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[skippercollector]

Three sitcoms debuted on Tuesday, and all of them were terrible. Who decided that comedies needed to be unfunny with unlikeable people?
First was Abbott Elementary, on ABC. It was about a grade school and the teachers and employees were absolutely helpless. I watched 10 minutes and gave up.
Then there was American Auto on NBC. I did get through the entire half hour, but didn't laugh once and won't return. It was like The Office but about a small car manufacturer. The entire episode was about giving a certain employee more benefits.
Last was Grand Crew, also on NBC. I watched 5 minutes, couldn't make heads or tails of it, and stopped watching TV altogether and read the rest of the evening.

[skippercollector]

I have to give credit to the producers of How We Roll, a new CBS series about a man who decides to become a professional bowler. The episodes are about his becoming a pro and about his family. It's a working-class family comedy about a topic we haven't seen before. (The only show I can think of that regularly featured bowling was The Flintstones!)
There's something "off" about the show but I can't put my finger on it. I laugh only a few times each episode. Is it the fact that I've gotten so used to people looking perfect on TV, even if they're poor? The characters on this show are ordinary looking and wear clothes that are not necessarily in style. And their house looks like it needs to be updated. Maybe these are good details and I'm just too picky?