The New Normal: Part 1

As I write this blog and wonder why I need all of these Microsoft Words settings at the top of this page, I wonder if someone would film me writing this like they would film Carrie Bradshaw writing her weekly column. If only YSU were as glamourous as NYC...

As you can tell by the title of the blog, I am writing about the new NBC comedy The New Normal, set to debut September 11th, 2012. It is a show about two men, Bryan and David, who live in Los Angeles and are looking to become parents. They find Goldie, a single mother who just moved out to LA to change her life. She agrees to become the surrogate for Bryan and David they all become friend, or something. The show stars Justin Bartha as David, from The Hangover, and Andrew Rannells as Bryan, from the hit broadway musical The Book of Mormon and most recently the HBO show Girls. Those two somewhat recognizable actors will have to carry the load, star wise, since the part of Goldie is played by Georgia King, who is an absolute nobody. There is also the grandmother and daughter of Goldie on the show, but those parts don't matter to me right now.

I guess it is safe to say that NBC is trying to capitalize on the success ABC has had with Modern Family, but they already had a successful show featuring two homosexual men with Will & Grace. So they're not doing anything different, with the exception of this showing being in single camera format. This show seems like a safe choice in NBC's transition to regular television sitcoms and their attempt to distant themselves from their critically acclaimed, but not financially successful alternative comedy shows, such as The Office, Parks and Rec, and Community. Unfortunately for everyone in Salt Lake City, they will not be able to watch it at the regularly scheduled time. The NBC affiliate in Salt Lake City, KSL-TV, claims that that the show's "dialogue might be excessively rude and crude. The scenes may be too explicit or the characterizations might seem offensive.. For our brand, this program feels inappropriate on several dimensions, especially during family viewing time." I never realized how offensive homosexuals are...

So tune in Tuesday Nights at 9:30/8:30c and take a look at how surrogacy and single parenting can be a ton of fun!

Here are links that relate to The New Normal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Normal_(TV_series)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2087571/
http://www.nbc.com/the-new-normal/