Purely Joyful Movie!

I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Blistering performances.

Network: Fox; Genre: Sitcom; Content Rating: TV-PG (for some language and sexual innuendo); Perspective: Contemporary (star range: 1 - 4);Seasons Reviewed: 1 seasonIn the mist of a career nose dive, Chuck Darling (Kelsey Grammar) returns to the local news station where he got his start and former co-anchor Kelly Carr (Patricia Heaton) still holds up shop. He meets all the newscast regulars: the sportscaster (Fred Willard), the weathergirl (Ayda Field), the hung out to dry field reporter (Ty Burrell) and the geeky young news director (Josh Gadd). It isn't long before we learn that Chuck and Kelly once, as sitcoms always so elegantly put it, "did it" and Chuck learns that this night actually led to the birth of Kelly's 10-year old-daughter Gracie. Cue the sex jokes. And keep them coming until the series finale. "Back to You" would be disposable as another lame network sitcom. It's the sheer wattage of talent attached to it that makes the show such a disappointment. Emmy-winners Kelsey Grammar and Patricia Heaton are put together on the same set with halfway decent chemistry between them despite the glaring age difference. Mr & Mrs. Comic Timing. Behind the camera we've got serial-writer Steven Levitan ("Just Shoot Me") and Christopher Lloyd ("Frasier"). So, frankly, I just don't know what happened here. How did such a classy group of actors get buried under a pile of sitcom sex jokes? It's like the "Frasier" side of the series duked it out with the "Just Shoot Me"/"Stacked"/"Oliver Beene" side of the series and Levitan won. The aforementioned set-up, Chuck, Kelly and their kid, becomes all "Back to You" can think about. Every single episode of the single season run orbits closely revolves around this idea. It grows tiresome quickly, never evolving, never giving the leads something else that might flesh them out. Character jokes, local news media jokes, rival anchor jokes, forget all that - Chuck and Kelly have a kid together. Chuck quickly goes from arrogant ladies man (funny) to a man serious about being a father (unfunny). He instantly falls in love with Gracie and wants the world to know it regardless of the detriment to himself, his job, Kelly or Gracie. "Back" has a "'Till Death" formula to it. Like Fox is taking all these stars from modern classic sitcoms and using their name to pump life into an otherwise worthless show, while they slum through collecting a paycheck still able to deliver the goods giving 10% of their skill set. Grammar and Heaton are able to strain some laughs out of the material. There are a few good one liners. I can't lie. That is more than I can say for most sitcoms. Ty Burrell makes a good impression as a likable comic klutz, but "Back to You" marks a comedy first for me. This is the first time I've ever not found Fred Willard funny.* * / 4

Its been a few years since i have seen any good sitcom come out on TV, we have till' death, two and a half men and now Back to You which are sitcoms i love for this decade.Back to you is a gentle heart comedy with good laughs and its just something you want to watch when your down and depressed like the good old day sitcoms.I remember sitcoms in the 90s and now they are releasing more new exiciting sitcoms every year and i get excited something new to collect on DVD when the time comes for the collection, something to look forward too. With the prices going up and the market crashing tune in to these shows Till' Death, Back to You and Two and a Half men because you will need to watch these because when the prices go up and the heat kicks in you will find yourself being depressed, miserable and you just want that little bit of comedy in your life these shows are for you.Be prepared you can either watch the news and worry, get depressed about the price increase on everything! due to the market crash or you can choose to watch something that could, might or maybe will cheer you up i'll choose comedy. Remember guys history is repeating itself again, the sitcoms are coming back, we are going poor again like we used to in the old days so enjoy those good moments and let the bad moments go away its up to you to make your choice.Your entitled to your opinions but why hate? lets just give everything a chance and enjoy it because when its all gone your gonna regret saying anything negative about these shows.Looks like sitcoms are coming back! about time.

I have seen several episodes of Back to You and I feel that its the best sitcom about broadcast news since Newsradio. The shows are well-written and the cast is a mixture of veterans and young actors. Kelsey Grammar doesn't seem to be typecast as Frasier Crane, playing co-anchor Chuck Darling, though he has a little of Dr. Crane's pomposity in his new role. Patricia Heaton is outstanding as Kelly Carr. Fred Williard adds a veteran presence to the show, Ayda Field brings beauty as meteorologist Montana, Josh Gad as the young news director and Ty Burrell as Gary round out the news crew. Let's not forget Laura Marano, fresh off Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader as Kelly's daughter, Gracie who plays the role very well. My only complaint about the show is the constant fighting between Chuck and Kelly. I feel that it should be more of an ensemble comedy and less of a verbal battle between the two sitcoms veterans. In an era of boring one-camera comedies, Back to You has revitalized the traditional sitcom genre.

I can only rate 2 out of 10 because i am only on episode 3 and i like to rate the show once the season has ended. Once the season has ended and i love it so much i will rate it 10 out of 10. YouTube gets publicity in Back to You and it was very funny in the pilot episode. The best pilot episode i have seen since The War at Home and this show looks like its going to be a big hit for FOX but i doubt it because FOX is very tight and will have this show of the air half way through second season i guarantee it so i wont get too attached to this show.The great thing about this show are the actors who star in this show they work really well together and you can tell they are having a great time working with the rest of the crew and with each other.The pilot was very funny and a little bit touching the ending was great when Chuck Darling got to see his daughter the one he never knew he had until Kelly Carr told him he has a daughter although she didn't want to tell him because she thought he was never going to come back and mostly she just didn't want him in there lives because i think she is scared of losing her relationship with her daughter i think thats what it really is. I know the they don't have much of a relationship yet but the show has only started and i am sure they will do touching episodes with Kelly and her daughter Gracie.Montana reminds me a bit of the character from the television series Stacked the one Pamela Anderson plays they are both similar characters and dress very similar too thats only because Steven Levitan writer of Back to You was also writer of Stacked so thats probably why they are both similar characters.I love this show so far and i really want to get addicted to this show but if the viewers will give the show a chance to kick off just when you watch a football match you will or might love this show. Give this show a chance like other shows you did not, if you can watch a football being kicked around on a field everyday i am sure you can watch this show because anything is more interesting then watching a football being kicked by the same men.You will love this show, give it a chance, if you don't like it just continue to watch football or whatever you love to watch but let this show rest on the air.So far good decent sitcom that has a laugh track which i like, the show is better then Lost, Football, Big Brother and anything Disney channel makes.