Quick news this morning: ABC gave full season pick ups to two series last night – NO ORDINARY FAMILY, starring Michael Chiklis and Julie Benz, and BETTER WITH YOU, starring Joanna Garcia and Jennifer Finnigan. Both of the shows are actually still being recorded on my DVR but are being watched with reluctance. Knowing that they have a full season, I’ll save them and catch them on a rerun break for other networks. ABC also gave some good news to
Check out my chat from earlier this week with Joanna Garcia and Jennifer Finnigan, stars of ABC’s newest comedy BETTER WITH YOU, premiering tonight after an all new THE MIDDLE (8:30/7:30c)! Will you be watching?
What? From “Friends” producer Shana Goldberg-Meehan comes a comedy about three different couples at various stages in their romantic relationships. There’s a couple in a happy, long-term relationship and not married. Another couple is in a brand-new relationship and unexpectedly motivated to make a rush to the altar. Last but not least, there’s a longtime married couple who’ve been together for 35 years but may have a new take on life. Maddie, a lawyer, and Ben, a hotel manager, are
BETTER TOGETHER is the only new comedy that ABC is offering right off the bat this fall (out of three new ones) and on a scale of 1-3, based on what I’ve seen so far, it ranks as not my favorite. Joanna Garcia is Mia and Jennifer Finnigan is Maddie and they are sisters who share everything. Maddie is currently dating her long-term boyfriend Ben (Josh Cooke) and they have no plans to marry. Mia and Casey (Jake Lacy) have