For all its Massive Steel past, Pittsburgh is often a lovely cosmopolitan area with just as many museums, theaters and national touchstones the birthplace of Gertrude Stein! as severe sports franchises. So that it absolutely deserves a better show than TBS' shameless "Cheers" knockoff comedy "Sullivan & Son," which premieres Thursday,
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If "Cheers" was the place where everyone knows your name, "Sullivan & Son" is where everyone plays a clich. When"2 Pennyless Girls"debuted last fall, it was taken to task by a lot of for the outdated (and more than occasionally racist) nature of its ancillary characters, a motif "S&S" co-creators David Byrne and Rob Lengthy (formerly of "Cheers") appear oddly happy to grasp. Dragon lady, cougar along with feisty redhead; dutiful son, jealous daughter and henpecked husband are all present along with accounted for, with pat and predictable humor leeching whatever hope might be had from a racially varied cast and a offering enough setup.
Stand-up comic Byrne plays Steve Sullivan, a brand new York corporate legal professional whom we satisfy as he is bringing his ice-puddle (shallow, cold) of a girlfriend you will find celebrate his pop's 60th birthday at the household bar, Sullivan & Son. She's so busy depending the hours until she could return to Manhattan that they fails to feel the "real-people" adore in the room, something that will be, quite frankly, difficult for the viewer as well.
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Jack Sullivan (Dan Lauria) may be the last of your genial paternal breed, but what ever charm he has is quickly overshadowed by their controlling, Tiger Mom-nature better half Ok Cha (Jodi Long); his or her insecure daughter, Ann (Vivian Bang); and the naturally "colorful" antics of the regulars. Such as geriatric bigot Hank (Brian Doyle-Murray),
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Because this is a comedy, Jack uses their party to mention that he intends to sell the bar,
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So now the particular previously straight-arrow and serious Steve is back moving the sticky-thicket of their Irish Korean publican roots how much fun is that,
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Not so much, actually. There is a lot to be explained for a modern cross-cultural household comedy, and Irish Mandarin chinese is certainly rife along with possibility. Unfortunately, the actual characters are driven so broadly Ok Cha is reasonable, demanding and emotionally withholding (in the pilot she also seems to struggle with English), as the Irish American Jack will be warm, wise as well as mortally afraid of his wife that if not for the excessive use of a few PG-13 words, "Sullivan & Son" may coexist in the same time frame as "Bridget Really likes Bernie."
The second event includes a scene where the two Mexican regulars try and introduce cockfighting to the tavern (cue regrettable double-entendre via Miss Carol), and the third has a plot line in which Owen as well as Ahmed (Ahmed Ahmed) try to hit around the now-gorgeous former fat girl from their high school course.
If these are the genuine people of Pittsburgh, bliss save us through the fake ones.
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'Sullivan & Son'
Where: TBS
When: 10:30 p.meters. Thursday
Rating: TV-14-DL (may be unsuitable for children younger than 14 with advisories regarding suggestive dialogue as well as coarse language)
mary.mcnamara@latimes.com
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