This weekend, Netflix will drop "Daredevil," and for the most part it’ll be targeting a younger demographic. So if you’re a little bit older, or simply demand programming that doesn’t involve red-suited superheroes, the streaming giant has got options. If you’re not watching "Bloodline," you should be, and after you’re done with that maybe you’ll need something a bit lighter. And so, here comes "Grace And Frankie."
Starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen, and Sam Waterston, the show comes from the folks who brought you "Friends" and "Home Improvement" (uh…) and follow two older women whose lives are turned upside down when their husbands come out as gay and leave them to be with each other. Wackiness ensues in this comedy which looks like a set decorator’s dream.
"Grace And Frankie" arrives on May 8th. Watch below.
It looks like Netflix was blinded by the pitch because the jokes and execution seem a bit…easy. It really doesn\’t feel like a unique voice is driving the series or that they reached farther then the most superficial elements of the set up for a joke. It looks competent, which isn\’t nearly enough to meet audience expectations set by a cast like that.
the joints are supple bit was funny, but this seems to be a bit one-note, "oh look, old people are funny, too," type thing. kudos for netflix to catering to an aging audience, though, and that\’s one hell of a cast.