Pick of the Week: A Returning Fave Gets Set to Break Out
There are two new shows premiering this week that I really like—“Hart of Dixie” and “Suburgatory.” But for my pick, I want to put the spotlight on a returning favorite that I think is poised for a real breakout season…
My Pick of the Week is the season premiere of “Mike and Molly.”
Last year, this show got very little love from the critics, which I never understood. I named it the third best new show of the fall season last year and probably should have ranked it higher. Yes, I had concerns that the show would take fat jokes too far, but I never felt that happened.
Now the show has the good fortune of having one of the hottest actresses in the business right now as its female lead—the fantastic, Emmy Award-winning Melissa McCarthy. So I think it’s going to be seeing a lot more love this season.
The question is whether the show can rise to the challenge and deliver funny episodes week in and week out. I thought the show lost a little steam toward the end of its first season, but now that Mike (Billy Gardell) and Molly are engaged, I think the show has a lot of possibilities. And one of those is that the show could possibly overtake “Two and a Half Men” as TV’s #1 comedy…
Oh yeah, I went there…
“Mike and Molly” premieres Monday, September 26th at 9:30 p.m. on CBS…
Photo Credit:Sonja Flemming/CBS
