Big Shots

This show is seriously poised to be the next Sex and the City for me- I love it!

Interesting lead characters, funny support characters, a lot of varied plot lines that cross paths left and right and good humor.

Can't go wrong really,but it is still in the first season, so hopefully it can sustain itself.

The premises are funny- Karl (played by Joshua Malina) is having a hard time with his wife until she gets tips from her best friend- his ex-mistress, who also happens to be living with them (read my last post it explains all that). However, while Karl is enjoying his new spicy bedroom life, Wendy, his wife is less than satisfied. The funniest line in the entire episode is when he asks if he makes her happy and she says, "You get an A+ for effort", and then he asks if he satisfies her and she says, poker faced "Can we grade on a curve?"

Frustrated, he goes back to Marla (the ex-mistress now house guest) and asks if he ever satisfied her- and in about 3 seconds she replies no. So he ends up asking her for tips so he can satisfy his wife! We can all predict where this is going- wife Wendy walks in on them (clothed) stimulating positions on the dining room table! After she freaks out for a bit, he grabs her and kisses her and she is satisfied at last.

Michael Vartan is learning how to juggle his new mega career and his children, while coping with his ex-wife's new boyfriend and his role in the kids lives as the new fun guy. I like him as an actor, but the storyline is a little too much drama, and I think his ex-wife is miscast. Not a huge fan of hers.

In an effort to win back his kids affection, he dresses up for his kids birthday party- only to find out he wore the bad guy costume and the new boyfriend has the good guy costume- and they end up punching and rolling on the ground.

Brody is somehow suffering from PMS- his hormones have synced with his wife and he is all emotional and sad- so Karl gives him medication to help, but it ends up making him all macho and testosterone-ish... not a great way to be for a guy who owns a crisis management business!

Duncan is being blackmailed by a mysterious someone who demands $100,000 not to release his name that was in a black book written by a transvestite hooker... but the money drop gets screwed up... and while he is trying to reconcile with is ex-wife, he has to lie to her to deal with the blackmail and of course she figures out he's lying and it all explodes in his face- but she is still seeing Terrence (Duncan's business enemy, now in personal life too), so I am sure that will end up being an issue at some point when he finds out.

Side point- he drives an SLR, which is a great car- which I know because I drove one for a few months, however, not an 'It' car really anymore, especially not in NY, which is where the show takes place... he needs an upgrade- if they really wanted to be cool, he should drive a Bugatti Veyron- or DB9... just a suggestion- and with a wide range in price point!

Anyway, Duncan decides to tell Lisbeth the truth about the black book and the blackmail... keep in mind she is still seeing Terrence and Duncan doesn't know...naturally before he gets a chance to explain it her, Terrence rings the doorbell- and Duncan leaves.

The twist- Terrence was offered the black book, and he buys it and gives it to Duncan, explaining that he really cares for Lisbeth and she'll never have to be embarrassed by Duncan, but he should leave her alone and let her go.

As I said, great storyline- looking forward to this week's episode!