Man With A Plan- First Impressions & After Trailer Thoughts

I'm doing something different this year for the Fall TV Pilots 2016. Here I will do an individual series and include my First Impressions along with my After Trailer Thoughts and finally will conclude with the Premiere Review in the fall.

Man With A Plan (CBS- Comedy)

First Impressions (based on concept):
There's both an upside and a downside to having two well know TV actors play in the lead roles. The upside is that they will draw in the fans that watched their previous work. Matt LeBlanc is known for playing Joey from Friends and Jenna Fischer is known for playing Pam from The Office. So if you're like me and a fan of both of these actors, you're going to tune in. The downside is that the fans tuning in remember their previous characters Joey and Pam, so if they if they feel to different some viewers might be turned off. Also if Matt LeBlanc and Jenna Fischer can make their on-screen husband/wife chemistry feel authentic, I think this series could turn out great. But if they can't make it work together, it will be doomed before it even begins.
How Excited Am I? 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest): 8

After Trailer Thoughts:
Well in my first impressions I said that it would be really important for the husband/wife chemistry to feel authentic and we didn't see ANY of that in the trailer. In fact, the almost 4 and a half minute trailer was all Matt LeBlanc. Jenna Fischer had a whole two sentences. Talk about lopsided. I highly doubt this sitcom will make it considering I was pretty excited going into the trailer and now I'm just like bored. Even with the grey hair it's impossible for me not to look at Matt LeBlanc and see Joey, considering he's pretty much playing the same lazy, goofy character as in Friends.
How Excited Am I? (1- Lowest to 10- Highest): Down to 6.
How Long Will The Series Last? It won't last more than one season and I think that's pushing it.

Episode 1- Pilot Review
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Star- First Impressions & After Trailer Thoughts

I'm doing something different this year for the Fall TV Pilots 2016. Here I will do an individual series and include my First Impressions along with my After Trailer Thoughts and finally will conclude with the Premiere Review in the fall.

Star (FOX- Drama)

First Impressions (based on concept):
This series (which sounds a lot like a modern day Dreamgirls) features "the story of three young women, all with hopes of making it big and the choices they're faced with along the way". Lee Daniels (one of the creators of Empire) will write and co-exective produce this series which really just sounds like a spin-off of Empire. As much as I love Empire, I don't know if the network really has room for two musical series that will probably seem very similar. Viewers have already seen how FOX handles a musical series so I would really have liked this series to be on a different network such as FX or Starz (which recently did Flesh & Bone- a series about the cutthroat world of professional ballet).
How Excited Am I? (1- Lowest to 10- Highest): 5

After Trailer Thoughts:
Just by watching this trailer you can clearly see inspiration taken from Empire but the big difference between Empire and Star is that this series seems to be aimed at a younger audience with three young girls in the starring roles as opposed to known actors like Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson. There is Queen Latifah and Lenny Kravitz but I think their roles are going to be much smaller as opposed to leading roles. I think this series could do better on a network like CW or MTV where it's aimed at a younger audience who are probably the most likely to invest money on the music their hear on the show. Also having two similar shows on the same network doesn't always pay off as much as networks think it will. Does anyone remember the Once Upon A Time spin-off Once Upon A Time In Wonderland? That only lasted 13 episodes. Or Pretty Little Liars spin off Ravenswood? That lasted a total of 10 episodes and that was WITH cameo's from the original series.
How Excited Am I? (1- Lowest to 10- Highest): Remains a 5
How Long Will This Series Last? I give it a full season one.

Episode 1- Pilot Review
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Kevin Can Wait- First Impressions, After Trailer Thoughts & Pilot Review

I'm doing something different this year for the Fall TV Pilots 2016. Here I will do an individual series and include my First Impressions along with my After Trailer Thoughts and finally will conclude with the Premiere Review in the fall.

Kevin Can Wait (CBS- Comedy)

First Impressions (based on concept):

I've loved Kevin James ever since his underrated sitcom The King Of Queens and I can't wait to see him back in a starring role on TV. "Kevin James plays a newly retired police officer looking forward to spending more quality time with his wife and their three children". This concept has a ton of promise and if it's funny could be the breakout comedy of the season. I just hope that it stays away from the potty jokes that I loathe. I also love that Gary Valentine (Kevin James's real life brother and Danny from The King of Queens) will also be in the series.
How Excited Am I? 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest): 9

After Trailer Thoughts:
I kinda want to cry right now and it's not tears of joy. This series sounded like it had so much promise but after watching the 5:17 min trailer where I didn't spent 00:1 of it laughing, I feel deflated, like when they forget to put a toy in the Happy Meal. I was expecting something that just didn't deliver. Hopefully it's just the trailer that was bad and not the show.
How Excited Am I? 1 (lowest) - 10 (highest): Drops down to a 5.
How Long Will It Last? Not very long if it's as funny as the trailer indicated.

Episode 1- Pilot Review
While I really wanted to love this show there were several obstacles in my way. Firstly, I'm not a big fan of the wife (Erin Hayes) mainly because they made her such a one-dimensional "wife" type character who doesn't seem to have any personality of her own and just can't really play off Kevin James. Carrie (Leah Remini) in King of Queens was a much more thought out character and a way better match. That leads into the second unfortunate part, Kevin James is pretty much playing the same character, which just makes it hard to like the rest of the show. I'm a big fan of King Of Queens (and recently went back and re-watched the whole series) and it was great. So to see Kevin playing the same character with a supporting cast that just isn't as good, is really hard not to compare and judge. Some of the jokes worked and some of them fell flat just as some of the characters worked and some of them fell flat. It will be interesting to see where the series goes from here but my favorite part of the episode (aside from noticing that their kitchen window and swinging door both mimic the ones on King Of Queens) was Kevin James interacting with real life brother Gary Valentine. It's nice to see these two guys together again and I hope Gary's part increases as the show continues. I also recognized the oldest daughter (Taylor Spreitler) due to her previous role in Melissa & Joey.
Will I Continue With The Series: Yes, for now.
How Excited Am I: 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest): Stays at a 5.

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Song of the Day: "Almost Paradise"

Victoria Justice & Hunter Hayes- "Almost Paradise"

Year: 2011

Found on Album: Footloose soundtrack

Victoria Justice & Hunter Hayes released their cover version of the single "Almost Paradise" which appeared on the 2011 Footloose remake soundtrack. The original single (featured in the original Footloose movie) was sung by Loverboy's Mike Reno and Heart's Ann Wilson. 

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Song of the Day: "I Do"

98 Degrees- "I Do"

Year: 1998

Found on Album: 98 Degrees and Rising

98 Degrees, an American pop group, released their cover single "I Do" from their second studio album titled 98 Degrees and Rising which was featured on the 1999 film soundtrack for Notting Hill. The original single was released in 1998 by country artist Mark Wills which became his third Top 10 hit that year.

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Song of the Day: "That Kind Of Girl"

Victoria Beckham- "That Kind Of Girl"

Year: 2001

Found on Album: Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham (otherwise known as Posh Spice from The Spice Girls), released her first solo self titled debut album which included the song "That Kind Of Girl". Love this song!

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Song of the Day: "Finally Friday"

George Jones- "Finally Friday"

Year: 1992

Found on Album: Walls Can Fall

George Jones released his album Walls Can Fall in the early nineties which included "Finally Friday", one of the best weekend anthems!! TGIF and HAPPY FRIDAY everyone!

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