WHAT IT’S SAYING: Everyone loves Judd Apatow movies, right? Irreverent guys who hang out together and give each other crap? Because this is totally Apatow-esque–with cute babies!
WHAT IT’S REALLY SAYING: The last show that tried to imitate Judd Apatow was Work It. Remember that one? A rule to live by: when the (sweetened) live studio audience is going out of its mind with hilarity, you probably won’t. Appealing cast looks like it’s working too hard. (On the other hand, can’t wait for the Will Arnett Up All Night crossover episode.)
GRADE: C
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Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."
