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Friends from College (2017)
Uneven but mostly great
This show can be wildly entertaining and clever. It can also be straight up dumb. Kudos to the set designers, location scouts and costumers. I want their clothes. I want to visit their places. I want to live in their dwellings (except Ethan's gross apartment and Nick's "funboy" sign of course). The acting and comedic timing is generally spot-on, although Keegan can be annoying. Fred Savage and Billy Eichner are stellar. At first I was thinking that casting Eichner as the "straight man" was a waste, but there's actually something brilliant about this decision to cast against type. He doesn't play the dead-pan shouting guy that he usually does. His performance is understated and still hilarious. The whole cast give stellar performances and gel together. The character actors are all super funny and talented. The one thing that was uneven and somewhat distracting in the first season was the writing. It could veer into ridiculousness. But when the writing is on, it's ON and SO funny! The send-up of WASPY types with Sarah Chalke was lol-funny. The whole episode had a Woody Allen feel to it. It was a Merrill and Morgan fest!
Although some elements could be tweaked, I would recommend this show.