Partners

I love Kelsey Grammer and I "like" Martin Lawrence so when I friend recommended this show to me I had to check it out. Never heard of it before now. It's not the most fantastic writing ever but I chuckled a few time and enjoyed it enough to watch all 10 episodes. I'm sad that it only lasted one season as it is better than so many other shows that seem to linger way too long. Telma Hopkins is a bonus on this show as well.

Just discovered this on Amazon Prime. Anyone who loved Fraiser and Martin will enjoy this show.. I'm really sad it's only one season. I binged watched all 10 episodes and was hungry for season 2. If you want classic comedy with a great cast this is a good one.

I don't understand why canned laughter is being used. It is very distracting and doesn't let you enjoy the characters dialogue. Turn off the canned laughter because it's ruining this show.

I would rate a lot higher if the canned laughter was removed.

Chicago lawyers from vastly different backgrounds develop a partnership after they unexpectedly meet in court.

The concept is better than the first episode delivers, that said its still fun. Partners feels clichéd, punchline driven, the production looks cheap and cheerful yet every cliché is its strength as it channels a typical 80's/90's American sitcom complete with awful canned laughter. But that's what's good about it, it's familiarity gives a nostalgia feel. It's Cheers meets Will & Grace and a poor mans Boston Legal to name a few. Kelsey Grammar is perfect as the lawyer you love to hate and Martin Lawrence gives a good performance as the well liked counterpart.

Partners is like comfort food - no matter how bad, you can't help but enjoy it.

Basically, what do you expect, a reinvention of the wheel?

OK - bugbears for the downside. It's multicamera, it's got canned laughter , it's copycat formulaic of the oddcouple/buddy/fish out of water clichés. It's got one absolute dog of a character (the stepdaughter, who is like Lindsay Lohan stamping on Hilary Banks' comedic memory). Typical family scenario and ridiculously convoluted family situation, etc etc.

Watch it anyway. It's Kelsey goddamn grammar doing a sitcom again. He still has it. Secondly this character of his is essentially just a hard ass version of Frasier Crane. Martin Lawrence is absolutely foil in this show apparently centred around him, plot wise, but this is all about Grammar. The two have undoubtedly shown promise in some of their opening exchanges.

If the show is extended, and the budget and production values go up, as well as crass jokes about things like suicide in the week of Robin Williams' death being cut by someone who aims to show they understand the job description over at the 'Quality Control' department this could have legs.

It's better than two and a half men....... and it's not a 5.4 . I've given it an 8 or potential, but it's really a 7. Just fighting the power maaaaan