{"id":1824,"date":"2012-06-03T07:29:21","date_gmt":"2012-06-03T13:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=1824"},"modified":"2012-06-02T21:07:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-03T03:07:00","slug":"post-mortem-nbc-comedies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/post-mortem-nbc-comedies\/","title":{"rendered":"Post Mortem &#8211; NBC Comedies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/key_art_are_you_there_chelsea.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1907\" title=\"key_art_are_you_there_chelsea\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/key_art_are_you_there_chelsea.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/key_art_are_you_there_chelsea.jpg 675w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/key_art_are_you_there_chelsea-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NBC had a number of comedies that were given a brief chance to grab an audience on Wednesday nights, and none of them did. \u00a0First out of the gate we have Are You There, Chelsea?, the Laura Prepon vehicle based on the life\/writings of Chelsea Handler, who also starred as the sister to the character based on her. \u00a0The show, based solely on the incorrect premise that girls who drink a lot and are\u00a0promiscuous are inherently funny, was not very good and Ms. Handler proved to be a less than capable actress.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/bent.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1908\" title=\"bent\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/bent.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/bent.jpg 214w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/bent-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bent was, by far, the best of the three shows and, unfortunately, the one given the least chance to succeed. \u00a0The six episodes were burned off in three weeks, airing in one hour blocks with little promotion. \u00a0The show starred Amanda Peet and David Walton as warring opposites who couldn&#8217;t help but be attracted to each other. \u00a0Sadly, this show was actually pretty good despite being given no chance of success. \u00a0Peet and Walton had actual chemistry, and the supporting cast was aces. \u00a0This is one I will actually miss.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Best-Friends-Forever_320.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1909\" title=\"Best Friends Forever\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Best-Friends-Forever_320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Best-Friends-Forever_320.jpg 320w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Best-Friends-Forever_320-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Best Friends Forever replaced Bent on the schedule and lasted about as long, though not by design. \u00a0The show revolved around a scorned woman who, after learning that her husband has been cheating on her, \u00a0moves in with her best friend and her fiancee. \u00a0There was no new ground being broken here, and very little was done to breathe new life into the tired material.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBC had a number of comedies that were given 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