Yes, this is "Raising Hope" for the carpaccio crowd, but like that gone-but-not-forgetten Fox sitcom set in the no-frills aisle, the potential for schmaltziness is more than balanced by the show's oddball sensibilities.
When I saw "Grandfathered" advertised this summer, I was overjoyed. I thought it would show John Stamos in his element, reviving a Uncle Jesse like role for him. When the show aired this fall, I was not disappointed. Comedy, family fun and cheesy jokes fill the light hearted episodes of the show. The supporting cast of Josh Peck, Christina Milian and Paget Brewster are weird, yet enduring. I knew Brewster as the cold, serious Emily Prentiss on Criminal Minds, but her true comical self shines through in this series. Her and Stamos have great chemistry and act as if they actually had a relationship in the past. I completely enjoy this show and look forward to watching it every week, no matter how ridiculous the premise of the episodes can be. John Stamos is such a great actor and with every episode, he just gets better.
The show I feel falls a little on the cliche side of things but I think it has heart, willing to give it another two episodes and see if it can hold me. Josh Peck is incredible.
It’ll take a few more zany diaper changes (you knew there had to be some) before we’ll know if there’s a stronger show here. If not, then Grandfathered is just a more flashy version of “Raising Hope.”
Brewster classes up the proceedings considerably with comic timing the rest of the cast ought to study.... Grandfathered doesn’t have too many solid punchlines--it gets by on charm, which Stamos possesses in abundance.
After one episode of Grandfathered, it’s easy to feel like you’ve seen the first three seasons, especially if Jimmy is going to constantly be presented choices between bedding desirable women and looking after the moppet who has fallen into his lap.
Grandfathered is half-assed even by the exposition-dump standards of network pilots for I AM programs. Little of its dialogue even sounds like dialogue; most of it, in fact, sounds like stuff writers might scribble in their notebooks on a page marked, "IDEAS FOR DIALOGUE: MUST WRITE BEFORE FRIDAY!!!"
I liked the pilot. The characters worked well together, the plot came over well. The cast is good and the characters were developed well.
Yes, the show has some growing to do, but it is among the better pilots I've seen so far this season.
It will be interesting to see how the storyline develops as the episodes unfold.
It needs work but it has potential. Stamos is kind of a cartoon not as bad as the new Grinder series, pbut his character doesn't feel genuine, kinda campy. I like the other characters.
I'm a big fan of Full House. John Stamos's character in Full House was handsome, kind, cool and likable. The character "Jimmy" in Grandfathered is kind of a self centered jerk for the 1st eighteen minutes of episodes 1 & 2, then he shows signs of possibly becoming a decent human being for the last 2 minutes of the show. I hope as the show evolves so does Johns Stamos;s character. Watching him act like a diva will get old quickly.
I do not think I can watch another episode of Stamos trying to behave. I also do not think a character who occasionally declares herself a lesbian qualifies as a **** presence on the show, They do attempt to have a diversified cast to support the main white actors. The best things about Grandfathered is that it gives me time to go to the bathroom and fix something to eat before The Grinder starts.
I am not connecting with any of the characters despite the shows obvious attempt to appeal to a diversified viewing audience. John Stamos's character has a "Charlie Sheenesq" quality to it displaying a general lack of respect for women. I will give it a couple more episodes to see if I can start to care if Stamos can be domesticated.