I heard of this show only because of Josh Lawson (any Sea Patrol fans out there?) - except he has no Australian accent (he talks with an American accent on the show) and he looks kind of dingy. But I guess that's how his character is supposed to be.

I didn't watch the show, but I did catch about 5 minutes - when the four were sitting around the table. I guess they do this a lot, because it wasn't the scene in the picture (Alyssa Milano was at the end of the table). She seemed kind of uncomfortable. Is it because she's more of a "star" than the rest of them? It was almost like she was a celebrity guest actor or something and seemed quite out of place.

I've been wary of sitcoms that implement laugh tracks since "Malcolm in the Middle". I don't know why, I just don't like the use of them too much. Not that it would turn me away from a truly enjoyable series, but this seems like a less funny rehash of "Friends" or any other buddy comedy you come across. I didn't find any of the characters particularly interesting or worthy of tuning in next week or the week after. There were some funny lines but the only thing that made me laugh out loud (although it was more of a single snort than full on laughter) was the end where the woman requested Perry's roommate be sent in to spank her.

All the scenes with the smaller girl were also kind of amusing, but that's more due to the fact that I know someone almost exactly like her- small and dangerous, like some kind of bomb.

I love Alyssa Milano, once a cutie who can also act, but she now looks like she bought her teeth mail order or through the U of P Veterinary Dental program. I cringe every time she smiles, she did NOT have those teeth when she was younger. Some dentist to the celebs convinced her a BIG smile is the way to go. I expect her to neigh instead of laugh.
Oh, show is cringeworthy, too, give it a month.

I had low expectations of this show because of all the things surrounding it. To me it will undoubtably be compared to Cougar Town, but I think it falls somewhere in between that show and How I Met Your Mother. (Two shows I really enjoy, although it took me a few episodes to get there with Cougar Town).

I thought the characters came on way too strong in the pilot, and they didn't hit all their lines comedically for me. I think it has the potential, I'm just not sure the actors can deliver and ABC isn't doing it any favors.

I mean a lead in as good as DWTS is great, but is it really going to pick up sitcom followers? Wouldn't it have done better in the empty slot along with The Middle, Modern Family and Cougar Town on Wednesdays!?

I have a 2-episode rule for all new shows I'm remotely interested in, so we'll see if it can pull a 'Cougar Town' and hook me on the 2nd ep.

http://www.orble.com/teevee-romantically-challenged-premiere/

"The overall opinion seems to be that the show's not that great, but Milano is as charming and delightful as ever.."

Good grief, who wrote that drivel, her mother? No, we expected her to be annoying and repulsive. This truth is, this was depressingly bad, even for a first episode. The reviewer hit it on the head with his observation that Milano was the sole cast member that appeared ill at ease in her role, frankly her acting was not on par with the others. She grinned excessively in every scene, whether the scene called for her to be nervous, sad, angry, whatever, to the point it became a grimace, lending itself to the feeling you were watching an amateur, not the seasoned professional she is. My guess is she and the cast know what garbage the writers have given them. Sorry, not good enough, not even close.

I was dreading this show because of the previews, but watched despite myself and couldn't believe how much I was laughing. I mean, pause-it-because-I'm-laughing-so-hard-and-don't-want-to-miss-anything laughing. I agree that Milano is the weakest character so far, but I also agree with the Cougartown comparisons and I now love that show. I hope they give this one a chance - I have to see more of Perry and Shawn.

Frankly, I liked it much better than it's competition on CBS. I know there are people who like Big Bang Theory, but I just haven't been able to warm up to it. I thought this had a pretty respectable showing and was pleasantly surprised after all the bad press it has received.

Overall, I was pretty unimpressed - it felt like a generic sitcom that really didn't offer anything unique. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but this show was just to plain. I might watch another episode because I don't watch anything on Mondays, but I don't think I'll be keeping up with it.

I wasn't impressed, I only watched because of Milano I will admit. I wasn't impressed with Cougar town in it's first episode either, but I only watched again because of Courteney Cox. It grew on me so maybe this one will as well.

Oopps...typo..obviously that shouldve said Worst WEEK.