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Originally Posted by Benzadmiral
. . . or at least the concept.
But it's got holes in the execution that Ned could drive his MB through. For instance, the hero, at age 9, revives his 3-year-old dog after it's hit by a truck. Nineteen years later, as the main story begins with the hero as an adult, *he still has the same dog*. Huh? Golden retrievers don't live to be 22, do they? If it's possible the hero's touch confers long life, as with the mouse in King's "The Green Mile," please have a character speculate on that.
Also, he can't pet the dog, or (in the rules the show sets up) the dog will die. First off, you know that at age 9, he'd have been overjoyed to see his dog alive again, and would have hugged him. Oops, dog is dead again. Besides, in 19 years, this dog has *never* jumped on him or nudged him in some way?
Okay, you say, it's fantasy. But fantasy, even comedy fantasy, needs to get us to suspend our disbelief. It needs to keep us from asking such questions, at least while the story is unfolding.
Then again, maybe my fantasy-appreciation module is on the fritz.
(I like Anna Friel -- and Kristin Chenoweth, too. Ned must be a really daft clot not to notice that his blonde employee/neighbor has the hots for him.)
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I'm under the assumption that it was skin contact, but maybe I'm mistaken in that assumption. If so, why not sport a full-body suit and wrap that rascal!!
I remember the background on the dog but didn't catch the 19 years passing part. A retriever living that long is not the norm. I wonder if there is something to that whole long life thing that got lost in the shuffle? My golden is getting white around the snout at 10 yo so even if his dog was still alive he'd at least look older.
Aforementioned hiccups aside, the Mrs. and I find it quite entertaining. Which most assuredly spells doom for it since we tend to like the quirky, dry humor sit-coms which just don't seem to connect with the mass viewing public (much of the humor is lost since it goes over their heads). Arrested Development was one of our never-miss shows.
Chi McBride is perfect for his part, too.