Clem (Nina Dobrev) is estranged from her police detective father Freddy (Gary Cole). She's marrying Nick (Tone Bell) and eager to have a new family with his parents (Brian Stokes Mitchell, Sheryl Lee Ralph). She even lies to them about her father being dead. All her plans go up in smoke when her 16 year old half-sister Shannon (Odessa Adlon) decides to leave home and live with her.
This is a pretty standard network dysfunctional family sitcom. I have never been convinced of Dobrev's acting ability and I still am not. It's especially true with her as a comedic actress. I think she's fine as a straight man. The little sister becomes the more comedic character. The show starts badly but it's able to slowly improve over time. By the end, the show is watchable as far as network sitcoms go. It's canceled after one season anyways although the show seems to have held up well to the finish line.
This is a pretty standard network dysfunctional family sitcom. I have never been convinced of Dobrev's acting ability and I still am not. It's especially true with her as a comedic actress. I think she's fine as a straight man. The little sister becomes the more comedic character. The show starts badly but it's able to slowly improve over time. By the end, the show is watchable as far as network sitcoms go. It's canceled after one season anyways although the show seems to have held up well to the finish line.