Making History

Dan Chambers (Adam Pally) is a slacker janitor at a New England college. He discovers a time machine in a sack among his late father's possessions and uses it to travel to pre-revolutionary Lexington. He likes to spend his time drinking with John Hancock (John Gemberling) and Sam Adams (Neil Casey). He's also dating Deborah Revere (Leighton Meester), the eldest daughter of Paul Revere. All of the changes have derailed the American Revolution. In order to fix the past, he brings along history professor Chris Parrish (Yassir Lester).

It's a great silly start. Adam Pally is at his best idiocy. At first, I wasn't sure where this show was going to go. Apparently, the writers aren't that sure either because the thing starts to ramble around. It fits the Chambers character with his aimlessness. I almost wish that they roll the dice and try to assassinate baby Hitler. I don't understand going back to gangland Chicago. This is a free-for-all. There is some fun with loads of lunacy but it is held back by its instability.

I too felt like I missed an episode. However, once into the show I really liked it. i like the idea of history and comedy. I like historical shows, like Turn, and this is different in a good way. I'm hoping it keeps getting better - but for sure I'll be watching future episodes.

I think this is one of those shows that is going to take its first season to really get into - but in my mind, this makes it little different from the first season of Star Trek: Next Generation; the acting in those early episodes is so wooden, the show would have died without the ST label, according to other reviews here.

As it is, things take a turn for the somewhat heavy at the end of the fourth episode.

It seems to have definite potential, after a questionable pilot, and a rather weak follow-up. I'm giving it a 6 as a preliminary score, but I hope I can say I want to raise that up by the end of the season.

Fox was the wrong place for it. I loved this show and looked forward to where they would travel next (I am not a sucker for time-traveling stories) which is a first for me. The premise is hilarious. I like all the actors, esp. the 3 main characters. There's a good mixture of high- and low-brow comedy. I just wish it had been on a network that would have given it time to develop. Like most shows, it needed time to simmer slowly and for the writers to get things to gel. (I love watching Adam Pally.)

First off: I'm very tired of mean jokes and people trying to be oh so edgy. Not because series like that are necessarily bad (they really can be hilarious!), but because I know you can be fun and clever in a more laid back way. That's one of the seven stars (if I vote below five means you're wasting your time).

This series is not genius in any way, BUT IT IS GOOD FUN. The acting is good, Meester and Lester perform well, while Pally will improve, hopefully (or maybe I'll just have to get used to his character). Some room have been kept for decent character development. The script and comedic timing is enjoyable and makes up for Pally's awkwardness. It's not The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, though I do get a few laugh out loud-moments in every episode. Good enough for me!

I guess you could watch a sitcom about a family in front of a TV, and that it would be OK too. But this is a far better option.