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NBC has released the first images from the two pilots it has picked up to series so far: single-camera comedies Go On and Save Me. The images feature stars Matthew Perry and Anne Heche, respectively, as well as gallery shots of the casts. (Click on the pictures for larger view.) Go On stars Perry as an irreverent yet charming sportscaster who tries to move on from loss with the help of the members of his mandatory group therapy sessions. Save Me stars Heche as a woman who lets herself – and her marriage – go until she undergoes an “awakening” that transforms her into a desirable and outspoken woman who just might be channeling god.
Related: ‘Save Me’ Picked Up To Series At NBC
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Good to see a couple of tokens in there. [/cynic]
My thoughts exactly.
I’m confused. People keep calling SAVE ME “fresh” and “unique,” but isn’t this a very similar concept to shows like THE BIG C and ENLIGHTENED? In both, a mild mannered woman experiences a major event in her life that causes her to become brazen and outspoken and reexamine the way she’s lived leading up to the present. Throw in a dash of JOAN OF ARCADIA and that’s almost exactly what this show is.
I love Anne Heche, but this doesn’t seem to be uncharted territory.
Speaking of God, dear God those shows sound awful. As much as I loved Enlightened (the Anne Heche show seems of that lineage), NBC does realize that it attracted only 200K viewers in its first season? Instead of broad, laugh track comedies, they seem to be going even more nichey. A shame.
I couldn’t agree more. I am a writer so I appreciate the work speaking for itself and networks doing what they find funny regardless of format but you can’t wholly forget how CBS’s comedies do compared to every other network. NBC is in shambles and they are only segueing further away from mainstream each year. There is a reason NBC dominated in the 90′s with Must See TV. The comedies were broad and huge in 18 – 49 and total viewers.
They Look like a “SMASH”
Good to see the always reliable Michael Landes in the Heche cast pic
Broadcast comedies bore me completely. I’ll still watch a drama or two on broadcast, but for comedy, I’ve gone 100% cable at this point.
Are they the same, or are they similar? Those are two very different things. No doubt these shows could easily fail, but is kind of amazing to write them off so quickly without having seen one minute of either one.
Matthew Perry is stuck in the 90′s! His comedic time is completely off now. He should stop listening to yes men (and women) and try to understand why he’s not relevant. Matthew is actually a good guy (at least so was my impression the few times I dealt with him) and I hope he can figure it out.
One or both of these shows will be in the first batch cancelled…they both sound awful.
Go On sounds great i hope its a sitcom.
Go On is a modern take on Dear John. During group therapy sessions people which otherwise would never met, are put together. It gives endless angles to writers, many potential contrasts / confrontations to exploit in particular episodes. Could work well, provided it’s well written and funny. Yeah, I know, broadcast recent track record in “well written” department is … poor, not good at best. Still, recipe is well tested, idea doesn’t sound plain stupid … there’s hope.
Low-rated single cams that look weird, come on NBC already.
People kick them for it but CBS’s “lame” and “old-fashioned” multi-cams bring in the viewers. NBC keeps trying to wring out a dry rag.
Go On… was a good read. Not sure what the future stories will be… but the pilot was a good read, best of luck to the show.
I love Mathew Perry, I think he’s hilarious. I’ve loved every show’s he’s been on since Friends so I’m very excited to have him back on screen! His show kind of sounds like the old Judd Hirsch show “Dear John” tho.
Dear NBC, ‘Friends’ was a hit because of the concept, the timeslot, the paint by numbers storylines, etc. and NOT because Matthew Perry is a star that draws in viewers.
He’s flopped in two other series since and this will be the third.
I love Bukowski’s fiction, its soagiahtftrwrrd, unadorned, yet precise diction, and its degraded, yet implacable hero(es?). Poetry, to me, has always seemed a florid waste of time, and a lazy man’s game. It seems like shorthand at its best moments. But I can’t get over the fact that this guy, while making fun of the form, is able to nail his little portraits with alarming consistency. Some of these, like My Ivy League Friends, are narrative, mean and straight. Others, still eschewing metaphor, are humming, man-shaped bells, like No Help For That. There are some duds, and I won’t bother pointing to them because they’ll be obvious when you come to them. But, I like this guy a lot. He’s real, even when he does his best to avoid it.