$#*! My Dad Says

As a fan of Justin Halpern's Twitter, I was pretty stoked about CBS's creation of $#!* my dad says.  But with all of the competition in the fall line up, I just this week got around to DVR'ing it.  My Review?  Pretty Freaking Lame.  It's unfortunate because the concept is brilliant.

First off, I really imagined someone a little older and more crotchety than William Shatner for the part of Ed.  But, he is the least of this show's problems, and actually delivers the lines well.

The real FAIL of the show was casting Jonathan Sadowski as Henry.  What a panty-waist this kid is!  I was so distracted by this purse-carrying-girly-man, that I couldn't focus on the SHIT his dad was actually saying.  It's hard to believe that he could be so girly with such a strong, macho male figure as a father...and no mom.  I'm not anti-girly-man, but it just doesn't jive in this sitcom.

Also, aren't we past the laugh track?  I felt like I was sitting in my parents living room in 1984 watching this show.  I'm all for the survival of the sitcom, but there has to be a better way than spoon-feeding laugh cues down our throats.

One of the upsides is the character, Bonnie, who is played by the uber talented, Nicole Sullivan.  She is hilarious and has more balls than the whole of the remaining male cast members.  I absolutely loved her on MADtv, and feel sorry that she has landed herself in this mess.

All in all, the show has potential, but there are way too many flaws to fix it now.  It should be scratched from the lineup to make room for something that CBS has actually been good at producing, yet another reality show.  Don't waste the space on your DVR, people.  You can get more satisfaction from reading the hysterical one-liners in the book, "Sh*t My Dad Says" by Justin Halpern.  Or, better yet, friend the fucker on Facebook.