As with all the other shows of this type, it features three couples in different stages of their relationships with all three of the men being part of a longtime foursome of friends with the other one having recently passed. The central couple – the married one – is comprised of Mike (David Denman of The Office) and Lisa (Liza Lapira). The pair actually work well together and have some appeal, which is kind of surprising as Lapira really never had much depth in her buttoned-up role as Agent Lee on NCIS. She actually displays a surprising fun, comedic side in this show.
One of the friends is a smooth-talking Brit (Kris Marshall) who is supposed to be a ladies man, but it really only works for the show because he has the accent and is funny. He does not have the traditional good lucks of a television ladies man, resembling comedic actor Matthew Lillard of Scream and, most notably, Shaggy from the Scooby Doo movies. The third member of the trio, Adam (Nelson Franklin), is kind of a meager version of a number of famous comedic actor Diedrich Bader (Outsourced, Drew Carey Show, Office Space).
Other than Lapira, the other women in the show were pretty (as usual), but, sadly, paled in comparison to the female police officer who I am assuming was just a one-off appearance on the show. She was the central part of a clever storyline written where Adam’s character was pulled over while on speaker phone with his buddies (also in their vehicles for different reasons) and becomes a part of the chat, providing advice while writing the ticket.
Another good comedic arc between the married couple where Mike did not want the guys’ discussion to occur in front of his wife while she was in the car was quite humorous.
As for name, it is a loser. Sure, it makes sense when you here the speech at the end of the episode in tribute to their deceased friend, but beyond that and the fact it appears a lot of the show may be centering around car conversations, it does not really attract viewership.
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