cannesnicesttropez
Written and cast with the typical LA stereotype, and not one to be promulgated unless it is in Portlandia fashion. This show just inflates the miserable baseless ennui of people who love to be miserable without realizing they and those around hem suffer for it. The actors are doing their job well as is the director but the writing is dull and predictable, and there is little consideration of the images they are portraying - especially any accountability on the part of the characters. Perhaps the show would be better called LA Douchebags, at least then the title would be exciting. This is a miserable lackluster G rated version of Californication.
LA Carlson
Who doesn't love Actress Judy Greer? She works consistently and seems to pop up just about everywhere with her trademark character; the one we usually love to dislike! Joined by actors Nat Faxon as her husband, Sarah Burns the quirky single mom, Brett Geiman as the nerdy rich friend and Paul Reiser who plays the aging, wise friend Married hits a bullseye on what it's like to be married with kids surrounded by friends/couples who bring loyalty and annoyance. I laugh out loud at the writing which salutes bluntness, sarcasm and reality. Season 2, Episode 7 with veteran actress Joanna Cassidy as Faxon's mother is priceless!
George Vander Buist
So far I have enjoyed this show. I knew from the first 2 minutes I would enjoy it and it's brand of humour. And it hasn't let me down. The 4th episode (most recent) I thought was the weakest so far but I'll still continue to watch. I love the casting of both main characters.Without spoiling anything the show is based on crude and lewd sex humour - but is realistic also. So if you don't get it, don't watch it, but this is how the majority of couples live out there.The extra "friend" characters are still a bit hard to follow as to who is dating or married to who, they could have made that a bit clearer I guess.
Dr_Sagan
First of all I must tell you that I root against any series with a generic title, like "Mom", "Dads" etc. so I was negatively biased against "Married" from the start. Plus Nat Faxon and Judy Greer are not among my favorite actors on TV right now.The show starts poorly in my opinion. There is a constant and without purpose movement of the camera, shooting at a married couple in its bed just before they fall to sleep. Why the camera moves like that is beyond me. Maybe the director wanted the audience to feel motion sickness, otherwise the movement is totally unrealistic and unjustified for the scene. The direction of photography also tries to give a documentar-ish feeling with (bad) natural lighting and shots that follow a person behind its back.Anyway, the show is (again) about a dysfunctional (married) couple with 3 little daughters. The man has these friends, who meets in a ...bar (what a surprise!) and trusts them with his most personal secrets and always gets the most inappropriate advices in return.In the pilot, the plot is the definition of SitCom (situation comedy). Something (no spoilers!) that is meant for someone, gets in the hands of someone else, and the reluctant "hero" solves the problem with the usual lies and naive manipulation.The main problem of the show is that it doesn't have anything to attract viewers. From the title, to the actors, to the script. And it's not really funny unless you find Nat Faxon's face funny, who monopolizes the screen in the pilot.It's easy to imagine how the next episodes will go from here, and what other ordeals the couple will have to deal with. The truth is though, I can't find any worth mentioning reason to watch the next episode.Overall: Sub Par, not recommended.UPDATE: After seeing the 2nd episode I changed my vote from 3 to 1.I always give a 2nd (and maybe even a 3rd) chance to a show, to make itself better or at least more enjoyable. So I did with this one.Honestly I didn't smile once. For a true laugh don't even think about it. The 2nd episode is even worst.This show goes nowhere. There is no humor in it and the situations (it's a SitCom) are far from interesting.As I'm reading the viewers dropped from 1.2 mil. to 0.8 I guess we are talking for a 0.3 to the 3rd one and a soon to be follow cancellation.I don't know what the guys who make shows like these were thinking.Overall: Avoid.