Pilot

The nay sayers will shake their collective heads at my score but let them shake. I spent no time comparing this to any other show, movie, or directors fare. What I did do as someone who watches only sports on TV was to give it a try.

This show (I watched all of the episodes.) entertained me. Yes it has coming of age themes but that isn't the only story going on. The fact that through the 70's and 80's "the times are a changin'" is a consistent theme throughout as well as different characters stories.

When David says to his Dad that people are Asian, rugs are oriental I chuckled because that was what I tried to explain to my then 70 something Aunt 20 years ago. It is also an example without spoilers of how times were changing and what goes on with the cast because of it.

I thought Paul Reiser did a fine job, I think because I have known "those guys" over the years. Richard Kind and Richard Masur did what they do, and as always did it well. I liked Jennifer Grey very much, I certainly hope her character is going to be further developed.

Well I would just be listing people with compliments. I will close with it is worth a shot. I am telling people to try it in person, so I mean it.