It's been a long time since a new, fresh, genuinely-funny comedy but here it is. Terrific, likeable characters straight out of the box.
The dialogue is "screwball" style with smart, sharp gags flying thick and fast. Everyone is at the top of their game, there are no weak links and even the CGI bear is a fully-formed character with killer lines. Alanna Ubach is knocking it out of the park - this is her showing what a truly-brilliant comic actress she is.
Seth Macfarlane is obviously some kind of comic genius to create Family Guy and American Dad - these alone would have cemented his name in comedy history - but to launch another instant classic at this stage of the game puts him up there with Levitan & Lloyd and other creators of multiple comedy classics.
This is way too good to be only a mini-series - it has to run and run.
The dialogue is "screwball" style with smart, sharp gags flying thick and fast. Everyone is at the top of their game, there are no weak links and even the CGI bear is a fully-formed character with killer lines. Alanna Ubach is knocking it out of the park - this is her showing what a truly-brilliant comic actress she is.
Seth Macfarlane is obviously some kind of comic genius to create Family Guy and American Dad - these alone would have cemented his name in comedy history - but to launch another instant classic at this stage of the game puts him up there with Levitan & Lloyd and other creators of multiple comedy classics.
This is way too good to be only a mini-series - it has to run and run.