Kevin Can F*** Himself

https://tvline.com/2018/11/02/kevin-...fe-series-amc/

"As part of its “scripts-to-series” development program, AMC has opened a writers room for Kevin Can F*** Himself, which aims to deliver the serio-comic POV of the sadly stereotypical TV sitcom wife who must forever put up with her disproportionally shlubby, goofball husband.

Created by Valerie Armstrong (SEAL Team) and executive-produced by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, Kevin Can F*** Himself (which is just a working title that we love) “explores the secret life of a woman we all grew up watching: the sitcom wife. A beauty paired with a less attractive, dismissive, caveman-like husband who gets to be a jerk because she’s a nag and he’s ‘funny.'”

Alternating between single-camera realism and multi-camera zaniness, the series asks: “What happens when this supporting character is presented as a real person? And what if that person is pissed?”"

I'm watching this right now and quite enjoying it.

Mary Hollis Inboden as Patty is so funny and I think she does the most interesting things with the contrast between "sitcom mode" and "gritty mode".

I also think that it does a nice job of not taking the easy way out in terms of the central dynamic. Kevin is a narcissist and basically also abusive, but Allison is a control freak who can't let go of her need for revenge. I know they basically lampshade this in the first episode with the librarian ("So why doesn't she just leave?"), but I think it's developed really well. Allison is a pretty compelling anti-hero and I think Annie Murphy is really strong in the lead role.