This show debuted on CBS last night. Watching it this morning on Tivo I over the course of the show decided it was funny but incredibly crude, was indicative of what is wrong with the networks in terms of no family hour television, and found myself liking the characters and laughing out loud here and there.
Make no mistake about it the show is crude and at times very lowbrow. Jokes about clam chowder and Stephen Hawking made that clear in the first episode.
The plot is funny. The cast led by Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs is strong. Kat raised poor works as a waitress at a diner in Brooklyn while Beth is a Bernard Madoff type's daughter and is now broke.
By the time the first episode is over they have become friends, Kat has kicked her boyfriend out for cheating and Beth has moved her horse into Kat's postage stamp sized year. Kat's boyfriend after being caught cheating..." Wait I can explain." When Kat turns to him waiting for this explanation he says " You weren't supposed to be home." This is a funny line.
Garrett Morris of the old SNL days plays the cashier at the resteraunt and is witty and fun and Matthew Moy plays Hang Lee who owns the diner. Hang wants to Americanize his name so he changes it to Bryce. Yes Bryce Lee.
I wish the show was not on at 8:30 but that is a reflection on the times not the show. The show is funny. I do not know if I would call it a must watch as the premise is still just a sitcom about two waitresses but it is funny and well written. The show clearly has breakout potential.
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