NBC has been canceling a lot of comedies recently like Superstore, and I feared that Mr. Mayor would be one of them. Thankfully, my gut was wrong because they picked it up for a second season today.
“We’ve loved our collaboration with NBC on the first season of ‘Mr. Mayor’ and are excited to continue working with our fantastic cast, led by the incomparable Ted Danson and Holly Hunter,” said Erin Underhill, President, Universal Television.” We can’t wait to see what Tina Fey, Robert Carlock and our talented producing team have in store for Mayor Bremer and his rag-tag team of civil servants.”
Danson plays a billboard mogul who runs for mayor of LA when the former one goes crazy and resigns. Since he is so likable, he gets elected job. However, he doesn’t know what he is doing. He keeps screwing up, but then he saves the day with the help of his staff played by Holly Hunter, Vella Lovell, Mike Cabellon, Bobby Moynihan, and his daughter (Kyla Kennedy).
Mr. Mayor is a quick-witted show, and if you blink, you might miss a joke or two. It is the type of sitcom that you have to watch multiple times in order to catch all of the jokes. And even then, you might miss a few because some of them are so subtle. That is why it is a critical darling, as darling at Danson himself.
As excited as I am about the renewal, I still have an issue with the shoe. That billboard was hung in the town where I live, and it is a sore point for us. We have a lake in Toluca Lake, but it is not accessible to most of the residents because it is on the snooty golf course that won’t let us in to see it. We hate to be reminded of that. However, it did makes us laugh, then cry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ABTeSZhvZk Good Girls is back on NBC tonight at 10p for season 4, and trouble keeps finding them. However, they always find a way out of it. Well, almost always…
Beth (Christina Hendricks) and her husband, Dean (Matthew Lillard), are preparing to open their hot tub store. There is still a lot that needs to be done before the city will give them the OK. There is only one problem, Rio (Manny Montana) needs his laundered money. He tells Beth if she doesn’t get him the money ASAP, he will turn over the gun that has her fingerprints on it. The one he used to kill her co-worker. Did I mention that they found her body? Therefore, Beth really needs to get him that money now or else.
Dean and Beth open the store, but they run into a problem. Can they get themselves out of it? Especially since they are being investigated by the team of feds led by Dave (Jonathan Silverman).
Talking about Weekend at Bernie’s, Andrew McCarthy is back as the hitman that Beth hired to kill Rio. He keeps finding ways to delay the murder because he is in love with Beth. Who isn’t?
Those are Beth’s problems; her literal partners in crime have their own issues. Ruby (Retta) and Stanley’s (Reno Wilson) son is having problems in school, and it is going to cost them a lot of money. Money that will cause her to need more from Beth. Annie (Mae Whitman) is also having problems with her son. However, they can’t be solved by money.
In the coming weeks, they will run into more problems that money can’t solve. How will they get out of it? They always find a way. However, their solutions always get them into more problems which is why we have season 4.
I can’t wait to see what happens next, especially after one of them is arrested. But I said too much…
Seriously, over the next few weeks, the show that empowers women is going to be hit with some really tough counterprogramming. It is going to need you to watch it live, so it can keep up the ratings. How hard is it to stay up on Sunday night? Now that we don’t have to drive to work on Mondays anymore.
Finally, I have one complaint about this season. How can you have McCarthy and Silverman on the same show and not have them share some screen time?
Last week, Kenan Thompson’s NBC show debuted to really good numbers? So does that mean that he and his Saturday Night Live and Kenan co-star Chris Redd are ready to leave New York for Hollywood full time?
“I think we are living in a different time. There used to be a time when people would leave the show and go into their careers,” Kenan said at the NBC TCA Winter Press Day. “But I’m of the same kind of thinking, basically, where I think you can, kind of, do both as long as you can, and then the departure comes in a natural sort of way. Then so be it or whatever.”
Redd agreed, “Well, not much goes into it because I haven’t decided to leave either. So, I’m just having fun being able to create with one of my best friends and also be able to still go and do sketch, and I love sketch. So, I don’t really see it as an exit strategy. I just, kind of, see it as another way to create. So that’s the best answer I think I can give you.”
I say this is great news. SNL can lose a lot of their Not-Ready-For-Primetime-Players, but they cannot afford to lose the two that are working in primetime.
Now, let’s talk about their primetime show that airs Tuesdays at 8:30p. If you are not watching Kenan, then you are missing out on the funniest new comedy of the year. Kenan deserves all the success he gets, and this is a sitcom that is worthy of him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS0vROlulnw
Kenan Thompson has been acting for over 25 years now. He has been part of ensembles like All That, Kenan & Kel, and Saturday Night Live. Tonight at 8:30p, he is getting a sitcom that is titled after him. Not only does this hard-working, talented actor deserve this, but he gets a show that is worthy of him.
Kenan is about a widowed father of two who is trying to adjust to life after losing his wife. He spends his mornings hosting a daytime talk show and his nights with his daughters and father-in-law. That is a lot for one man to handle, but he will try to do his best.
Something that would be easier if his co-host wasn’t so aggravating. You know the type. Thankfully, he has Mika (Kimrie Lewis), his EP, and his brother, Gary (Chris Redd), the manager on the show, to back him up.
When he is home, he has his father-in-law, Rick (Don Johnson), to help out with his daughters, Audrey (Dani Lane) and Birdie (Dannah Lane). They are a mix of both of their parents. Since Kenan’s wife is not around, he wants to make sure his girls know that he loves them very much.
It has been rough on Kenan since he lost his wife. He is just starting to be more like his old self, but the reminders are there, and he has to learn to live with those feelings. Thankfully he has enough loved ones to support him through this difficult time.
Kenan is not a sad show. In fact, it made me laugh several times. All I will say is “fat Beyonce” should become a thing after this episode airs.
We all need something sweet in our lives, and Kenan does just that. We need Kenan, so y’all need to watch this show tonight and every Tuesday on NBC.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine ran on Fox for five seasons before it got cancelled. Then, NBC picked it up. Today, the network announced that this upcoming eighth season will be its last one.
“I’m so thankful to NBC and Universal Television for allowing us to give these characters and our fans the ending they deserve,” said executive producer Dan Goor. “I feel incredibly lucky to have worked with this amazing cast and crew for eight seasons. They are not only among the most talented people in the business, they are all good human beings who have become a family. But most of all, I feel lucky that we have had the best fans in the world. Fans who literally saved us from cancellation. Fans who fill us with joy. Ending the show was a difficult decision, but ultimately, we felt it was the best way to honor the characters, the story and our viewers. I know some people will be disappointed it’s ending so soon, but honestly, I’m grateful it lasted this long. Title of my sex tape.”
