Matt Short (Thomas Sadowski) is having a very bad first date. Colleen (Angelique Cabral, better in Enlisted) actually wants to have sex with him but they can't find a proper location. At her place, there is her ex-fiance, Chad (Jordan Peele) who can't afford to leave and she can't afford to buy him out; at his, there are his parents, overly kind and sweet but awkward. They try to have sex in his car, but a police officer stops them, believing Colleen to be a stripper. Yeah, horribly awkward.
Younger brother Greg (Colin Hanks) is having issues of his own. Sure, his wife, Jen (Zoe Lister-Jones) just had a beautiful, healthy baby girl but having this baby means they can't have sex for six weeks, something neither anticipated. Yeah, that plot line is stupid and horrible with two good actors wasted.
Then we get to oldest sister, Heather (Betsy Brandt from the good but short-lived The Michael J. Fox Show) and her husband, Tim (Dan Bakkedahl) getting ready for their son to go off to college. All of their children are growing up, the middle daughter just matured and their youngest, overly smart daughter learns the truth about Santa Claus. And yet, they still want another one though Tim isn't sure if everything will still work so that moment is lost.
John (James Brolin) has the stupidest idea ever, instead of the traditional birthday party, he throws himself a funeral complete with eulogies. Horrible idea. The only laughs, for me at least, came from when John got locked inside the casket to the dismay of his wife, Joan (Dianne Wiest).
This show should be good, but it isn't. The plot lines are pretty stupid and the cast, though great, is far too large for a simple half an hour sitcom. Though I am far from a fan of Modern Family, the show at least flows better while this just seems chunky and choppy. The characters need to interact more and each plot line needs to blend with the others. Grade: B-
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