Grade: C- | Genre: Comedy Summary: While there are a handful of laughs that will catch you when you need it, the setup of these four single guys lends itself for a ridiculous comedy that never pays off.
So after a feeble attempt to pull the old switcheroo of goofy Joey for the immortal Friends, NBC has decided to take a serious attempt at resurrecting "must-see" Thursday nights, fueled by last season's sleeper hit My Name is Earl and quirky critic darling, the Office. Evidently, they weren't aware that while they were refilling their drink at the bar, television's most popular drama CSI and surprise late bloomer Smallville moved in on their girl. Regardless, you have to give NBC credit for trying to hold on to the soap in this grimy prison shower. So to fill out their comedy line-up, they have brought in four single guys living in New York to remind us of Friends before they started pairing off. These gents are boyhood pals that all move in to their friend Ben's apartment that he inherits from his grandmother who has recently passed. |