who is a pleasure to watch every time she is in a scene. This show in my opinion is one of the more underrated comedies on TV, this may be down to the premise of it but Wilfred is definitely something you should give a chance; you can thank me later. You will love it! Rating 8.0/10

Catch Season 2 on FX this summer.

I just realized my first two posts have been about FX shows, completely coincidental, a different network will get my love next time!

http://www.fxnetworks.com/wilfred/

Charlie Sheen's Anger Management on FX

Charlie Sheen is back! And better than ever? Not quite, but hey who can say no to a Charlie Sheen comedy? In this new FX comedy Charlie Sheen is an anger management therapist (I know ironically clever). He has several patients with anger problem who have regular sessions, an EX-wife and daughter and a fellow therapist who he has “unattached” relations with. The bachelor lifestyle of Charlie Sheen is still present but he does seem to be a lot tamer than he was in Two and a Half Men. His “dysfunctionality” is also present, from his wild former baseball career to his need for a psychiatrist despite the fact he is one himself. 

The jokes in this new comedy I have to say are not as funny as what we have to come expect from Sheen; this may be the reason why the viewership dropped 40% after the first week. The first two episodes had massive amounts of hype, his fans wanted to see Sheen’s first job seen ‘Two and a half..’ but Anger Management did not rock any worlds with its brilliance. Like any other comedy I think it needs some time to get on its feet and find its point of appeal (you know besides it having Charlie Sheen in it). The show does reveal massive amounts about the characters in the first three episodes; I feel like I’ve been watching the show for a couple of months not a few weeks. I think the acting is not terrible and the characters are rather interesting, however some of the relationships come across awkward. All in all I want recommend watching a few more episodes of this show to see where it is going, there is still hope it will live up to the works of old Charlie Sheen.


Although the show has yet to produce 'explosions' seen in the teasers it is at least as funny as the new Two and a Half Men (if not more). Rating 6.5/10

http://www.fxnetworks.com/angermanagement