SoSpacey

Right from the CBS Page:
Jay Mohr stars as Gary Barnes, a recently single painting contractor who must deal with his controlling ex-wife, Allison, as he faces post-divorce mayhem after 15 years of marriage.

Pilot: Gary Brooks is adjusting to single life and learning to deal with his ex-wife.

CBS, 8:30pm...sandwiched in between Christine and Criminal Minds
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I know Jay Mohr is a love-em-or-hate-em type of guy but I personally love him. He has a certain douche quality about his humor that I like.

And Action! was one of my favorite sitcoms of all time.

Seems like a generic concept that I really hope is written well. I guess we'll see if Jay can carry a television show. Now much buzz on DVDTalk which I think is not a good sign.

Charlie Goose

Thanks for the reminder, I've been wanting to see this. The ads from several weeks ago were pretty funny.

JohnSlider

Don't like Mohr, or 90% of sitcoms, but will put those issues aside for Begley jr.

JasonTHX

It has the always sexy Paula Marshall ("Spin City", "Cupid", "Sports Night") - one of my favs. So, I'll be watching.

Jadzia

This has gotten horrible reviews, but I love Jay Mohr so I will check it out.

SoSpacey

Some good, some bad.

Quake1028

I'm watching just for The Slam Man. Hopefully it's good.

invisiblegt

Traditional, stupid sitcom. And yet, I found it wonderfully charming. The situations Gary is put into seem fairly realistic, and the humor appears to come from a natural, truthful place. In addition, Jay Mohr (whom I generally despise) seems relaxed in the role, and his character comes across as a loving, competent father.

All this having been said, I hope this lasts. If the season continues along the lines that this pilot has set forth, in conjunction with their renewing of both The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother, I believe CBS has a chance at establishing itself as more than "the network that youth forgot."

"I buy my bread at the store. I support America."

Keith6601

I enjoyed it. There weren't any situations that were over the top, and most of the jokes worked well.

SexualPudding

Nothing special, but I've seen far worse (I'm looking at you, Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men), and I love me some James/Jaime King.

Thrush

So that was Jamie King. I kept trying to figure out if it was her because her hair is darker and shes filled out a bit. Still hot though.

And I tuned in with the expectation of bailing after 5 minutes of ineptitude but was surprised that I actually enjoyed it.

wishbone

I thought the same thing!

Also I noticed a continuity error with Paula Marshall/Allison and her jacket being off-on-off when she was seated and talking with Jay Mohr/Gary in the living room. Seemed odd for a sitcom.

Goat3001

Agreed. Nothing special about this show and I get the feeling it won't last long but I did enjoy it the same way I enjoyed The Rules of Engagement. Its a senseless 30 minutes and there are enough laughs and good moments to keep watching.

movieking

I kinda liked it. It seems like a perfectly bland sitcom, which is what most of these shows are. I love Paula Marshall, so I'd watch just for her, but I actually didn't find Mohr too annoying, which I usually do.

chowderhead

She is the kiss of death for a television show.

If I was a television executive, I don't think I would cast her. Sorry.

Gary Unmarried: 6.84 million viewers (4) and a 2.3/ 6 (4)

BustaCones

I missed it last night and can't get the video to work on cbs's site. Hopefully they get it up and running soon, I was looking forward to checking this show out.

JasonTHX

I was wondering when that would come up.

SoSpacey

Well, I had high hopes because it is Jay Mohr, but was a bit apprehensive to be honest, especially after Jadzia made me go out and find reviews.

But I thought it was really really good. Sure it was a formula sitcom but I think what matters the most is the writing and I thought they did a great job with it.

Some seriously funny lines in this show last night. I didn't think Jay could pull off the parent role but I thought he did a good job. Good chemistry between the cast for a pilot and I hope it gets better.

Definitely not a sitcom like Scrubs, Arrested Development (one of my favorite shows), the Office, etc where watching it makes you one of the "cool kids", but a well done traditional sitcom.

I hope it finds an audience and I can really see this show getting better after the pilot and the stories are established.

B+

Jadzia

I haven't had a chance to watch it yet, but I am encouraged by the posts here.

The advance reviews I had seen (I in TV Guide and EW) were negative, while they praised Worst Week as the best new comedy instead.

I had to record this on an alternate DVR due to all the conflicts I have. Will check it out soon. It has to be better than Do Not Disturb - I didn't even make through that pilot.

mdc3000

I thought it had it's moments...and since Begley is playing a character who shares my last name, I thought that was awesome.... although everytime I see Paula Marshall I flash back to the hot tub scene on nip tuck...and little Sarah Silverman singing the 'poop song'... other than that fecal baggage (x2) it was entertaining.

Me007gold

I like Jay Mohr (a.k.a Mr. Nikki Cox) so I may have to check this one out

B.A.

It was better than I thought it would be.

I wish CBS would quit using the laugh tracks.