Friday, June 18, 2010

Hot In Cleveland


Hot In Cleveland is the first ever original sitcom to air on the TV Land network. It is the new vehicle for Valerie Bertinelli, Wendie Malick, Jane Leeves and Betty White, who seems to be enjoying her return to the tv screen. While Modern Family found a way to reformulate the traditional sitcom and keep it fresh and hysterically funny, Hot In Cleveland sticks to the traditional four-camera shoot, filmed in front of a live audience that has been the mainstay of the sitcom that has seemed to all but vanish in the wake of the plethora of reality shows. It’s refreshing and comforting to see this type of sitcom return to the little screen.

The premise of the show is simple. Three friends, Bertinelli, Malick and Leeves are three best friends, making the dream trip of their lives. They are flying first class to Paris, yet their plane crashes in Cleveland. They find that the city is much more relaxed and friendly than Los Angeles, and that if they were home, they would be overlooked, due to their age, but it just so happens that they are considered Hot In Cleveland and they decide to stay. Betty White plays the role of the pot-smoking, wise-cracking caretaker of the house that they decide to rent.

I thought the pilot episode was well written with many of the funny lines based on the self-deprecating humor of the women and cracks at the city of Los Angeles. Sean Hayes of Will and Grace fame is one of the producers of the show. It made me laugh and kept me entertained for a half hour. I like the characters and I think it will be a good addition to my DVR roster for the summer.

1 comment:

  1. I liked it too and have already added it to my DVR queue. It's nice to see all 4 of these ladies on a series again. It's also refreshing to have some summer fare that's not reality based.

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