Jeff Astrof, a former staff writer for Friends and the producer of The New Adventures of Old Christine is the co-creator of this new sitcom that owes a lot to shows like The Office and Parks and Recreation. This spoof of cable crime dramas introduces to us in "mockumentary" style a young inexperienced lawyer from Manhattan named Josh Segal (Nicholas D'Agosto) who has been sent to a contemporary version of Mayberry in South Carolina to defend a goofy college poet professor (John Lithgow) who has been arrested for murdering his wife. The pilot featured some pretty funny dialogue and in the best tradition of Mel Brooks, makes no apologies for constant breaking of the 4th wall and, needless to say, Lithgow can make even the most lame material worth sitting through. Steven Boyer was very funny as the local hayseed investigator assisting Josh but Sherri Shepherd was kind of annoying as the secretary, they could write her out in ep 2 and I'd be OK with that. Phillip Baker Hall had some very funny moments as the victim's father but the impression I got was that his character is not going to be a regular on the show. D'Agosto displays leading man potential and has already been given two possible romantic interests, one of which (Jayma Mays) is the ADA on the case. As long as the writing stays solid and Lithgow remains center stage, this one has potential. I will watch episode 2.
Last edited by Gideon58; 03-23-17 at 05:30 PM.