Modern Men

Modern Men is a situational comedy that had the potential to become a fairly successful sitcom. Tim, Kyle and Doug are childhood friends who are at different stages in their lives when it comes to women, but they have one trait in common: They are clueless about the opposite sex. Desperation drives them to seek the help of Dr. Stangel, a renowned life coach.

One is a good guy, one is sleazy, one is recently divorced together they learn the ups and downs of having to be a modern man.

On the surface everything comes up mediocre as this show is plagued with typical sitcom plots that aren't exploring the concept of being a modern man. The life coach is also played as a plot point to get the boys to do things out of there comfort zone instead of being an actual character, although hints are shown at a stronger character which could have been later developed. If it weren't for the guys comedic chemistry, or the use of George Wendt as a comparison for out of date ideals this show wouldn't have been half as enjoyable.

If Modern Men were to have continued, I hope we would get to see the men evolve into functioning members of society, possibly even ironically marring women that showcase who they used to be. My vision for a finale would have had Kyle, Tim, and Doug all get married, visit the life coach for the final time and pass by 3 women acting similarly to them, and wishing them luck in their journey to be modern women.

All in all, Modern Men was a decent enough viewing experience which was able to make do the typical sitcom tropes with it's incredibly likable cast. It was a shame a channel merger had to cancel this show but man o man was this show fun.

Hey all, Saw it.

If "Modern Men" is supposed to mean sniveling weaklings that scamper around to fulfill the latest request or social phenomena of the "Modern Woman", then I suppose, this show meets the requirements.

If your a real man, view this at your risk. It will offend. If your a woman, than by all means enjoy. This made for women sitcom is full of male insecurities etc. This will bolster your feminist idea of the modern woman and yourself by exposing what men have turned out to be....useless appendages to society that have been replaced by a sperm bank.

And if your a guy on this show and you want some relationship domineering smart woman to tell you what to do to perhaps "get some", follow the instructions if you can.

Women rule. Gay's rule, Bush rules......heck everything but SWM rules. Welcome to the new world order where having a penis is a disadvantage.

Hollywood political correctness swings so far that 50% of humanity is reduced to a punch line.

Quite funny for the other 50%.

Aren't we all get along nicely then?

Molly: "Open your eyes Tim, I mean women make the same money as men, we're as well educated and with sperm banks we don't even need you to have kids anymore... My point is, we don't need you."

That quote by Molly says it all for this Misandrist show. Another Feminist show to blame men for all the problems in relationships and in the world. When will the sick feminist sexist hate against men end? Men are treated like one dimensional idiots and be dumped and treated like trash. Girls don't have to explain anything to men because men are suppose to be able to read their minds.

Men should avoid this MISANDRIST show unless they need a humiliating bashing!

I'm sorry, but I think it's unfair to judge the show based on the first ten minutes - I think this show absolutely rocks, and is definitely one of the more superior new sitcoms on TV. I've seen the first three episodes, and it just keeps getting funnier and funnier. The three guys might be losers when it comes to getting women and finding love, but that's exactly what works - that they *do*, quirkily and hyperbolically, reflect different romantic aspects of guys today (sad as that might sound). Tim is the "plain" dude who doesn't know how to deal with women and who winds up in trouble when he thinks he's doing the right thing; Doug is the divorcée who has never been with anyone other than his ex-wife and now doesn't know the rules of the game (making him the funniest character!); Kyle is the "Joey"-type bloke who sleeps around and has trouble connecting emotionally. As characters the guys are hilarious through their own idiosyncracies, and Jane Seymour as their therapist is suitable sexy and sharp-tongued to put them in their place. All in all, MM has *huge* potential - I hope the show does well and goes on for at least a few seasons...it really does deserve to be a hit!

Interesting premise, clever dialogs but the actors didn't fit the characters. I didn't buy the fact that one of them was the shy/good guy, that other one is the one who gets all the women, and that the other was the cool-vibed one.

As I said, this show had potential and some really interesting situations but the characters made it dull.

I still recommend it. If give more time, maybe it would've a hit but some network execs. truly don't know a crap about continuity.

Give it a try and you might surprise yourself. I watched it when it was already canceled. Latin American WB always makes the same thing; air canceled shows.