Love Monkey - 01/24/06
 

"Nice Package", Episode #101.


Director(s): Jace Alexander.
Producer(s): Mark Johnson, Michael Rauch, John Wirth.
Writer(s): Michael Rauch.

Original Airdate: January 24, 2006.

Love Monkey

I didn't care for last week's premier all that much but I might tune in tonight to give this show another chance since L&O SVU in a repeat anyway.

But one thing that kind of bugged me last week was that each of these guys always looked like they were wearing $1,200 worth of clothes in every scene. And each item of clothing looked like this was the first time it had ever been worn, and they were all, always wearing a different outfit.
What guy (not playing in the NBA) owns this much expensive clothing?
Do any of them own a freakin sweat shirt and jeans for crissakes?

This was a good episode, it had a good vibe throughout, and I hope they can sustain the momentum started from this episode.

Good cast chemistry goes a long way w/ new shows.

I like this show...a lot (for some reason). It's quickly becoming appointment television.

Very solid ep, good music overall, even made some fun of Starship! Cavanaugh definitely carries it with his quirky presence, but the cast clicks I think. Good mix of things outside of the music as well with the nanny and Shooter's date. Its worth a look for anyone who hasnt checked it out yet, especially if you have any appreciation for music.

Is it just me, or do some of the scenes look green-screened? In the club in the first half and outside of concert...it just looked weird, maybe if was some weird form of focus...I don't know, something just didn't look right. Maybe it's just me.

unlike many here i liked the first episode. was it superb? nah. entertaining yes.

Much better than the premier. Glad I remembered to check it out.

I think this is going to be something I am absolutely going to love. I harken it to the likes of High Fidelity which is one of my favorite movies of all time. I liked the premier and I liked this one just as much. Cavanaugh does a great job with his character. I don't think the guy is any different from Ed (the character), but Ed (the show) - especially in the last season, actually everything post Frankie - really lost it's flare. Being an extreme music junkie I'm going to keep tuning into this.

I was reading a bit about the show in TV guide and they were talking about one of the execs having some sort of music production background. And that throughout the run (however long it gets) they are going to be bringing in various musicians. Whether they be along the lines of Wayne and Zoe (musicians trying to make a bigger name for themselves) or Leann Rimes and Ben Folds (established artists either cameo-ing or performing).

This will probably be the best of the new midseason replacements - more likely the only one to do well at all *cough* Emily's Reasons *cough*.

I liked the second episode better than the premiere episode but the premiere didn't do so hot in the ratings. The musican cameos are so bad. Hey Ben Folds. Hey LeAnn.

"NBC took the lead at 10 p.m. with "Law & Order: SVU," 10.7/17. "Boston Legal" scored a 7.9/13 for ABC, and the premiere of "Love Monkey" on CBS came in at 5.9/9"

I have a feeling CBS will have a quick hook if the ratings fall even further against repeats. Anyway, the audience have spoken and for midseason, they love celebrities that skate and/or dance and they appear to like Howie Mandel giving away money.

Well screw the world. The show is fine. Reality ruined TV.

Is this show filmed in New York City all the way through (I know they filmed "Ed" in upstate New York, due to it being in "Stuckeyville)?

I'm in the minority, but I'm giving up on this one. I just find that it tries waaay too hard to be hip and it's too damn predictable. Before Tom got in his office's elevator and pulled on that ridiculous yellow hat, I was rolling. You just know some stylist chose it because they think it's cool. He just ended up looking like a fool. The bands they namedrop are just what you would expect them to. It's like High Fidelity, except it's not good.

This week's episode improved on last week's attempt, but I'm concerned that it didn't improve on it enough. I wasn't particularly impressed with how they handled trying to branch out into the lives of the other friends -- I was actually wondering at one point whether I was still watching the same show (my local affiliate didn't help -- they ran a spot for the local news in the middle of one scene by accident).

I'm continuing to like this show. Great chemistry among the cast members, good music and solid storylines. Will continue to watch.

This was a much better ep than the pilot -- think I'll give this show a chance.

I think I missed something -- one of the blondes on the show is his sister but who's the other blonde? The one that's always bringing him coffee?

Supposedly he his best friend that he is secretly in love with.

She is HIS best friend who is Secretly in love with HIM. Judy Greer is awesome but needs to be given more to do. I have enjoyed the first two eps quite a bit and am definitely sticking around. I think the later spot will help keep this show on for at least a few more weeks...something in a 10pm slot doesn't need to have as high ratings as something at 9pm, less competition.

MATT

I was thinking a timeslot with a better lead in/out would benefit the show, but there isn't really anything on the current CBS lineup that it matches well with. Aside from maybe one of the sitcom setups, the show is pretty much where it should be, though having a lead in/out of one of the CSIs may help just by osmosis.

Were yesterday's numbers any better?

From Zap2It:

ABC took over the top spot at 10 p.m. with "Boston Legal," 8.6/14. A repeat of "Law & Order: SVU" averaged 6.6/11 for NBC, while CBS' "Love Monkey" managed only a 5.1/9.

Ouch... That doesn't bode well.

I just watched the first episode yesterday before the second episode and I liked it. I liked the dialogue and cast chemistry and thought it was pretty refreshing that the guys dont have an issue with their friend being gay. He's just one of the guys.

So people would rather watch another Law and Order and Boston Public?
Sheesh!

Isn't that because they don't know he's gay? That was one of the surprises at the end of the first episode, the other being Judy Greer doesn't have a boyfriend, or wasn't leaving Tom to see him like she said she was.

Boston Public is on again?!? haha

I really enjoyed how Brandon Walsh tried to get rid of the nanny cause he thought he MIGHT slip up and cheat on his wife....very admirable. when I saw him checking out her breasts, I thought for sure he would wanna hire her.

Was he lying to his friends or is it just accepted that he has a boyfriend?? Having a conversation about Woman with them doesn't mean anything unless he is telling them he has a girlfriend and then goes home to his boyfriend. Did I miss dialogue that led us to believe he was pulling the wool over? Just because we were surprised by who opened the door doesnt mean the other characters don't already know.

They made it very clear that his buddies don't know he's gay. When the hot babe walked by as they were playing basketball and basically asked him out, he turned her down. The guys were obviously stunned that he turned down such a hottie and his excuse was that he was in a 'blonde phase' at the moment. Many comments about how athletes get all the babes followed...

I don't understand Tom's relationship to this woman. Wasn't Tom dating that ditzy singer in the first ep? When did he date Judy Greer? What boyfriend?

I think he is refering to Judy leaving some function saying that she had to meet her BF. Instead we see her later on at home. He wasn't implying that Ed and her were ever dating.

Tom and Judy Greer are just friends. So far, their relationship goes like this: Judy brings Tom coffee; Tom opens cab door for Judy. It's obvious something is going to happen, it just hasn't yet.

In the first episode, they were (IIRC) at a concert for that young kid with shaggy hair together. She said that she had to go meet her boyfriend Scott or something, then she left. At the end, you see Tom's friend is gay, and that Judy went home alone. Meaning she's lying about having a boyfriend (or going to see her boyfriend) to make Tom jealous.

So I am guessing these will be future plot developments IF the series makes it through the season. Why this guy's boyfriend would be content with staying home and being hidden is beyond me.

I think it's because the gay guy has a sports reporting job on TV, and being outed as gay might limit his career prospects in the sports reporting world.

finally got to watch this and enjoyed it immensely....best new 1hr show of the year for me....which of course means it's doomed.

No comments about the song? It was kind of predictable that the duet was what they were going to do (that's what ANYONE would've done), but nonetheless, I REALLY enjoyed the song. Hope they keep coming up with good ones and produce a soundtrack, which I'm sure must've been part of the big plan.

I'm enjoying this show and hope it actually sticks around a while.

I DVR'ed the second episode and was glad I did. This episode was much better than the premiere. Thing seemed to flow a little better and the dialogue was better.

I do wish they would drop the storyline of the lame John Mayer wannabe Wayne. I just find him annoying (just like John Mayer)...though I did like the Jim Morrison comment toward him.

I do like the music conversations since I worked my way thru college at a music store. The Top 5 songs question was one of many that we would go thru everyday.

I am a huge Ben Folds fan but his cameo was the suck. Leanne's was dumb too but how the hell did they wrangle Ben into it? What favor did he owe? And to have Ben on your show and not have him perform...yet Wayne sings 5 freaking times? :mad:

I am going to give it a few more shows before I decide to keep it or dump it.

And Brandon needs to eat more salads.

You gotta remember though - the show's not about pop music (eg Leanne Rimes and Ben Folds). It's about "indie" music. Yeah, I know that's a pretty loosely defined nowadays, but even so, Wayne is supposed to be undiscovered talent.

*shrug* I like Wayne (Teddy). He's got a good voice and the music doesn't suck. Unfortunately for you, he's part of a long story arc for the first season. Better get used to him. :)

One of the execs supposedly has a somewhat deep background in the industry lending himself many musical friends.