Good idea lost in the noise

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

A very different show, 2 seasons, 30 20-minutes episodes - short & simple.

The first half-dozen shows are exceptionally good... with writing, cast selection, and acting that is among the best of most all half-hour sit-coms today. Then, after those six shows or so, it kind of slows down a bit, and although still better than most anything else, it looses some steam as the newness wears off. And I'm sorry.. (and Minnie Driver is an all-time favorite).. but cute kid or not, it's difficult to swallow that anyone (especially a guy like Will) would be turning away from the likes of an awesome Adrianne Palicki.. binged.it/12V5vp3 .. no matter where or how far they had to relocate. We all know where the storyline is ultimately heading, and it's hard to imagine milking it for any more than another season.

I recently saw the original movie, which I really enjoy, every time I watch it. I thought I can give it a try, watching the TV show. Sadly, it is very disappointing. They crowded the whole plot of the movie in the pilot of the show. And I have no idea why they are doing that, they have a whole TV show for developing the characters, giving them a deep personality, developing the friendship and relationships and so, They have the time, so why do they push the whole story into 22 minutes? I really hate what they did to Will, Marcus and Fiona. They don't have a real personality. By watching them trying to act, you always feel the connection to the movie but they are missing the whole point. In this (another) Hollywood rip-off, there always has to be some kind of cheap will-they-be-together relationship between the two main actors, which is completely unnecessary. I think Hollywood can't go without this stereotype, that people who hate each other in the beginning, start falling in love in the end. Please, make that stop! It's the same over and over again in every run-of- the-mill movie/ TV-show. If you like the movie and/or read Nick Hornby's book, don't waste your time, watching this garbage.

there might be spoilers ahead. the show sucks.if it weren't for David Walton there would be no reason to watch.Minnie driver playing a saggy-nag-hag shrew of a hippie-dippie single mother. Benjamin stockham as a yet another nerdy, flaming pre-gay, fake asperger syndrome freakazoid. pussy-whipped hipster best friend with an awful see you next Tuesday of a wife. who are these people? they're not even archetypes, let alone resemblances of off-kilter funny folk based in any reality.give it the big skip-o-Rama. except to watch David Walton. anybody know if he's got a sex tape being leaked?and that theme song. can somebody please kill that guy before he 'drops' a 6th album (or do folkariffic singer-songwriters 'drop' albums? maybe they carefully nurture them in their man-wombs, and let them suckle at the teat of creativity, until they slowly drift off into the world of their own accord?)