ElementZ

I laughed my ass off but I was pretty baked. I enjoyed Meet the parents and this is right up its alley.

Gizmo

My year long boycott of CBS is working out just fine for me. From the reviews here, looks like I missed nothing.

grenier

I actually thought it was pretty good, there were a few chuckles here and there but the commercials showed all the funny lines.

shumway

I thought it was a bit much, a bit too forced, etc. I'll give it a 2nd chance but that's it. Not even a cute female lead and Kurtwood Smith could save this episode. If he had only called the guy a Dumbass then it might possibly have been redeemed...

movieking

Ditto. I laughed at that as well.

Are we going to see that chick again, given she threw him out naked in the street and thought that he was trying to essentially rape her?

scoot95

I eally enjoyed the show. Not understanding all the hate. My wife and I were laughing the whole time.

Laughed my ass off at the "5 second rule" line as he was going to clean his urine off the goose.

Gizmo

RichC2

The show held a very commendable 11m+ viewers, to Two and a Half Mens nearly 15m. Not really a surprise.

It is the weak spot in their nine to eleven though, as the horrendous (sorry, I have to be specific everytime I mention it) Two and a Half Men and even worse CSI Miami (Everytime I saw the spoofs in Forgetting Sarah Marshall about corny crime scene shows, this was the first to jump to mind) pulled around 15 and 17m viewers a piece. I think future weeks will determine if it stays or goes better than its commendable opening.

Jadzia

I think the premise of this show is terrible but I did chuckle out loud at two points.

One, the line "I left my wallet in my other diaper" cracked me up. I think it was the delivery or just the way he went with it, instead of explaining his predicament.

The other part that really made me laugh hard was when he was yelling in to the phone "YOUR DAD IS DEAD" and you could keep hearing the mother wail loudly in the background every time he yelled it. I was at her muffled wails.

Dr_Evil

Flipped on to this show and watched it for a while. Horrible.

kilcher

I watched it for a bit then canceled my season pass. Appreciated the fact that there was no laugh track though.

mrpayroll

This was an extremely funny first episode. Thank God it didn't have a laugh track. It kind of reminded me of British sitcoms and their type of humor.

Those who didn't think it was funny I guess are use to the 90% of sitcoms that have been on the air for the last decade or so, which are not funny.

At least this is something different than the other CBS sitcoms.

Come on, the part where he brings the (dead) dad back in the house and the confrontation with the mother had me crying from laughing.

I for one, hope it keeps up this level of humor and doesn't become standard sitcom fare.

Chris

Dr. Henry Jones, Jr.

It did have a laugh track, there was just nowhere to make it audible.

Big Boy Laroux

ha ha, my wife and i do the same thing!

very forced situations, some not that funny. but i'll give it another episode.

invisiblegt

You don't want that avacado to be too soggy. 'Cause then no one's gonna want to take a motherf**ing bite. But we're going to have a fun time... Like a U2 concert.

I have to agree. It feels a bit like a British sitcom. Very quiet and relaxed type of humor. Not for everyone, granted, but something that I feel is a welcome addition to the Monday night family. I just hope they are able to move a bit beyond the "future son-in-law" screws up on a regular basis.

mrpayroll

Come on people, the bird in his pocket moving around while his fiance's sister is breast feeding had me crying again last night.

Though, last nights episode wasn't as good as the first one.

Chris

movieking

I laughed at the bird in the pocket/erection misunderstanding as well. I guess I can see how they can extend this series, as it just seems like they are going day to day.

mrpayroll

Unfortunately, it looks like the ratings could kill this show. It only retained approx 65% of it's lead in audience.

So most everyone here will get their wish!

Chris

shumway

I'm 99% sure it's based on 'Worst Week of My Life' which was a British sitcom. I love British humor and thought the first episode was too stupid and too far out there. My British friend watched it and agreed with me that it was pretty lame. We are giving it last night's ep before we quit. Haven't watched it yet but will.

Barings

I don't get all the hatred for this show. Okay, it's not sophisticated and it telegraphs the jokes a mile away (I knew it was the brother "breaking in" to the house), but I laugh at it the same way as I laugh at Michael on The Office. The slapstick humor arises from the awkward situations that the character constantly puts himself in. Oh, and how can you go wrong with having a commentator from Best Week Ever as a cast member (the future sister-in-law)!

fernsita

I actually disagree. I laughed harder at the second than the first. I felt like the show just clicked during this episode. "Hit its stride" if you will.

When he said the line of, "I punched it in the face and killed it", I was in tears. Absolutely hysterical. And the wife is really growing on me too. I like that she was part of the breast pump incident, too. Nice for him not to be alone!

skatefan20

One less show to watch on my list.

Bornheimer is likable, but the supporting cast incl. Kurtwood Smith are wasted... the last two outings were horrendous, unfunny - the attack on a popular beloved children's figure at the mall was done better on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

TGM

while hardly groundbreaking, I find myself enjoying this show... especially when tivo'd and I can blast through it in 20 minutes

movieking

I like it. It makes me laugh a couple of times an episode (even though everything is extremely telegraphed), which is more than most sitcoms.

whotony

isnt the mother a mother on another show?
Earl?