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NBC today kicked off its pre-premiere digital sampling of new pilots with The New Normal. While NBC’s move to put The New Normal pilot online amidst controversy sparked by the decision of the Utah NBC affiliate not to air the show led to speculation about the timing, it actually follows the schedule announced by NBC last month. With the exception of new comedies Go On and Animal Practice, whose pilots became available online the day after they screened during NBC’s Olympics coverage, all other new series will get a two-week sampling window. The New Normal premieres Sept.11, so it was released today. Next off is action drama Revolution, whose pilot will be released on Sept. 4 ahead of its Sept. 17 debut. Here is the pilot for The New Normal, which is available on nbc.com, Hulu, iTunes, Amazon and Xbox as well as on demand:
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Great to know they are releasing Revolution’s pilot early.
They should call this show “The New Funny.” Because it is nothing like “The Old Funny.” You know? The one that resulted in laughter…
Agreed. This was my least favorite of all NBC’s new shows, and really, that’s saying something because it’s another blah year for the peacock. I like the actors, but the script is just trying too hard to be clever. I’m surprised they didn’t all turn to the camera after every joke and go “eh? eh?”
Curious about Revolution, though. All I saw was the rough cut without final music and some shots missing. Plus I hear they reworked some scenes because of casting changes.
That’s f’n funny!
Watched the whole episode and didn’t laugh once. This show is trying way too hard to be ‘politically incorrect’ to the point that it is just boring and obvious. Someone please add a reply and tell me how was this greenlit and who is it supposed to appeal to because I am at a loss.
Ryan Murphy and idiots, respectively.
It was put on the air because of who the creators are. If you had written it obviously it would never have been produced or for that matter looked at. NBC wants to be in the Ryan Murphy business. Now they are but they won’t get much of an audience for this. It’s too radical for mainstream success. It belongs on Bravo or Logo or Current or Showtime or HBO.
One small step backward for NBC one giant leap backward for gay civil rights.
Not exactly inspired by the previous commenters, but I’m gonna give it a watch since I enjoyed the trailer from a few months back.
Cute story, but the grandmother is the only remotely funny thing about the show. A bit too heavy on the dialogue too, I know they have to explain the story but I found myself bored and checking how much time was left until it was over a few times. The characters and the comedy are not strong enough for me to want to see any more. The Mindy Project is still my favorite of the new comedies.
Ryan Murphy can’t do anything that feels like real people. It’s all so over the top.
I love Barkin – but not in this.
Is this a supposed to be a comedy?
I liked the pilot. Thought it was sweet. Plan to see more episodes.
Now I understand why Ryan Murphy is on the “outs” with the gay community in Hollywood.
-RnsW
Andrew Rannells performance is a little too flamboyant, which I think ends up portraying gays in a bad and stereotypical light, whether he means to or not. It’s highlighted especially when you put a “straight man” in there which reinforces the stereotype that there needs to be a “man” and a “woman” in a gay relationship.
Thank You, i feel the same way…this show has a lot of heart and a perfect cast, much like Go On
Call me crazy, but I really liked it – I also didn’t think it was a leap backward for gay civil rights, rather I think that like “modern family” it shows that a lot of gay people want the same things a lot of straight people want –> who would’ve thunk it? Ryan Murphy as a person seems kind of annoying for his public nonsense (most memorably when he got into public spats with artists who wouldn’t let their music be featured on “Glee”).
Won’t watch because of Ellen Barkin’s purely hateful comments that all pro-lifer (like me) should die in Hurricane Issac. That’s offensive on so many levels. Not to mention that with me being gay and trying to start a family with my partner (through adoption, not surrogacy), I’m probably the type of audience that this was supposed to appeal to. Sadly, I won’t be able to stomach it, always knowing that this woman wished death on me and others like me.
If you can overlook yet another infuriatingly stereotypical portrayal of a gay man – the gay version of an “Uncle Tom” – the mincing capri pants wearing flamer, which although he appears sometimes in real life, just re-ups the bigotry in the minds of people who already hate, and the multi-millionaire family which for 99% of us, is anything BUT the new normal, tune in and see how it goes.
The writing of Ellen Barkin’s character turns too mean – it’s not funny ‘look at this bigotted clown we can laugh at,’ it’s ‘stay away from this evil woman’ creepy. I kept hoping they’d eliminate her character after the pilot, but nope, she’s a regular. No offense Ellen, you’re great – it’s the writing that makes your character completely unappealing.
Maybe the Utah station doesn’t want to air the series, because it is to put it simply..VERY BORING. Not funny…people on the earth don’t speak like these characters. Not witty….just a yawn….no, a BIG YAWN.
Just threw up a little bit in my mouth after watching that. Disgusting.
This show is the best evidence yet of how out of touch Hollywood is. Two gay men fight over which one of them will donate sperm to a woman so they can have her baby. Where in the country is this even a remote reality? Only in Hollywood. Why would anyone outside of here want to see this show?
Will and Grace seems like Shakespeare compared to this Modern Family wannabe.