Episodes

If you’re looking for a smart comedy series, give Showtime’s Episodes a try.

I never watched NBC’s Friends, but from what I gathered Matt LeBlanc’s character, Joey, was the resident fool, a type I hardly like (Seinfeld’s Kramer was my least favorite of the quartet).  Because of that, I approached this new series expecting to get turned off pretty quickly, but I loved it right away.

Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig, who play Sean and Beverly, the British couple at the center of the show, are adorable and hysterical, but LeBlanc was a pleasant discovery as well (he plays himself on the show).

Each episode in the series follows Sean and Beverly’s struggle to adapt their wildly successful British comedy for a radically different American audience.

This show actually reminded me of HBO’s The Comeback, which featured another one of Friends’ alumni, the awesome Lisa Kudrow, and that unfortunately only ran for one season.

I totally recommend this show.

Grade – Season 1: 8