...but I can't. After six episodes, it still really feels like it's scrambling to get its feet under it. The actors are mostly OK; Shatner is an old pro and delivers his lines as Ed with understated ease and great timing. Nicole Sullivan and Will Sasso are TV comedy veterans and clearly know what they're doing. Sadly, Johnathan Sadowski does not seem to be a strong enough actor to handle the anchoring straight man position on the show.
Then again, it might be the writing, which is quite uneven; Shatner is getting 85% of the good lines, while the writers don't really seem to know what to do with the rest of the cast. The subplots involving son Vince and his wife Bonnie are weak, strange, or both, for the most part. Henry just seems to be directionless and whiny, which makes it hard to like him as one of the two main characters. The supporting characters are probably meant to be quirky but come off as just sketchy and weird. The plots often moves in jerks and starts, without smooth flow or transition.
This show could be good, if the focus was clarified and the characters made more three dimensional and consistent. It would clear up a lot of the plot problems if these guys were presented as real people with clear motivations. I hope they can get this worked out, because I would like to see this show succeed, if only because I am such a long-time fan of William Shatner.
Then again, it might be the writing, which is quite uneven; Shatner is getting 85% of the good lines, while the writers don't really seem to know what to do with the rest of the cast. The subplots involving son Vince and his wife Bonnie are weak, strange, or both, for the most part. Henry just seems to be directionless and whiny, which makes it hard to like him as one of the two main characters. The supporting characters are probably meant to be quirky but come off as just sketchy and weird. The plots often moves in jerks and starts, without smooth flow or transition.
This show could be good, if the focus was clarified and the characters made more three dimensional and consistent. It would clear up a lot of the plot problems if these guys were presented as real people with clear motivations. I hope they can get this worked out, because I would like to see this show succeed, if only because I am such a long-time fan of William Shatner.