Marry Me

Wow. I registered to IMDb so i could write this review. First series ever that I couldn't get through the first 10mins of. The intro was so painful, the character so annoying and storyline so unrealistic. Who in their right mind would stay with a person like this, much less want to marry them. He let her go on a rant condemning everyone who was close to them. Even if they do end up engaged, who would want to go to that wedding. I fast forwarded to see if it got better... only to be confronted with more whining and more verbal diarrhea. Sometimes characters talk a lot and whine.. but they come across cute. I don't know if its bad writing or the actresses take on the character that has made this show painstakingly annoying.

the first episode was pretty funny, the second was stupid. the third wasn't very good. consider those episodes working out the kinks. episodes 4-17 are hilarious. if you liked happy endings then consider this the successor. the biggest problem with the show is the character Gil. hes immediately uncomfortably weird, they don't ease you into his character. he has a flamboyance that would work better with a gay character. his crazy, and general character usage is reduced after a few episodes which improves the show. he is off putting but if you stay with the show he grows on you. Gil and Denna's platonic partnership is awesome. the show is now dead, i blame it on a rocky first few episodes. but this is definitely a great show that's not to be missed.

I checked out the pilot because of some negative reviews I read, so that's my frame of reference:

"Marry Me" is a decent romcom based on the marriage of 30-something sitcom actress Casey Wilson and show runner David Kapse (whose previous outing, "Happy Endings", served as Wilson's breakout).

I don't have a strong familiarity with the romcom genre (or more specifically, romantic comedies in the past 15 years) which might work to my advantage as I thought this show was pretty good and possibly a better use of the "Happy Endings" creator's unique voice. Personally, I found "Happy Endings" was a little too insular and reliant on inside jokes that felt overconfident on character tics alone as punchlines. In that sense, "Marry Me" is a fresh start although there's a foreboding that the married couple (Gil and Dennah) are going to turn into an overrated source of comic relief. Gil (part of this fall season's trend of bearded schlubs) is already somewhat grating and raises questions about how he got his attractive wife in the first place.

What most impresses me however is the chemistry between the leads. Casey Wilson and Ken Marino are two people that are deserving as starring vehicles and anything that employs underrated character actors Dan Bucatinsky and Tim Meadows gets points in my book.

The pilot episode makes it clear that the show already has a strong grasp of it's comic tone. The plot of the failed marriage proposals was good long-form comedy that played out quite well.

The Show is okay , but honestly i don't get what is the idea. I do have a problem with casting Casey Wilson ,, she's so intense ,, i don't really like that type of acting, i'v seen her in Happy endings and she was the same , like this is really who she is !!! there is some funny bits but i find it more family genre than it is comedy. the writing needs to get better if the show intended to survive yet even then the character Annie needs to do some attitude changing. i actually find the character of Gil "John Gemberling" and some times " Ken Marino" are the funniest,,, especially in the episode of their Bromance :) In my own opinion i think it will get canceled soon and if not then NBC will lose sh!t loads of money for nothing.

After the cancellation of his show 'Happy Endings', David Caspe creates another fast-talking lightening-speed sitcom. Jake Schuffman (Ken Marino) finally proposes to Annie Fletcher (Casey Wilson) after 6 years. Their friends include the weird Gil (John Gemberling), single gal Dennah (Sarah Wright) and lesbian Kay (Tymberlee Hill). Annie's gay fathers Kevin 1 (Tim Meadows) and Kevin 2 (Dan Bucatinsky) often get involved.

I loved 'Happy Endings' and I like this show although a little less. It's got the same quick fast-talking humor. There are the wacky characters. Casey Wilson and Ken Marino are both terrific. They're a fun team. I like everybody here. It could have worked but if the network canceled 'Happy Endings', there's no reason why they wouldn't cancel this show.