There are 2 options, if you want to try to make a difference on TV. Either you get a new and fresh idea and try to make it work, OR you get the absolutely OLDEST premise possible (a guy searching for a woman after his girlfriend breaks-up with him) and beat it with a stick, making it unrecognizable.
"Man Seeking Woman" is (surprise, surprise) about a young man who recently broke up from his girlfriend and seeking for a replacement. The difference from all other ROMCOMs out there is the surrealistic approach that involves dating a ...troll, time travel and other gimmicks that are to (or NOT to) be seen.
The Pilot features a disgusting troll puppet who eats garbage and tries to eat the hand of the protagonist. The 2 minutes sequence with the troll at the beginning of the 1st episode is repulsive and unfunny and stigmatized the series for me.
I usually like ROMCOMs. I even rooted for some recent ones like "A to Z", "Marry Me", "Selfie" (now canceled), "Manhattan Love Story" (also canceled).
This one however looks and feels terrible and I will probably skip the remaining episodes.
Also, while the breakup is definitive, I see that the Asian ex-girlfriend is credited in the entire season (10 episodes) meaning that there will be many sad or awkward moments while he will try to get her back.
Anyway. I like most of the Romantic Comedies out there. Don't like this one.
"Man Seeking Woman" is (surprise, surprise) about a young man who recently broke up from his girlfriend and seeking for a replacement. The difference from all other ROMCOMs out there is the surrealistic approach that involves dating a ...troll, time travel and other gimmicks that are to (or NOT to) be seen.
The Pilot features a disgusting troll puppet who eats garbage and tries to eat the hand of the protagonist. The 2 minutes sequence with the troll at the beginning of the 1st episode is repulsive and unfunny and stigmatized the series for me.
I usually like ROMCOMs. I even rooted for some recent ones like "A to Z", "Marry Me", "Selfie" (now canceled), "Manhattan Love Story" (also canceled).
This one however looks and feels terrible and I will probably skip the remaining episodes.
Also, while the breakup is definitive, I see that the Asian ex-girlfriend is credited in the entire season (10 episodes) meaning that there will be many sad or awkward moments while he will try to get her back.
Anyway. I like most of the Romantic Comedies out there. Don't like this one.