The Unicorn

It's been a year since Wade Felton (Walton Goggins) lost his wife. He and his two daughters have been living off the frozen death casseroles. His married friends, Forrest (Rob Corddry), Delia (Michaela Watkins), Ben (Omar Benson Miller), and Michelle (Maya Lynne Robinson), notice that the women are coming after him. They get him back into the dating pool.

This is a hilarious cast. I love every character and every actor. The premise is cheeky and fun. Goggins is known more as a tough dark character actor. So it's fun to see him to turn that on its head. It's not necessarily breaking any molds but it's a fun group. It lasted 2 seasons. I would have wanted to see more.

Funny and heartwarming, the main and supporting cast are great.

Mrs. Shullivan and I are big fans of actor Walton Goggins. I was so looking forward to watching him star in this new sitcom. Then, in the opening scene, in walks actress Michaela Watkins, she opens her mouth and she is the epitome of the KISS OF DEATH to any TV series that she cameos or stars in. I have nothing personal against Michaela Watkins, but darn it, she has appeared in so many sitcoms that never seem to hang around for more than a year or two. I can only assume that she has some strong connections to the producers of these various sitcoms and they will keep plopping her into a role, any role, to see if she can just blend in. The same can be said adding salt to a soup, but a bland soup is still a bland soup, just with more salt.

Goggins plays Wade Felton, a widower with two (2) daughters and they agree that after a year of grieving he should start dating again. His friends help him set up a profile on a dating website and because he notes he is a widower the eligible women are like fish literally jumping in to his proverbial boat thinking he would be a great catch.

I am not sure if Goggins can carry this sitcom on his own, especially if Michaela Watkins who plays his neighbor steals some of his scenes valuable air time with her constant babbling (Just like in her other sitcoms. Uughhhhh). Think how you would feel sitting in front of a nice warm wood fire eating buttered popcorn and watching a very suspenseful movie, and every five minutes or so someone opened your patio door and a very cold breeze and wet snow put out your fire, that is what Michaela Watkins does for me. I don't think it is a coincidence that whatever sitcom(s) she appears in, the fire goes out prematurely.

It's not a hilarious show, but it's funny. The characters are good and they actually seem to care about each other. Plus the parents aren't stupid and the kids aren't brats.

Contrary to popular belief many widowed people date within the first year. Most family and friends DO interfere A LOT and are way over involved in a widowed persons life thinking they know best. The only thing that didn't ring true is how easy the teen daughters are but it is a comedy not a drama. The widow group was so right about on. Not all widows think alike of course. Age and circumstances change how and when we choose to move forward. The thing is we NEVER move on we only move forward and this show so far does a good job using humor to help the non widowed get a peek into the life of the club they never want to join.