With its time, this hangout comedy ended up being lumped in with “Friends.” But its crisp, rat-a-tat style is more like “30 Rock.”
In a second-season episode of “Happy Endings,” the much-loved but little-watched comedy that went on ABC from 2011 to 2013, the show acknowledged an assessment that were dogging it since its premiere.
Brad (Damon Wayans Jr.), loopy and slurring from the megadose of laughing gas at a dentist’s visit, perks up whenever he sees his buddies — but he calls them by the names of another collection of buddies. Pointing in look to Dave (Zachary Knighton), Alex (Elisha Cuthbert), Penny (Casey Wilson) and Max (Adam Pally), Brad exclaims: “Hey, Ross! Rachel! Phoebe! Fat Joey!” a few beats later, he turns to his wife, Jane (Eliza Coupe), and pouts, “Don’t patronize me personally, Monica.”
Yes, “Happy Endings” had shallow similarities to “Friends,” the ’90s Must-See TV juggernaut: It dedicated to six BFFs, played by way of a cast with blazing chemistry and break timing, entering their 30s and razzing the other person through the pros and cons of dating and careers within the big town. Continue reading ‚Comfort Viewing: 3 Causes I Love вЂHappy Endings’‘
