Marry Me

This is a romantic comedy about a longtime couple who decided that it is time to tie the knot and become engaged. What seems like an easy task though, proves itself to be a nightmare, mainly because of the nervousness of the soon-to-be bride.

The script (based on the pilot) is brilliant. The dialogs are fast, clever and well written. The awkward situations follow one another but in a funny and not an annoying way as in some other comedies out there.

This is a really enjoyable show. The main actors and the supporting cast are very good on bringing the good script to life.

Overall: A rom/sit/com that feels fresh and funny and also emotional and sweet. Recommended!!

The first episode of this show was really funny, and throughout the season there were funny moments, but the series never quite got any momentum.

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.

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.

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.