TMC
07-03-2026, 08:16 PM
https://jacksonupperco.com/2026/07/01/more-will-than-jack-a-look-at-sean-saves-the-world/
Thoughts: Will & Grace alum Sean Hayes returned to the sitcom with this MTM-esque office-plus-home multi-cam (https://web.archive.org/web/20140331140354/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3219081-sean-saves-the-world/?view=getnewpost) helmed by Victor Fresco (Better Off Ted). This time he played a divorced man who works at an online retail company and is the primary guardian for his teenage daughter. In addition to the difficulties of being a single parent, the situation also finds dramatic stakes in several other key relationships — most notably with a mercurial, unpredictable boss and an intrusive, smothering mother. Oh, and of course, Sean also came out of the closet a few years ago — but that’s not seminal to most episodic ideas, for although his romantic life is frequent story fodder (in the grand MTM tradition), the post-Modern Family landscape has sufficiently normalized gay leads, making it less of a high-concept gimmick and more just a regular attribute that can be highlighted when necessary. Indeed, this is really a low-concept sitcom about characters in relation… which is why its success is dependent on their depictions and application. Fortunately, Linda Lavin and Thomas Lennon as the two comic agitators around the lead are funny and helpful — even if both dynamics are familiar and crave more personalization (something that likely would have developed with time).
Thoughts: Will & Grace alum Sean Hayes returned to the sitcom with this MTM-esque office-plus-home multi-cam (https://web.archive.org/web/20140331140354/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3219081-sean-saves-the-world/?view=getnewpost) helmed by Victor Fresco (Better Off Ted). This time he played a divorced man who works at an online retail company and is the primary guardian for his teenage daughter. In addition to the difficulties of being a single parent, the situation also finds dramatic stakes in several other key relationships — most notably with a mercurial, unpredictable boss and an intrusive, smothering mother. Oh, and of course, Sean also came out of the closet a few years ago — but that’s not seminal to most episodic ideas, for although his romantic life is frequent story fodder (in the grand MTM tradition), the post-Modern Family landscape has sufficiently normalized gay leads, making it less of a high-concept gimmick and more just a regular attribute that can be highlighted when necessary. Indeed, this is really a low-concept sitcom about characters in relation… which is why its success is dependent on their depictions and application. Fortunately, Linda Lavin and Thomas Lennon as the two comic agitators around the lead are funny and helpful — even if both dynamics are familiar and crave more personalization (something that likely would have developed with time).