View Full Version : CBS Fall Pilot Review: Mom - Premieres September 23


TJ
09-22-2013, 08:11 PM
Mom - Mondays at 9:30PM ET/PT on CBS
Premieres Monday, September 23, 2013 at 9:30PM ET/PT

Mom is a comedy from executive producer Chuck Lorre starring Anna Faris as a newly sober single mom raising two children in a world full of temptations and pitfalls, and multiple Emmy Award winner Allison Janney as her critical, estranged mother. Christy is a waitress at a posh Napa Valley establishment who is four months clean and doing her best to be a good mom and overcome a history of questionable choices. Her sobriety is tested when her recovering alcoholic mom Bonnie reappears, chock-full of passive-aggressive insights into Christy’s many mistakes. Bonnie joins Christy’s already complicated circle of relationships: her handsome, married boss – and lover – Gabriel; the restaurant’s hot-tempered chef, Rudy; her pretty, 16-going-on-25-year-old daughter, Violet; her sweet but overly honest son, Roscoe; her irresponsible ex and Roscoe’s father, Baxter; and Violet’s clueless boyfriend, Luke. Christy tries to remain positive as she pursues her new path in life, but she faces an uphill battle, surrounded by a dubious support system – and a copious amount of dysfunction.

Read our review of the pilot here:
http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2013/09/cbs-fall-pilot-review-mom-premieres.html

Mr. Television
09-22-2013, 10:09 PM
I'm really looking forward to this show.

TMC
09-24-2013, 03:47 PM
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2013/09/anna-farris-mom-proof-tv-wasting-its-best-actresses/69745/

Faris seems to be part of a trend this season of actresses being above the material. This also applies to Sarah Michelle Geller, Rebel Wilson and Megan Hilty. PLUS: Allison Janney (http://www.thewrap.com/mom-review-can-alcoholics-anonymous-be-funny) elevates "Mom," and it turns out "Mom" has brains (http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2013/09/chuck_lorre_s_sitcom_mom_with_allison_janney_and_anna_faris_reviewed.html).
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#0xho9IoVe3pfLzK9.99

Mr. Television
09-25-2013, 06:37 PM
I finally watched this show and loved it. :D

tlc38tlc38
09-25-2013, 06:40 PM
I finally watched this show and loved it. :D
I loved it too! It's my favorite new show of the season so far. And, it's a great show to follow 2 Broke Girls.