"Fatties" on the right, skinnies on the left!
For no reason other than the fact that it happened to be on while I was running on the treadmill, I ended up watching the pilot episode of "Happy Endings," ABC's midseason replacement about a group of friends whose world is turned upside down when the couple that brought them together breaks up -- at the altar. If it sounds contrived and predictable, it is. But one thing that did sort of surprise me was the cast. Three of them -- Zachary Knighton (far right), who plays Dave, the victim of the runaway bride; Casey Wilson, who plays the hopelessly single Penny; and Adam Pally (near right), who plays Penny's straight-acting gay BFF, Max -- are all "thick" by TV standards. (When's the last time 50 percent of the leads on a show about 20-somethings weren't Hollywood ripped?)Knighton is very handsome, so works the "big guy" bit that could get Vince Vaughn sloppy in a couple years. Wilson's character can't land a man like her two blond friends -- who happen to be thin -- so casting is obviously doing that to help explain her "problem." (Get it? Fat chicks can't get boyfriends?) Only Pally's character -- who like the other two, isn't exactly "fat" -- is teased about his weight on the show -- bring on the protests! -- and with no irony from the other two "fatties" on board. If the show lasts more than half a season, perhaps we can look forward to an episode where Damon Wayans Jr. -- the only familiar face on the cast, who plays Brad, hubby to one of the skinny blond chicks -- whips these guys into shape. Now if his famously funny family could just do something with the writing.
3 comments:
This is a horrible show. Contrived and painful to watch, they play on every unfortunate stereotype, and the "gay" guy is tragic and borders on offensive.
I'll give up "Modern Family" i=f they leave this mess on afterward.
Another half hour of my life taken from me! This show is awful and is so predictable. Not even funny. "Hated it !"
Wow. I guess there's something wrong with me. I found the show hilarious and entertaining and I actually look forward to another episode. Guess being a gay guy living out in the desert doesn't result in the same taste as living in the big city.
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