Go Fish

The pilot episode for this new Summer half-hour sitcom was not bad. The show revolves around two brothers, one played by Kieran Culkin and his older brother played by Will Friedle. They are both starting their first semester at Senior High, Kieran being a student and Will being a teacher.

Both brothers try hard immensely to fit in. Kieran wants to win the affections of a fellow female student while Will seeks a love interest in a fellow teacher who teaches Shakespeare. As they both live in the same house, their parents portray two 'nutty' characters much like the parents in "Malcolm In The Middle". While this show provides no laugh track, it attempts to conquer the all-too-familiar 'coming of age' aspect of adolescence by using comedy and slapstick humor as a backdrop. Throw in Andy Dick as a whacko drama teacher and you'll see my point.

Whether this show will last all of Summer remains to be seen. It could have been more original had it come out before "The Wonder Years". Otherwise, it's probably one of the better shows to hit the Summer TV schedule.

6/10

this show is nbc's lowbrow attempt to hit the teen through 24 year old demographic. it exagerates the awkwardness of teen life to a point of utter embarrassment ( not just the characters, the audience too). however, i find myself drawn to it. i can relate with some of the issues and some it is actually funny. it shouldn't be funny, but it's kind of true, so it is did that make sense?). i'm going to keep watching this show. i'd be *very* surprised if it wormed it's way into the fall lineup,but not disappointed.

"go fish" is about high school freshman andy "fish" troutner, who is seriously jonesin' for a sophomore named jess. he has an elaborate plan to aquire her and popularity to be executed with the help of his 2 buds, "krak" and hazard.his older bro, pete, a former big man on campus, has come back to the school to become a teacher, expecting to be popular all over again.he learns the hard way about being a "cool" teacher. andy dick plays a way too flamboyant ( i don't mean gay, do i?) drama teacher. the parents are whacky, the female teacher is attractive; hijinks ensue.

it really depends on your tolerance of goofy-doofus jokes about homosexuality and adolescence if this is the show for you.

First and foremost, I just wanted to say that this show was (and still is) underrated and underappreciated.

This show is like the indie version of 'Boy Meets World (which is fitting considering Will Fridle is in this show too) Or '5th Rock From The Sun', and those types of Tv Shows were the best!

Now, is it perfect? Definitely not. Were there some outdated ideologies and uninteresting subplots? Absolutely. But it was still a fun and cute show, nonetheless.

And as (basically) Kieran Culkin's debut into the acting scene, he did a pretty great job!

So, if you're looking for some lighthearted and fun content to watch, you should definitely check it out and give it a shot.

Watching the debut episode of this show last night, the only thing that really caught my eye was the chick that played Jess who I recognized from Days of Our Lives. The chick who played the teacher from Way of The Gun and a cute little blonde girl. The show is like a modern day wonder years which stars Kieran Culikn as Fish a freshmen at a new high school where his brother is a new teacher. On his first day of school he makes an ass of himself and pretty much that it's. The second episode was much better where a girl used Fish to make another guy jealous but naturally he starts to like the girl. All in all this show could use some better writing but it's decent. It also stars Andy Dick and Will Friedle.

I personally liked this show, but I guess others did not. This show could have been a little better if it didn't focus so closely to Andy trying to get Jess' attention, but to other typical and funny problems teenagers usually have when they start Jr. High.