But that’s also setting the bar mighty low. But it’s actually a lot better than what that show has become, which is more lazily derivative of its former self than this could ever be. It’s unavoidable that it will be be constantly compared to Modern Family- that’s clearly what it was sold to be. Ultimately, the most frustrating thing about this show is that it could be so much worse. Now, if only there were some, you know, jokes. It gets to have a general glaze of heart while remaining an entirely superficial comedy. And in reducing every story to five-ish minutes, it guarantees they never have to dig too deep on any one story or any one character. You know, just in case you didn’t catch on that there were other characters they’re moving on to now. Each commercial break ends with a title card reading Story One, Story Two, etc. Each episode is broken up into four stories- and I don’t mean there are four stories being woven together.
It wants to be something more than a generic sitcom, but every joke seems written for a laugh track that’s not there. Every episode so far has felt like Chuck Lorre tried his hand at a Parenthood spec script. After all, this is a CBS comedy, which means there’s a general blandening of everything on screen. So after managing to gather this great of a cast, where did they get lost? Well, right from the start, really. Every one of those couples has just perfect chemistry. Not only is that a to die for cast- just really inexplicably spectacular for what basically amounts to an unabashed Modern Family knockoff- but the pairings are supremely well matched. Plus, the parents are played by James Brolin, Who’s married Dan Bakkedahl, playing far less curmudgeonly than we’re used to seeing him. The other sibling is played by Breaking Bad’s Betsy Brandt, Newsroom’s Thomas Sadoski plays Hanks’ brother, and is predictably great. Playing opposite Zoe Lister-Jones, who you may know from any number of things- most recently, as Fawn Moscato, Schmidt’s overbearing politician girlfriend on New Girl.
#LIFE IN PIECES CAST TV#
But while the show has almost nothing original or funny or endearing to offer, it does have one hell of a cast- maybe the best large ensemble cast on network TV right now. It’s derivative of a handful of other shows on the air right now- most obviously Modern Family, rotating through the lives of the different branches of a family. But it may make you want to bash you head against something blunt. Because after giving it three episodes, I feel confident in saying that it is the most infuriating new show of the fall. So you may have missed CBS’ new comedy Life In Pieces. There’s a lot of bad new TV out there right now, with all the networks throwing out as much content as they can, just to see what floats.
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