A to Z

In the last two years, both of my favorite comedy shows ended. The Office finished its last season in May 2013 and How I met Your Mother (HIMYM) ended last April.  The only other comedy I’ve watched is New Girl and I’ve not been watching that regularly since season 1.

So, I decided to try out the new NBC romantic comedy, A to Z.

A to Z Pilot Promo. From NBC

While it is a cute show, it isn’t particularly special either. The cast and characters are both good. The characters have the usual romantic comedy personalities. There’s the workaholic girl who doesn’t believe  in love and marriage anymore. The romantic and sensitive guy who falls in love with every girl he meets. Then tack on the two best friends, one who is the sometimes-jerky comic relief and the other who has the cool British accent and has a new boyfriend every episode.

I do like the idea of the story documenting the entire relationship, which is made very clear at the beginning when the narrator tells how long Zelda (Cristin Milioti) and Andrew (Ben Feldman) will date.

While it is a cute show, and I think Milioti and Feldman have good on-screen chemistry, I am having some difficulty seeing Milioti in another romantic comedy so soon after the HIMYM finale.  

In HIMYM, Milioti played the ever-illusive ‘Mother’, Tracy.  I’ve heard many people say that the characters of Tracy and Zelda are very similar as well as the premise of both the romantic comedies. I agree that the roles and shows are so similar I sometimes feel like I’m just watching Tracy’s half of the HIMYM story.

A little over a week ago, I saw that A to Z will be ending after this season. Therefore, there will be a total of thirteen episodes of the show, unless they drastically improve their numbers, as in at least double.

I do wish that the show would have went on for a full season through May, but it doesn’t appear that will be happening. While I enjoy watching it, it won't be a show I will miss much once it ends.

Basically, if you want something to watch that’s cute and lighthearted, give A to Z a try. Just don’t get too attached to it as there are only a handful of episodes left.