Hot in Cleveland: Kind of Lukewarm
Last week, I checked out the pilot episode of Hot in Cleveland on TVLand (who knew I even got this channel?) after my mom and sis said it was funny. The show is about three women from LA who end up in Cleveland and find the natives refreshingly normal. So, they decide to rent a house there, and lo and behold the house comes with a caretaker–a cranky old lady played by Betty White. Hilarity ensues.
So far the show is pretty ho-hum, but with so many great comediennes (Betty White, Jane Leeves from Frasier, Wendy Malick from Just Shoot Me) it has the potential to be hilarious. For me the biggest distraction is the sitcom format–it’s just so dated. But at least they seem to have a live audience instead of a laugh track.
I’m going to keep watching and see how it goes…
I PREFER the dated format! I am in heaven! And I think that’s the point of the show being on TV Land – to appeal to old souls comme moi!
That’s what a lot of other people online have said too! I’m hoping the show will get so funny that it won’t bother me after a while.
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