Oh, to be single and twentysomething on TV.
Every day is the Saturday your parents never let you have when you were a wastrel teen.
Or when you get pregnant.
Credit: Joe Viles / FOX
Eat and drink and pop molly, tube folk!
For tomorrow, you die the death of a thousand little orthodontia payments.
This quickly changes, but yeesh.
She takes an instant liking to her new neighbors, being peers and all.
The boys respond with AROOOGA!
eyeballs and implied boners.
Whats interesting about this set-up is that it doesnt survive the pilot.
Put another way: it wants to beThe Hangover.
Every story ends with Cooper addressing the viewer, reflecting on events and extracting some life lessons.
(We do?)
Their stories are basically plots of the defunct NBC seriesUp All Nightin miniature.
I cant imagine anyone laughing much while watching it, either.
Despite the appearance of inspiration,Cooper Barretts Guide to Surviving Lifesorely lacks it.
Dont expect it to survive for long.C+
