View Full Version : ABC Mid-Season Pilot Review: Downward Dog - Premieres May 17


TJ
05-17-2017, 12:32 PM
Downward Dog - Tuesdays at 8:00PM ET/PT on ABC
Special Preview Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 9:30PM ET/PT

Downward Dog follows the day-to-day life of Nan, as told by her increasingly lonely and philosophical dog, Martin. Nan attempts to juggle her tumultuous personal life with a stressful career, unjustly supervised by her self-obsessed boss. Having her story told from the canine perspective provides a uniquely unfiltered point of view that helps us laugh and cry about what it means to be a human being in the twenty-first century. It's a show about a dog and the girl he adores, and even at their worst, Nan and Martin just might be best for one another.

Read our review here:
http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2017/05/abc-upfront-2017-18-fall-2017-schedule.html

Edison
05-18-2017, 05:08 PM
Watched it. Hope "Downward Dog" has many days.

robyrob
05-22-2017, 03:48 PM
did anyone watch this show and actually like it?

I wanted to like it - I recognize the lead actress from Fargo and elsewhere, and went in thinking I would like it. However, the pilot was very slow and pedantic, what "jokes" they had were not worth the build-up or wait, and it mostly just came across as depressing.

More than anything I just felt bad for that poor neglected dog; and while I can empathize with the main character's situation, it just wasn't enough to redeem the character or make her likeable at all. She has a hopeless situation - hates her job, hates her boyfriend, hates her life - but the best she tries to do is put up with it and takes it out on her poor dog. The dog's "voice" was really more annoying than sympathetic, and somehow even took away from the likeability even more.

I was willing to give the show a chance and was going to watch more episodes, but after thinking about it a few days later it's not worth it.

Jaqui-Michel
05-23-2017, 04:07 PM
I watched it and liked but don't know if I want a 22 episode season of it. Does anyone know how many episodes will be airing?

AB
05-23-2017, 05:13 PM
It was okay, I'm hoping it gets better though. The dog was cute but kind of depressing, they need to make him funnier.

liane60
06-07-2017, 12:12 PM
If the show Something about Mary failed with that stupid character always talking, why does ABC think this will work. It's just as stupid.

clarisssa
06-22-2017, 01:09 AM
Still watching this show, but the dog says "like" waaaaay too much. It's okay, but the worst part about the show is the freakin' dog! They should've given Martin a different type of personality and voice.