The Ex List

the network only aired 4 episodes of this show on Friday nights (the night shows go to die) before pulling it off the air. it is such a shame because it was a very lovable cast that played 20something friends and the wit was as sharp as any 'sex and the city' episode. it is a light-hearted comedy that's incredibly fun to watch. it's even made me want to move to a beach. i still cant believe it was canceled, and that there is still yet to be a DVD release. i bought it on amazon on demand but they have had licensing issues with the show, meaning sometimes i can't access it. GET UR ACT TOGETHER CBS~~~!!!!! premiering a new show on a Friday night and canceling it after 4 eps just to air reruns of that crappy NCIS show is bull.

Just read in Studio Briefing they're canceling Ex-List. What a shame. IMO, it has some of the sharpest writing and delivery on air.

The cast is perfect for the series. Despite the moral issue of all the boyfriends, hookups and casual sex, Elizabeth Reaser is ideal in the lead. It's about time she got her shot. And her fellow cast- mates fit nicely, too; the sort of wish-fulfilling, "Friends" friends we all wish we had.

Forget how lightweight it is, they can't all be as clumsy and terminally hip as Fringe. It's a perfect Friday night show and a good lead-in for Numbers.

Too bad.....

Bella Bloom (Elizabeth Reaser) takes her bride-to-be sister Daphne Bloom (Rachel Boston) and the other girls to psychic Marina. The psychic tells Bella that she is either getting married to an ex within a year or be forever single. She sets out to find that ex while following signs from the universe. Her longtime friend Augie (Adam Rothenberg) and his girlfriend Vivian (Alexandra Breckenridge) are her neighbors. Cyrus (Amir Talai) is another neighbor/friend. She shares her dog Rufus with her last ex Elliott who doesn't want to get marry.

I remember this show. Mostly, I remember the one comedic vag joke in the pilot. It's probably one of the issues with the show which got trashed and the quick hook. It may have pushed network comedy too far. My personal issue has to do with the frogs. I don't like it being so on the nose and quite frankly the frogs themselves. What I like is Reaser or more specifically pre-Twilight Reaser. Breckenridge and Boston are beautiful babes of the 2000's. The initial premise is fun although it seems constructed for an one season run. That could be another problem since the show suggests a hard-out date. I like some of this show, but the quick hook keeps it from getting a fair shot.

For being a comedy, it didn't make me laugh that much. But still it was quite entertaining and the actors put in a good performance.

Regardless if the story is very new or the punchline's not that frequent, it still felt positive to watch. Sometimes it's probably down to the simple fact that the chemistry between the people on screen has to feel true. If that's the case, then it works and it actually did.

It will be interesting to see how they will let the characters evolve and what kind of situations they will put the "heroine" in. Maybe it can be seen more as a "feel good" comedy that the typical "laugh out loud" type. On that terms, it's quite a good show.

Storyline is very basic. Nothing to scream about but this show is quite addictive to watch. The comedy is not laugh out loud to me, but it is fun to watch. I'd like to call it 'Friends' on the beach. Something around those lines,

The story begins with Bella Bloom (Elizabeth Reaser - i first saw her in Grey's Anatomy) trying to find her 'MAN' because a psychic told her she has to marry within the year or she will remain alone for the rest of her life. Quite silly in that retrospect. Then you have her 3 friends - Vivian (Alexandra Breckenridge - she made an impression for me on 'Dirt'), Cyrus (Amir Talai), Augie (Adam Rothenberg) and one sister, Daphne (Rachel Boston) that is always hanging about. I enjoy the friend banters in the group. The chemistry between the group is so cute. I personally like Augie and Vivian. Cute couple over there.

Seeing her go through her entire ex list just to find the person. It's just fun to watch her go through each pas boy friend to see who's the lucky man. I feel a bit disappointed when I like one particular dude who i think can be the cool bf. but heck it's too early in the season.

Give the show a watch. It's just fun.