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New primetime sitcom is attracting audiences for its witty take on human misery.
Matthew Perry is mounting a real television comeback eight years after the end of Friends with his new show Go On (Tuesdays 9/8c on NBC). The sitcom is centerd around Ryan King, a sports radio host, who recently lost his wife and isn't ready to deal with his grief. He is sent unwillingly to a support group full of interesting characters who have unique problems of their own.
The show aims to deal with heavy issues in a mostly lighthearted way. For instance, Ryan leads the group in a tournament-style game to find out who has the worst problem (aptly titled "March Sadness"). Throughout its first few episodes, the show's writers and producers have done a wonderful job addressing their characters' miseries with humor and witty one-liners without insulting the viewers.
The show did take a more serious turn in the pilot episode when it hit on a subject so prevalent in our society today: texting while driving. We find out that Ryan King's wife was killed in a car accident while she was doing that exact thing.
It was a serious turn that was unexpected from the comedic elements seen earlier in the episode. With that, Go On really seems to hammer home the point that it is okay to laugh a little even during your toughest times.
I noticed from watching that the show gets to the core of its very being when it taps into the emotions of its audience. Because of that, the show gives its audience hope that they can get through their own personal struggles as well.
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The show did take a more serious turn in the pilot episode when it hit on a subject so prevalent in our society today: texting while driving. We find out that Ryan King's wife was killed in a car accident while she was doing that exact thing.
It was a serious turn that was unexpected from the comedic elements seen earlier in the episode. With that, Go On really seems to hammer home the point that it is okay to laugh a little even during your toughest times.
I noticed from watching that the show gets to the core of its very being when it taps into the emotions of its audience. Because of that, the show gives its audience hope that they can get through their own personal struggles as well.
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