The Thread to Hate on "A Million Little Things" After Its Premiere

How many minutes into the show do you think it'll be before we hear the "Damn you, Jonathan!" anguish line?

Cancer Salad is "psyched" about the show. My money is on him to screech out the "damn you, Jonathan!" line.

Damn that guy from Office Space looks botoxed in the above picture. I don't know dies but I am assuming it is him.

R3 Yes, he's the dead guy. "Jonathan" with no "h." 'Cause he's hip that way, even though he's dead.

Not watching it.

[quote]"Jonathan" with no "h." 'Cause he's hip that way, even though he's dead.

"Jonathan" is the correct spelling of "Jonathan." There's nothing "hip" about it.

Or did you mean "Jonatan"?

I knew Grace Park was a last minute addition. She's not even in the photos linked above or in any of the commercials. And in that one group shot that's used in all the promos, she looks photoshopped in at the edge. Why did this show decide to add Grace Park at the last minute?

R6 Okay, JONATHAN.

R8 Because "Crazy Rich Asians" is a thing now, so we have to have an Asian in this show.

Both Grace Park and Mindy Cohn were last minute additions for diversity sakes.

Yeah I seriously can not bring myself to watch this but I look forward to the scathing reviews here! please let us know who is the first to utter "damn it, Jon!" and why Romany Malco didn't use a gun or a balcony for his demise and didn't care enough to swallow the pills.

Well, things aren't of to a good start:

"A Million Little Things" — ABC

Description: A group of friends become motivated to living fuller lives after the unexpected death of a close friend.

Critic Score: 36%

Audience Score: N/A (the show premieres Wednesday, September 26)

"A weepy wannabe from the This Is Us playbook that doesn't build much of a case for caring about the characters, much less weeping over them." -Verne Gay, Newsday

It's starting!

may this turgid turdy show be cancelled yesterday !!!!!

arghhhhhhh

tug at my heartstrings not !!!

Drinking game...Everything happens for a reason.

Four boring straight guys do not an interesting drama make. And that's not to say they should be four gay guys, just that they're all basically the same character, so there's just not much interesting about them or their cookie-cutter wives/girlfriends.

Sorry, make that three boring straight guys. I forgot one of them offed himself.

Am I really gone though, r19, if my trite platitudes live on in your heart?

Well, I'll never get that hour back.

What is cancer salad referring to?

Good actors, a few okay moments, but overall a waste of time. I wish them well but won't be watching again.

Perhaps someone will find it interesting viewing come next summer when ABC is burning off the unaired episodes on Saturday nights.

r22 about 27 seconds in. The most annoying, not funny scene ever.

I love David Giuntoli.

I don't have to work tomorrow so was thinking of staying up to watch this potential shitfest (Pacific coast). Is it worth it??

This is us thirtysomethings

Has Romany Malco done nudity yet? He's a tastey looking treat.

James Roday (bearded cancer guy) was so handsome back in the first seasons of "Psych". His douche bro persona played a lot better in comedy than it does here.

When it was mentioned that restaurant woman's new place would open in Spring 2019, I groaned out loud and said "Just in time for the season finale"

Will her restaurant be named "Jon's Place"? Will she mutter, "damn it, Jon, why did you leave after you talked me into this? I can't do this without you!" as she sets the tables for the opening? Why would she not change it to a suicide crisis place instead? After all, Jon made all this possible.

R28

If I remember correctly, he wore very tiny manties in The Chateau, but that's the most I've seen.

After finally sitting through the trailer for this thing, a new torchbearer for things overwrought, I have a question about the premise. Once Office Space Guy kills himself, how are any of the nuggets of wisdom he spews out valuable? Why would you keep taking life advice from a guy who could not use his own wisdom to keep on living?

Because he's now a ghost and knows the infinite wisdom of the universe. It's like taking life advice from God.

God, that show was so bad it couldn't even qualify for the "so bad it's good" genre. I really want to smack the widow Jonathan in the face. No wonder Jonathan killed himself. She's annoying as hell.

Hey were was I ?

I saw it just to appreciate this thread. My one word review: Eeeeeeeeeewwwww!

Was there a twist?

R32 - no idea why. But it is a story line that has played well for over 2000 years.

Suicide bump

Loved last thread. Gonna love this. Where can we watch it online?

I'm an eldergay and fall asleep by 9 pm max but I stayed up just to truly appreciate this thread. 40 lousy replies? C'mon bitches lets dish on this Mindyless disaster.

That bouncy-haired office assistant is hiding something. It's all there, man-the shade rattle/creepy music they keep playing in flashback, how defensive she'd get when anybody asked her "...Do you know why Jon would DO this?!?" The shifty-eyed way she was staying late, and deleting all those computer files -how she grabbed that teal folder and tucked it away into hiding. Also, the website and all the press refer to Jon's "unexpected death" or that he "died suddenly" -and I'm guessing it'll be a (GASP)-MURDER, and the secretary either did it or knows who shoved him off the ledge. Plus, who the hell knows the pass code to an employer's personal phone? That was weird as hell.

Here's another thing about that bouncy-haired (shifty-eyed) office assistant- perhaps she and Jon were porking each other and he claimed he was going back to his wife-so she killed him? Or maybe she was stealing money from the company and Jon threatened to sick the cops on her so her response was to flip him off the balcony? She is real tall, afterall -and she looks strong! Another question: why wouldn't she have a boyfriend or a girlfriend or significant other to bring along to the funeral? Yeah, yeah, yeah (I get it) "work stuff"-but shit?!? That would be traumatic as fuck -to be the LAST person who saw or spoke to a supervisor she was close to (or at least close WITH)-and then she's the one who sees him turn himself into a human water balloon -she knows the fucking pass code to his locked cell phone...why wouldn't she either skip the memorial or have severe PTSD -or at least bring along somebody to the services for emotional support?

It's possible this is all just some red herring, but everything else about this pilot was so obvious -it rings true to me.

One other possible murder plot for Jon -maybe he was the one stealing money from the company? That character tossed cash around a lot, and yes -sure, okay -he has wealth...but he liked to make grand showy displays in a way that makes me suspicious. Like purchasing that commercial space for Delilah and Regina to play the restaurant game...buying pricey season tickets (year after year without compensation) for a group of dude-bros he rarely saw -at the time had just met -and barely knew... if he was a "Good Times" degenerate gambler type -they love to buy rounds of drinks and be the life of the party and rack up all kinds of bad dept with dangerous people. Maybe he has a gambling addict -was stealing funds from work and couldn't pay off mobsters he owed cash- and then they payed him a visit at work ... dangling somebody off a balcony isn't unheard of. Could be the bouncy-haired (shifty-eyed) glamazon office assistant saw or knew something and she's covering up the evidence so she doesn't also catch a similar fate, no?

I think they're all in the closet!

I literally stared at this on my hulu for like 5 minutes and could not bring myself to watch it. I think about Cancer Salad and his smarmy face and I go cold.

The strongest actress on the show is Christina Moses as Regina (Rome's wife). I like her delivery and a lot of her emotional reactions seemed warm and believable. Hell, I even buy her performance as a caterer-she looks like she'd be a great chef. Not sure why she'd be friends with a dud like Delilah's character (Jon's widow)?

I hate it because of the lack of a real big fat person.

I've been thinking about this all day -and dammit? Now I'm real pissed off at the bad script, stiff performances, the casting errors, the lame music choices, unrealistic medical situations, therapy, and bogus police procedures, and all the non-comedy it's giving me serious rage. Even the 300 person funeral in that massive cathedral was bullshit. I'm so unsatisfied with all of it, I can't even hate watch it.

I feel the same r48, just thinking about Ron's dumb voice echoing in their heads annoys the fuck out of me and I can't watch it either.

The show did a 1.1 18-49, no not that great considering the amount of promotion ABC did. It got beat by Chicago P.D which did a 1.2 18-49

I'm enjoying this thread but thought the show was dreadful and do not intend to ever watch it again. To be fair, though, I also thought "This Is Us" was equally bad after its first episode and have never watched it again (a decision I don't regret), yet people for some inexplicable reason made that show a hit. Go figure.

[quote]The show did a 1.1 18-49, no not that great considering the amount of promotion ABC did. It got beat by Chicago P.D which did a 1.2 18-49

When horrible TV shows collide.

I love these threads. I almost want the show to survive so the DL can continue to savage it.

Me too r52, I hate it on principle and on seeing the trailers but I feel like I will have to watch it to really get the full hate. I also hated "This is Us" r51, I watched the first episode because of a thread here and have watched a few more but I really don't like anyone on it except the fat boyfriend. I just saw the fat camp one where the fat guy whose parents own the camp kick Chrissy out because she shoots him down. The storyline of everyone being after this super fat, not very charming chick is hilarious. Remember the "What's Happening?" episode where they had to pay someone to date Shirley? And she was funny and 300 pounds lighter than Metz.

I'm right there with all of you on disliking the pilot episode of "THIS IS US" -and the cloying melodrama of that was enough to make me never watch another episode, but Jesus H... "A Million Little Things" makes "THIS IS US" look like a world-class PBS level masterclass in acting (hosted by Laura Linney)

Serious question for anyone in mental health -if there was a dickwad like cancer salad-Gary, who was banging his (or her) way through multiple people in a survivors/support therapy-like it was a dating service-the moderator of that group would ask him or her to leave and not come back, no? That sounds like abuse of the therapeutic alliance.

Oh wow, really? It makes "This is Us" look good? Damn it, I will give in and watch it this weekend, it's taunting me on my Hulu front page. It's really Cancer Salad guy that ruins it for me. His smarmy fucking mug and stupid facial hair enrage me. I read the reviews/recap thing too and it said that he was annoying and smart-assy as his beard would suggest. I keep reading about the kid playing Joni Mitchell at the funeral too, which irks me even more. I hope it's "They Paved Paradise" as a fuck you to her real estate developer dad.

Yep, compared to this show? "THIS IS US" is all pro, and that's not a show I watched besides the original pilot. I really believed the defeated heartache expressed by the "big three" siblings Kevin, Kate, and Randall -and Mandy Moore was believable in her pain and anguish as well. Made AMLT's cast largely look like amateur hour.

Sorry for the multiple posts guys-but I'm at work (on my phone) and slacking off...Here's another thing: I didn't feel any type of legit sorrow or sadness from any of the characters. Everybody treated Jon like he was an acquaintance -including his family. Just a bunch of head and arse scratching, and wondering out loud "...BUT WHY?" or business-like statements like "I do NOT accept this" -not even the kids who had just lost who I'm assuming was a loving father. All the characters were so self-involved it came down to "...I was GOING to kill myself first, but Jon interrupted me!" "I was GOING to leave my family and and run off with Jon's wife after banging her to oblivion, but Jon's unexpected death-o-rama interrupted me!" "Gee, it sure does suck that Jon off'ed himself. Wonder if we should go see that Hockey game-like he would've bent our arms (and picked up the tab) to do-but his sudden death interrupted us! Fuck, well? Let's go pick up the tickets at his office-I guess we'll just have to walk around the police tape?!?" "I was GOING to drink this pumpkin spice latte, but Jon's inability to hit the ground running interrupted me!" making it all about themselves in a really gross and self-absorbed despicable way.

...and ANOTHER THING: David Giuntoli's character stopping by Jonathan's house afterwards for a widow booty call right-the-fuck after the funeral later that night? Fucking hell, man. YOU GAVE THE EULOGY, grinning the entire time like a complete psycho -cracking jokes and being glib the entire time. Again, I've seen this with other types of death -but not with a murder and not with a suicide. It's too crass. Afterwards it was all "sad smiles" -and wilted laughter through teary eyes -and the bullshit candlelight and blankies with wine and funny stories...that shit doesn't go down like that with a suicide, at least not any suicide aftermath I've experienced. You'd think it was a commercial for General Foods international FUCKING coffee.

Jon would have wanted that r58. Everything happens for a reason, his was to show them all what shallow twits they are.Oh yeah I and hear there was some dumb alarm on their phones to remind them of their stupid games and really drive home the point that JON IS GONE! And yeah, how serious was Rome if he wanted to only use Brita water and stopped then to answer his phone? Another review said that Cancer Salad brought a cancer riddled date to Jon's funeral and she fit in with them just as if she'd been an elevator trapee and had known them for years since they all had shallow relationships. Also, Kings Of Leon? Fuck off, NBC.

Fuck, that's a good one- I forgot about the ALARM for everybody's phones?!? Who the fuck was this dude? If some mutherfucker grabbed my phone to install an alarm -so I wouldn't forget "Game Night" -I'd be like "Fuck off, you're not my babysitter...and you're a meathead. Don't ever touch my cell EVER the fuck again."

Also, Rome would've barfed up those pills. That might've been a suicide attempt -? But it wasn't a serious one, next time he should try ROLAIDS.

Why was Cancer Salad in what looked like an OBGYN's office or was this GP's office and I misread the scene? -I swear to fuck, there were women's health posters on the wall -the table had stirrups...and why was Cancer Salad wearing a gown-with no pants? It's not like taking his shirt off in front of the doc would be a big deal?

Because he has breast cancer r63, isn't that quirky and funny?

Cancer Salad's new breast cancer bestie girlfriend blurts out "Obviously, my boobs are fake!" during a toilet hook up, which -does that even work out from a time standpoint? All the breast cancer survivors I've known who opted for breast reconstruction procedures -after a Mastectomy, the recovery is much longer than implants. Months and MONTHS and it's an-EXTREMELY PAINFUL-procedure and it takes a long process to either tattoo nipples or create them out of labial folds -or even if she meant "fake boobs" via prosthetic bra, that was a bullshit line (again played for a laugh) -and it comes off as a crass and borderline psychotic writer taking a cheap and sleazy shot at what cancer survivors have to go through to feel like themselves again.

It appears that more people are following the show on Datalounge than actual people who tuned in to the premiere.

It garnered 5 million viewers and a 1.1 demo.

ABC endlessly promoted it all summer hoping it would be the next This Is Us, but it failed miserably. A 1.1 demo is not terrible by today's standards and it will increase when the L+7 DVR numbers come in, but these are not the numbers ABC was expected IMO.

Guess what? Jon isn't dead. He's supposed to commit on October 12th. It's like we're seeing into the future. It hasn't happened yet. He's still alive!

James Roday isn't "Psych" cute anymore. But that's the kind of goofball character he is good at, not some hybrid dramedy persona.

It's funny that the wife said she needs a time machine. Because she has one. The death won't happen for 3 more weeks. She can prevent it now!

Cancer girl is a klepto. When they were at the restaurant space, she busted out wine. When they asked her where she got the wine and the wine glasses, she said she took them from the widow's house. Way to rob a funeral.

I kept wondering, why the hell is cancer girlfriend still at this wake?! She sleeps with a guy from her cancer support group and the morning after they go on their first “date” to his best friend/hockey acquaintance’s funeral. And a funeral after a suicide no less. Instead of ending the date there, she continues on to the wake, and even after her date leaves- someone she has only met 24 hours prior- she remains at the house with only the widow and the widow’s best friend! She then takes a bottle of wine and wine glasses from the widow’s house- WITHOUT INFORMING THE WIDOW- and travels with the widow and friend to a third site where they drink and act like best friends. She is also a clinical psychologist and has been ignoring the fact that her cancer is back.

I watch This is Us, and what that show has over this is that you really believe those characters love each other and have a deep bond. There are stakes and things to fight for. These guys weren’t childhood friends or college buddies. They met in an elevator that got stuck and then started going to hockey games together (but it’s implied they don’t really see each other outside the games and don’t know each other on any deeper level).

The thing that struck me odd about the funeral was the lack of Jon's or his wife's family.

Were they both only children? All four of their parent are dead? No aunts, uncles or cousins?

R72 They all live in Boca and couldn't make it. Fixed incomes and all, ya know.

It's Jhonathon, babe.

And the widow (and children) were not that upset or distraught at the funeral. No one really was. A suicide should brought some stronger emotions to the forefront. Anger, confusion, betrayal. It all was missing.

R75 Too much crying means a ruined closeup.

I don’t know if there needed to be lots of crying, but a seemingly happy, wealthy, family man suddenly kills himself by jumping from his office balcony and even the kids don’t feel abandoned? Betrayed? In shock? Pissed off?

People seemed mildly sad. I agree with the poster above that Grimm’s joke-filled eulogy was inappropriate for a suicide victim. When someone lives a full life then there is room for a few funny/heart-warming tales, but an abrupt suicide like this? No. It’s not like he was suffering from a terminal illness or anything like that either.

The whole tone of the funeral just felt so off to me.

The complete lack of outer family members (where were Delilah's --French? French Canadian? Polish? relatives and why weren't there any of Jon's other family present at the funeral too? Like the other poster noted, where are all the cousins/aunts/uncles or just the lookie-loo types of neighbors that show up to these things for the gossip...the mourning crowd was MASSIVE and really. if those hockey buddies were so close -wouldn't they all be flower-wearing pallbearers, like The Big Chill? It's not like he was cremated-there was a closed casket with a full spray of blossoms next to the giant glamour shot of Jon...then again? If Cancer Salad was a pallbearer -he wouldn't likely have busted in so loudly (or so late).

Is it true that one of the other guys actually fucked the suicide guy's wife right after he died?

Definitely not watching this; these are not people I want to know.

Eddie (the wannabe indie rocker past his prime) was fucking Jon's wife (Delilah)-while Jon died. The last call Ron Livingston's character made on his cell was to the Eddie character -who gave that glib (unfunny) eulogy with a smirk on his face in front of the dead man's bereaved children-and then had the balls to question "...but, WHY? HOW could he do this? Jon always said "Everything happens for a reason...I can't find a reason for THIS!" and it was strongly hinted around that he would've enjoyed some -what? Grief fucking from Delilah with her kids in the house and her dead-hubs barely in the ground...but she quietly told him to leave her alone now-because torrid affairs are only fun when they are torrid (I guess)?

That was some cold-blooded shit, man. Paints Eddie's character in a really DUMB, unlikable light for the rest of the show.

R51, the "Chicago" shows may be shitty, but all of them have some very nice eye candy.

Jon's kids are going to be hella pissed (and ready to whoop ass) when they realize all the stone cold cash he's blown acting like a big shit hero to all his boring friends. Years of season tickets (in premium seats), purchasing restaurants, and he even offered to pay for Milf-hunter Eddie -to what, I'm not sure 'Cuckold him? Pay for his rehab? Toss bucks his way because he opening for Kings of Leon douche rock band caked? I'd be furious to know that my parents BLEW my college funds on dumbass shit!

As the widow Livingston I would be pissed that suicide nullifies the life insurance payout.

[quote]either tattoo nipples or create them out of labial folds

Labial folds? This I did not know, and it was almost worth watching the show to learn it.

Another horrendous show will be starting soon - "The Neighborhood" on CBS. Have you seen the commercials? It looks like a sitcom about gentrification - a white couple moves into a black neighborhood and the people nearby are weirded out. It follows the CBS standard rule: unfunny jokes and a braying laugh track. I think that show deserves a hate thread too.

CBS = Consistently Bad Shows

"The Neighborhood" puzzles me. There are about 2 dozen Black/White jokes to be made (most of which we've already seen in movies like that Guess Who's Coming to Dinner remake), so after that what do they do to fill 30 minutes every week? I just don't see how they think it has legs. I hope the writers are banking their paychecks.

I'll give Murphy Brown a couple more weeks to settle in, but I think they're horribly misreading the mood of the country. I don't think either side is in a mood to laugh about politics at the moment.

Ahem r87.

[quote]Just getting this thread ready for the rabid hate for this show after it premieres on Wednesday. Let it loose, girls

Stop calling people ladies (in the other thread) and girls..."gurls" you can get away with.

Refuse to watch this schlock. But, LOVE this thread.

More on Cancer Salad guy!

James Roday has gotten so fat.

So -based on everything I've read (yes, I know-but hell, I'm bored at work) Jon was aware that Eddie was unhappy in marriage to Grace Park's character -who (I guess) is an aging party woo-woo girl who used to be the "fun" one in the group?) and even offered Eddie money to help him leave her because “Life’s too short. Just be happy.” WHAT A SCHMUCK!

Question: What does Cancer Salad do for a living? Is he on workman's comp or disability? We know very little about his character, besides the fact that he has (wait for it)...BREAST CANCER...and he's a dbag.

I'm okay with James Roday's fit-fat chubster body -it's his hair and the shaping on that beard that look bad. Also, he has a slap-able look on his face in every publicity photo that only works on Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson posters. You KNOW WHAT I'm talking about. It's a head tilt, *cocked eyebrow* arms folded/legs akimbo look that says "...How's THIS going to Work?!?!?!?!?!"

ALSO: it's virtually impossible to have a meaningful conversation deeper than a bowl of FUCKING cereal at a public sporting event and hockey is no different. The crowd is loud as hell and the game is loud as hell. There'd be all kinds of interruptions, penalty buzzers, sirens - I'm a freak about realistic sound -and lots of shows make the mistake of capturing quiet or even whispered dialogue in places where you wouldn't be able to hear anything below a shout.

The folder that Jon's assistant took and hid -plus the files she was deleting (although -why she would delete those late at night and not right away if they were incriminating -who knows?) was labeled "RUTLEDGE" -is that a Boston suburb?

Did you know Jon is actually still ALIVE right now? He doesn't kill himself until October 12th. There is still time for his friends to prevent this! They have 3 weeks time. The widow says she wishes she had a time machine. Well, here's your chance, lady. Don't blow these 3 weeks and get your husband to change his mind about jumping off the balcony.

...okay, what's all this bullshit? Is this some type of alternate reality -chosen path, "This is what COULD happen" type scenario? -I don't get it. In the timeline of the show, he hasn't jumped yet-? Is the show taking place in real time? DAMMIT, I want ANSWERS!

...and again, if Jon isn't there to interrupt cancer salad's doctor visit at the OBGYN's office -then there'd be no reason for Cancer Salad to call Rome's character and get him to spit up all those pills-and also, there'd be no reason for Eddie to not leave his wife -and there'd be no reason for Jon's wife not to leave Jon.

So---alternate timeline, if Jon lives-Rome will be the one dead, and D-Bag Eddie plus boring Delilah will run off together?

They lost me when they explained that all those random guys got stuck on an elevator, and when it was over they all agreed to buy season hockey tickets together. Two random Black guys in Boston who are hockey fans? No fucking way.

Plus, when did this show turn into Season 2 of SLIDERS?

Now that I think about it? --If Jon ended up banging everybody's girl in the group, (besides cancer salad-let's be real the show would have us believe that he's a lethario, but he's so bitter and bitchy -he's more of a sexually frustrated, misogynistic incel) that would be an amazing twist!

Also, when Cancer Salad loudly exclaimed in the breast-friends cancer survivor group -"Yeah, believe ME -I WISH it was BALL CANCER!" that's a bullshit thing to say, and I don't believe him. Ask any dude at a bar -"Hey, Bro? Would you rather lose your pec(s) or your balls to cancer-?" Pecs would be at the top of that list. Shit-man? I'd rather get brain cancer than lose my nuts.

Yeah that fucking people in cancer survivor groups is very Chuck Palahniuk. And again, why is he allowed to make a personal call in the doctor's appt but the doctor isn't?

It was pure trash.

Neither one of them should be making calls in the Doctor's office, but the Dr. is supposed to be the professional here, and for him to be making food plans while he has a patient there, that was just pretty unprofessional.

Then again, what do I care? It was just a stupid, contrived scene on a stupid, contrived TV show. Whatever.

I will never watch this show. In fact, I wanted to kill myself just watching the YouTube link further up. But I'm living for this thread!

[quote]...and again, if Jon isn't there to interrupt cancer salad's doctor visit at the OBGYN's office -then there'd be no reason for Cancer Salad to call Rome's character and get him to spit up all those pills-

How did Cancer Salad get the call before the wife?

The wife was fucking Kings of Leon guy, neither of them got their phones.

Who called Cancer Salad? And why was he the one to have to tell everyone else, including the widow?

Same r107!

Who didn't call Cancer Salad is the question? Don't the cops always call next of kin AND whoever you have season tickets with? Seriously though, if the premise is that they all became besties after an elevator breakdown and are now the people you call to finance your wife's restaurant and tell about your breast cancer, etc. then why is the premise also that you really don't know anyone and you never say anything of substance to your best friends? How can it be both. Oh and whoever said this is a "fresh concept" is a cave dweller. This has been done to death on every show and lifetime movie ever. How well do you really know someone, etc. And I find it hard to believe that Cancer Salad is giving him a raving eugoogly, if you are facing mortality not by your own hands, you would be fucking furious if some selfish prick offed himself.

whats a eugoogly?

sorry r112 I figured it out on my own.

....

It made no sense that Cancer Salad made it to Jon’s home and told his wife that he was dead—all before *she* knew, in the era of cell phones.

She’s *outside* the house when he arrives/tells her, no longer in bed with that creepy Eddie guy, so how did she not notice all the calls from law enforcement (and others) blowing up her phone to inform her of Jon’s death??

Also: Jon’s kids seemed *really* chill about their young father suddenly being dead—and dead from suicide at that.

WTF?!?

This show is so contrived that none the characters actions come close to resembling real human behavior.

Who tries to kill themselves with tons of weirdly shaped pills and tap water in front of their kitchen counter while fielding phone calls?

Years ago when Howard Stern was funny, Rob Zombie was on saying how he tried to kill himself but was saved by a call from I forget who. Anyhow, Howard gave him tons of shit for stopping hanging himself to answer the phone. That's all I can think of with this. Just a way for this attention whore to tell everyone how suicidal he was.

...so, the cops called Cancer Salad -when Jon died because (???) and even if Jon's wife was getting dicked down (and had her ringer off after Jon's unanswered phone call to Eddie's cell) -wouldn't her kids be home from school by the time she got back from *Starbucks-and-a-fuck?

This show makes no emotional or logical sense, R119.

Also: Jon’s alleged last real estate deal being buying a huge space for his failed restauranteur friend’s new restaurant was so unrealistic and pathetic.

Why would he just give so much money away to these people (who are not even really struggling financially)? It makes no sense.

I have never watched even a moment of "This is Us" and could tell from the previews for this that it was a ripoff of that show.

Delicious to see something so baldly and cynically derivative greeted with the scorn and mockery it deserves.

R121, the buying of the restaurant space really made no sense. It is so presumptuous of Jon to think she would even like the space/area. I did assume it was less of a gift and more of a now I am your landlord type thing, but still, it was an awkward gesture at best.

They felt like they barely knew each other because they did hardly know each other. The guys never saw each other outside the hockey games. Grace Park was so busy she was annoyed she even had to attend the funeral/wake. The widow and the chef seemed the closest, but still.

Cancer Girl seemed the closest to them.

And *she* just met them all in this first episode, R124!

Begging pardon, but why is Roday's character called "Cancer Salad"?

R126 It's a reference to a scene in the series trailer, where the fat bearded guy is sitting in his doctor's office waiting for his cancer diagnosis, and in the middle of it, the doctor takes a call to complain about the salad her ordered for lunch. It's such a ridiculous scene and so unrealistic and overwrought, so the DL queens simply began referring to the fat dude as "Cancer Salad."

So, I've had all this time to brew and stew -and I have no idea where the characters are going to go from here. It's like ---ok? They are going to flash backwards to when Jon was still breathing and we'll get to see how unhappy he really was? The rest of the characters -I just can't give two shits about. Sorry, I just can't -and yes-I keep posting to this thread, but no. I refuse to keep watching. I refuse.

So, did the Psych guy get a divorce from his black husbear? Where is the black husbear? He better not be the one that committed suicide because, let's face it, that Psych guy is so grating without the black husbear.

OMG! I JUST SAW A MIME KILL A GUY!

Wait, what were we talking about?

R129, his black husbear gets annoyed by his cancer salad antics and now is munching on Gabriel Macht's dick instead in suits.

Is Mindy playing the black husbear? I heard she underwent a total transformation to make the mid-season plot twist reveal have more gravitas.

A listener on the radio show I listen to in the morning said they would really like to watch the show, but James Roday was a jerk in high school and it ruined the show for them.

Thank you, r127!

Roday killed his career by cheating on his long-time gf and "Psych" series actress. And by gaining weight, aging, and growing an unattractive beard.

Plus, even the method of suicide seems "off," for both the character (hanging would be more probable) and the series (we all know John went "splat" into a horrible mess).

I love beards -but James Roday's beard is the worst. It doesn't flatter his face -and it looks sprayed on.

This is proof that personality can make or break someone. I bet we would think he was cute if not for his smarminess. I wonder if that's what he was going for? It sounds like everyone hates him and poor Ron is being overlooked even though this is his most important work.

I have just had my teeth set on edge by watching a 30-second trailer for this thing.

Kid: “did he do it because of me?”

“Band of dads”

Woman with cancer: “I did everything I was supposed to and I still got cancer. I’m not playing by the rules anymore.”

Agh, irritated by even the ad for it.

Ron Livingston might be appearing in these first few episodes, but he is not a series regular on the show; he is only listed as a guest star.

David Giuntoli gets first starring series regular billing, so technically it is his show.

No, Ron Livingston gets the Heather Locklear "and Ron Livingston" billing so technotronically it is his show.

Nope. You’re wrong R138. Just checked the pilot again on Hulu and Ron is 100% the first person listed as a guest star in the opening credits. He is NOT “and Ron Livingston,” but “Guest Starring Ron Livingston.”

But adding that if he was added to the cast as a series regular after the pilot, that is completely possible, though it appears the original intent was only to have him as a guest star.

...If he's had a starring role in mainstream cinema (which Ron L has) -doesn't that trump the others who haven't?

Ok, watching ep 2 on Hulu. Ron is still listed as a guest star, so I wonder how long he will stick around.

The assistant couldn’t have told the barista that she didn’t need two coffees today? And she really thought the best course of action was to bring the extra coffee over to her dead boss’ widow???

Also Grimm wore a yin yang necklace? What year is this taking place exactly? Way to make him as douchey as possible!

Behind every smile is another story.

Who wrote this dialogue!

And how is Grimm supposed to learn a father daughter dance in so little time?

Cancer girl is “not playing by the rules anymore.”

She tells her ex, “I didn’t leave you. I left old me.”

In every relationship there’s a flower and gardener. It sounds like you’ve been the gardener for a long time. You need to be the flower.

Wait, Romany knew the dance the entire time and said nothing? What kind of logic is that?

I refuse to watch this crap, but I want to continue hating on it. Here's a recap for anyone in my shoes. And really, if Jon was such a legend and his death affected so many, surely news would have filtered through to the barista? I know, it's the least of this shitshows problems but it irritates me.

Just noticed the salad encologist is named Dr Martin. As in Doc Marten... joke was heard before on some medical drama (maybe ER? House MD?).

[quote]David Giuntoli gets first starring series regular billing, so technically it is his show.

I could be wrong (I only watched the first episode) but I think the billing is actually in alphabetical order.

R149, upon viewing the second ep (when I was paying attention to Livingston’s billing) I noticed that the series regular adults are listed in alphabetical order. Three of the children are also series regulars and they are listed in alphabetical order after the adults. (Were it to be purely alphabetical then Tristan Byon would lead off the credits.)

I know Grace Park was a late replacement, but she has been given nothing to do these first two episodes. I guess she’s the lucky one!

They handled the gay plot well, I thought. At least that’s a positive thing to say about the show.

Wait, what gay plot? I totally missed that (didn't see the second episode). I looked back through the posts here and saw R129's. So James Roday's character is gay or was R129 making a joke?

No, Roday is not gay, but was involved in the plot. Livingston’s son is gay, but closeted.

He was talking about a crush without using pronouns and then quickly said her name was Ella. Roday confronted him that maybe “Ella” wasn’t really a girl, but the boy still denied it.

Later the boy was upset and wondered allowed to Roday if his dad killed himself because he knew that he had a son “like him.” Roday said his dad would have had he same accepting reaction he did. Roday is now being set up to be the boy’s surrogate father/mentor.

That fucking Pearl Jam shirt...ugh.

People in this shoe can never simply talk. They have to engage in banter. Tedious, trite banter.

Only saw bits and pieces of last night's episode but the alcohol poisoning drinking game phrases or words would have been "Are you OK?" and "Soph?/!"

R148 There is a show called Doc Martin. And agree about that fucking Pearl Jam shirt, R153. I want to punch this show in the face.

So... I caved and watched the next episode on HULU, but I swear -I did it all for the cringe-watching-and it delivered like Grubhub.

This episode entitled "BAND of DADS" -the fact that only one of them has a kid (he barely gives a shit about)-but nevermind...

Ratings are shit this is us this is not.

Eddie's kid is a real bad actor. It's bad...it's real, REAL bad. I've seen a more believable performance from an 80's Land O'Lakes margarine commercial.

R159 Does abc not know how to cast asian child actors? Lily from modern family is the pits also.

It's upsetting how Eddie continues to show zero remorse and no regret -right up until the end of the episode (and just for 20 seconds). He ditched and bailed on Jon & D's teen daughter -all because he didn't have the balls to "BE JON!" ---and also at the last minute. You can be sure he was sure to excuse his own bad behavior with dry tears (for himself) -and how tough it was to try to fill in even in an emergency, and he did. Total waste of time for Sophia aka "Soaf!" (the teen daughter) to spend hours teaching him what looked like complicated choreography...just so he could leave her to twist in the wind like a true shithead. Rome's character knew every bit of the pop-lock-and-drop routine because --------he and Jon went over it together...and Delilah ended up tearfully thanking Eddie for, what? I'm not sure-being a poon? Fucking BOGUS!

Let's talk about the man jewelry...are we to believe that the show has taken us backwards in time to...1995? My fucking ass he'd wear a grunge choker enamel yin-yang pendant on a black leather chord. Was he JORdan FUCKIng Catalano for Halloween?!?

Also, I can't take the plucky guitar douche rock.

Also, Are we to believe that yellow police tape at an investigation site is going to stay in place forever? Does everybody have easy access to Jon's executive office -day or night, I presume?

...and also, I don't believe for one single second that Cancer Salad (who couldn't be arsed to show up on time for Jon's funeral) -would give TWO gloppy shits about showing up bright and early to the Dixon McMansion for an impromptu AM breakfast-and-paper-towels brunch...along with Rome and Regina (who also stopped by) -and also Maggie, and also Jon's assistant ---and also Eddie --*WHO? Exactly? ---Who set that shit up? Delilah? Maggie (Breast Cancer GF) was already there... did she invite everybody? Rome and Regina really sounded like they were doing an uninvited pop-in visit.

While I'm at it ---is Delilah going to whisper every single line?

Sure, I can understand being supportive after a death and offering to help -but the whole "BAND of DADS" concept of "Filling in for Jon!" and "Filling Jon's shoes!" -is utter bullshit. It's also disrespectful to Delilah as a parent, because it's saying she's not enough and it's assuming she's unable to care for her children. It's dismissive and intrusive to the children's grief, as well.

Plus *DON'T FORGET: none of them paid any mind to Jon and Delilah's children during or after the funeral.

Also-who the fuck is babysitting Eddie's kid this whole time? His bill-paying workaholic wife has a *NeverendingPERMAcareer she never clocks out of...who's watching his shitty-actor son? Do they have a nanny? I don't think Eddie works...

I swear to Satan -if they work in a gimmick, where Jon and D's teen daughter "SOAF-!" gets a crush on Eddie and embarrasses herself...oh, wait?

...and I also swear to Satan -if the work in another gimmick, where Jon and D's pre-teen son "???"(---what the hell was his name? Aaaaah, who could give a shit!?!) gets a crush on Cancer Salad and embarrasses himself...oh, wait?

Anyone who insists you call him “Uncle Gary"-? Run for the fucking hills, kids!

I recorded the premier episode and watched it a few nights ago. Halfway into the episode, I was completely bored. But to give it a fair shot, I fast forwarded to the final few minutes to see if anything compelling was waiting there.But there was nothing.

Didn't particularly like the characters. Don't especially care that Ron Livingston committed suicide. I am vaguely intrigued what was in the envelope he left, but not enough to put up with these boring characters.

Glad I gave it a chance. Glad I don't have to watch it again.

So, I can't participate in this thread any further, but I commend you all for hate watching the series beyond the first episode.

The writers just have no idea how to set up a scene. They need a big group scene with all the series regulars present so bagels/paper towel breakfast happens and everyone shows up because.

And you’re telling me the assistant went over to the widow’s house to drop off an extra latte, went back to the office and then went back to the widow’s house to have them sign the restaurant contracts? Who is paying her salary? How long will she remain employed?

The Asian kid is awful and his questions about war came out of nowhere. They didn’t tie into the theme of the episode and we never saw the kid again so we didn’t hear eddie’s answer.

We haven’t even discussed how Romany staked Cancer Girl at her work and forced a therapy session on her. Oy!

Enjoy hate watching this dreck while you can, because something tells me it won't be around for long.

Eddie's kid, (the shitty actor) -maybe the writers are setting him up to go from being a 'wide-eyed sweetie-pie to being a little psycho after his parents split? If I were him-? I'd be hella pissed and ready to whoop ass that my father was running around playing "Band of Dads" to some other asshole's kids instead of spending time with me (that wasn't bedtime).

While I'm at it-? It's never ending bedtime rituals with these types of shows...read 5 books, "Oh let's sing a song!" "Oh? Didja brush yer teeth, too...And gargle with ACT® Anticavity Fluoride Rinse? And floss-?" "Gimme a kiss, and one for bear-Bear!" "Let's have a quick sock puppet show, and then it's sleepytime!" "Oooh TUCK IN TRAIN!" At the end of the day, most parents (especially ones like Eddie who are at home) are tired as hell and just want the little Gremlin to go to sleep-not do a PBS floor show. Jesus.

I still say Jon's assistant Ashley is either some kind of murderess or she's covering her ass, or she's a McGuffin...or all of the above. Either way I'm not buying any of her shit. If I were Delilah and her fucked up-choppy wig, I'd be concerned...and no way in hell would I let her be snooping around my home or doing pop-in visits uninvited...and I'd be like "Stop hugging me, please. I'm not the 'Snuggle BEar, BiTCH!"

I also think it's kind of shitty how everybody is leaning on Delilah to support THEM -and not the other way around. She handles it all with a sad (yet radiant) smile and behaves with a lot of natural hospitality and grace -but in reality? There'd be some push back, at least that's how it was with a buddy of mine who offed himself. His widow was a sullen and hostile to anybody who was a former friend -refused help saying "I don't want your PITY!" and tightened her circle to immediate family only.

None of these people act like their (ostensibly) good friend offed himself. There’s no drama. No emotion. No anger. Little guilt. They’re all cracking jokes and sleeping around and learning dance routines and generally being wrapped up in their own issues. There’s no stopping for self-reflection.

Of course, this approach could work if the show were trying to point out how narcissistic and self-involved society has become, but it’s pushing the opposite: that we feel for these losers!

It's called a million little things cause when Jon hit the pavement there was a million little pieces of him splattered everywhere. But don't let that stop you from enjoying your dance routine. Soph!

Thank you, R152.

So how long has Eddie been doing the widow? Long enough for the little gayling to be his kid and not Jonathan's ?

No, not that long. He only met Jon in the elevator a few years ago. (Did Jon have no other friends? Family? Work colleagues?) remember that scene last night where Eddie and Delilah were at Soph’s softball game (say that ten times fast) and we saw the start of Eddie’s feelings for her?

Does the widow have no family? You would think a parent, sibling, cousin- someone!- would be over to help her through this.

Why isn't there a trans person or an Asian character on this show?

Have you been paying any attention, R185? There are TWO Asian series regulars on the show. No trans character, but there is a gay/queer character.

I didn't see no Asians.

"Life began for all of us the day that elevator stalled..."

Isn't the secretary the actress who was in AHS season 1 as the young maid?

R29. I agree. He was kinda of hot in the early seasons of Psych.

The bro thing works a lot better in comedy. I don’t think the guy has much range at all.

I don’t even watch This is Us and knew it was a rip off.

r188 Holy shit, did they really say that? I'm sure the rest of their families are so happy to hear that they were merely props holding a place for Jon to come and make everyone feel alive.

It's a simple take on cheating and infidelity too. Eddie and Delilah's affair is one of availabity. "Because it was there!" cheating. Not because of loneliness and wanting a real connection with someone...not dissatisfaction with the primary relationship...not even general horniness or the thrill of doing something elicit to fight off middle class boredom...Eddie claims he "loves everybody" and that he's in love with Delilah - but that's a lie he enjoys telling, and consistently fails to show.

I tried this show for about 30 minutes on Hulu but couldn't sustain interest . the fact that they all became besties after getting stuck in an elevator was just unbelievable. It just seemed to have the depth of a beer commercial.

r193 "Here's to good friends, tonight is kinda special..."

Haven't watched the show but this Eddie character sounds like a real prick.

Bump R193 & R194, exactly.

I succumbed to morbid curiosity and streamed eps 1 and 2 last night here in Aus. The recaps make more sense than the actual episodes, which are stupidly premised, cobbled together scenes of alternately "comedic", "touching" or "mysterious" cliches. The actors are banal and irritating (with the exception of Romany Malco, the only actor in this capable of eliciting some sympathy). Jon is held up as some paragon of virtuous friendship, inspiration and sacrifice when in reality he's a smug, annoying chump. And I like Ron Livingston but close ups of him are not flattering - the lighting, makeup and angles manage to make him look like the love child of Dean Cain and John Goodman. I think all the characters in this show should kill themselves.

Not to be an asshole, or anything -(and I don't have a teenage daughter) -but-? Exactly how many "Father/Daughter" activities to teen girls do with their Dads? I honestly have zero idea... Was the softball -or baseball -was that a Father/Daughter league or was Ron Livingston's character the coach? -And what was Eddie doing at that game anyways? His kid isn't old enough to play in that game? A lot of my friend's kids play softball, basketball, soccer, etc -but I don't go to any games (or even get an invite) -not unless it was some kind of Sectional Playoff?

Soph’s softball game was a normal girl’s game. I got the impression that Jon was too busy with work to attend and since Eddie is an out of work/has-been musician, he had plenty of free time to be Soph’s surrogate father and attend the games with Delilah. It was strongly implied that this is where they started falling for each other.

I love these Million little shits threads and contributed to it quite a bit (Mindy and Non Mindy humor) so please don't mind if I'm off topic by sharing this and wanting DL approval I I love you bitches) It's not as good as an illustration of Miss Cohn or Cancer Salad but still....

Recap of ep 3 haters - the ludicrousness continues!

Who did Grace Park replace?

And why is their kid full Asian?

[quote]Who did Grace Park replace?

Mindy had to depart under mysterious circumstances (totally not for a Facts of Life reboot with Mindy starring as the new headmistress), so Grace graciously stepped in until Mindy can return. Mindy will just swap in for Grace with no explanation except for a jubilant message from Jon about Kafka.

from the recap: "The whole thing explodes in a brawl that ends with Gary pinning Eddie (I’ve gotta give it to James Roday — he commits to the anger, and a slightly outta control Gary drools on Eddie as a result); the outburst gets all three of them thrown in the penalty box."

God I hate Cancer Salad, and you know he thinks this is his most important work also.

Gawd..."Meanwhile, Gary is shirty with Maggie — he very snippily tells her to leave him alone — and then winds up at Delilah’s door. “Why wasn’t he enough? He was enough for me,” Gary says. Delilah says that’s just it: Jon was everything to everyone, “which was great, except that I just got forgotten."

Oh boy. I just watched ep three on Hulu. As much of a doozy as it was, I do have to give the writers credit for not dragging out the reveal that Eddie and Delilah were sleeping together. This could have easily been the mid-season finale cliffhanger, but they thankfully are moving through the plot quickly.

As for the rest:

The guys had such an over-reaction to the news that Eddie was sleeping with Delilah. It was so over the top that you would have thought they found out Eddie was a serial killer or something. The women had a much more realistic response with Delilah.

This was the first episode without Ron Livingston (not counting a few seconds of flashback footage from the pilot, but he did not receive credit for this episode).

The scene with Grace Park returning Delilah’s scarf on her lunch break was ridiculous. You are telling me that this ultra workaholic who couldn’t even be bothered to stay more than five minutes at Jon’s wake would have taken the time out of her busy day to drive a scarf over to Delilah??? Also, Park saying the only person she wanted to call was Jon struck me as odd considering how emotionless she was at the funeral.

Delilah slowly getting out of her car in the pouring rain and then getting into Park’s car all wet would have pissed me off. First you sleep with my husband and then you get into my car sopping wet? Bitch!

How wealthy was Jon? Setting up a birthday party with a pro-hockey team must have been extremely expensive. Like he must have been loaded. It seems they live a comfortable like, but not obscenely wealthy.

“This is real life!”

“It wasn’t one thing. It was probably a million things!” (Just like the name of this show!)

“He left a voicemail saying “Love each other.” “You think he meant me?” “Maybe he meant all of us.”

That vague message will cause endless angst and torture, smart writing for that gente.

What was Grace Park's reaction when she found out Delilah was sleeping with her husband? Did she slap her?

If you want the details, here’s how the reveal went down. Eddie’s cell rang while he was out of the room and Park answered the phone- is this invasion of privacy normal married couple behavior? Turns out it was the hotel with the message that they searched for the missing necklace but couldn’t find it. Eddie returns to the room and there is a confrontation. Yelling, but no slapping.

Roday, on the other hand, overhears the conversation and goes COMPLETELY NUTS.

Park goes to confront Delilah in the rain, all ready to scream and destroy her, but Delilah isn’t home. By the time Delilah does return, Park has calmed down and quietly tells Delilah that she has already paid the ultimate price by losing Jon.

At the end of the episode, Eddie tells Park that it’s over and he’ll do anything she wants. Park asks, “Do you love her?” Eddie hesitates and Park slaps him, hands him a blanket and storms out of the kitchen.

Thank you, R209.

How was Ron Livingston paid for this gig? A one-time fee? Or does he get residuals every time his character's name Jon is mentioned?

I get money whenever they say some variation of "a million things", "it's always darkest before the dawn" and "damn it, Jon!"

That necklace was fug. Cancer salad actor is waaaaaay over the top. His scenes amuse me for the pure fact that he's straining so hard to act that it looks like he's going to soil his pants. Why is the receptionist still turning up to the office, Jon's dead so who is directing her? Sure ain't dumbass Delilah. Where has Soph disappeared to, what of the gay child? God I hate this show but I can't look away.

Have the contents of the envelope been revealed by the receptionist? Was she a fuck bud mistress whore?

The “mystery” with the assistant was not advanced at all this episode. I find it odd that she’s a series regular because her character is easily the most disposable. Maybe she will be pregnant with Jon’s baby so she has to stay around.

None of the three kids appeared in this episode.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh, Sweet Jesus. This episode was dumb as all fuck. Where to begin...?

Tell us everything r216, I don't want to watch, I want to read recaps and hear from my fellow dl'ers. I hear Cancer Salad is like aggressively annoying in this one, like he's trying to be douchey.

The stunt of Eddie's lame-as-fuck $4.75 necklace going missing...to the point where his kid would notice him not wearing it, *and Jon would find it in the backseat of his wife's car (and then hang onto it in an obvious drawer...*AND that Eddie would have the balls ((or the stupidity)) to call the hotel he was fucking Delilah in -and report that same cheap piece o-shiite as lost, *AND give them his contact info with instructions to call for a full report whether they found it or not-*AND that the hotel housekeeping staff would have the indiscretion to *ACTUALLY call and say "yeah, sorry- we didn't find the missing necklace?" Is beyond ludicrous.

FACT: I once left my wallet in a hotel room, full of credit cards (I had to cancel) and some small cash (which went missing)...and somebody turned it into the front desk-and they *STILL* didn't do or say shit until I came in and asked about it in person-with 2 forms of ID to prove I was who I said I was.

There's no way in hell anybody would risk that type of bullshit for a gas station necklace purchased near a Burning Man rave. FUcK, I hate this bullshit show!

ha! Thanks r218. I hope the writers are reading this.

You can all toss my Cancer Salad!

Delilah still continues to whisper-choke-squeak all her lines...and that thirsty wig of hers keeps getting more raggedy with each episode.

No sign of the kids (any of them) in this episode, which is fine -since they're all shades of bleh actors ...but it's unrealistic.

Maggie , ahhh fuck it-Cancer SIDE Salad-continues to angry jog her way through life ...no idea why she's still fucking or even tolerating Cancer Salad Gary who continues to pump and dump on her every chance she gets. She (reluctantly) agreed to treat Rome's stalker ass even though he treads over every therapeutic boundary in the fucking world.

Each time Rome sees Maggie...it's waiting outside her office "Oh, HEY! How's it going?Here...I brought you a Latte! Or..."Here's A smoothie!" Or-? Have one of Gina's AMAZING homemade birthday cookies for Gary!!!!" - and she has asserted numerous times that she can't be both a therapist and a friend...and even though he has met her-what? A handful of times...he exclaims "...but I'm COMFORTABLE WITH YOU!!" Again, he barely knows her-what it's not like she's especially warm or insightful or observant. She comes off as bitchy and uncomfortable with other people's problems when she's not clocked in.

...again, the problem is ME for watching, but dammit-I can't stop. Because, yeah. Why wouldn't Cancer Side Salad want a suicidal client while she's experiencing a health crisis and not taking new patients?

Also...She *JOGS* to the office in workout gear-where the fuck does she shower (or even change clothes?!) Her pussy must STINK!

Cancer Salad was insufferable this entire episode, and couldn't stop being a twat for even five seconds just because it was his birthday.

Jon's birthday surprise? A surprise stretch limo-day rental and a Boston Bruins "ON THE ICE" cloud9 style fantasy camp complete with custom jerseys and lessons from the pros...champagne? What the actual FUcK, what frau bullshit is this?

Side Cancer Salad Maggie also *just happened* to show up at Regina and Delilee's new (unfinished) restaurant space, because she was "in the neighborhood!" -Doesn't this Bitch WORK?! *Does anybody have jobs besides Eddie's wife?

Ha! I love you guys, I will never have to watch it, more snark, MORE!

Giving some credit where there's credit due...Delilah's character FINALLY had some limp wristed pushback from the unrealistic river of support since the funeral. *The wackpack that is Regina/Rome/Eddie/a reluctant Cancer Side Salad and Cancer Salad ALL turned on her in pretty gross-slut shaming ways.

Eddie's wife being the only one who let her off the hook...again, not realistic. Not believable-but that Cylon can act circles around everybody else.

Delilah said (to Regina, and Cancer Side Salad) "No, really. I'm fine. What you're doing for us...it's too much. I'm okay...in fact, I don't need cheering up right now-I'd like to just be by myself for a while..."

aaaaand Regina couldn't wait to hold her in a loooong embrace, beg D to let her "HELP" and shove a homemade cookie down her throat husk!

Also? Those birthday cookies for Cancer Salad looked gross. Like they'd be loaded with artisinal raisins,wheatgerm,and brewer's nutritional yeast.

Would a limo really show up without a confirmation phone call? Would a bakery really deliver a cake without a confirmation phone call?

Why did James Rodriguez change his name to James Roday? If he didn't want to be seen as Latino, he failed since the show gave him the last name of Mendez and not Johnson.

I'm the guy who posted that my good dear friend committed suicide so I've tried watching this show.

They're trying and I get that the writer was touched by suicide.

Here are things that don't happen in real life.

no music.

no hugs

no secrets coming out.

no upbeat moments.

It's just sad. My life without my pal is just fucking sad. I want to be with him. I'm too selfish to off myself.

I miss him.

After Delilah's quiet plea for everyone to (gently) fuck off ((( ...and again *nobody seems to work a job in this world -but for that shifty assistant....who still is hanging out at the office doing...???)))---Cancer Side Salad Maggie (who just keeps showing up) seems to also invite herself along on all this one-on one-girl time and inner circle stuff...

If *ANYBODY* should understand the need for respectful privacy and mourning during a time of grief -it should be her. As a therapist? She'd be the first to honor a request for contemplative time alone, no? But-no.

She said "ACTUALLY, we also scheduled mani-pedis...AND afternoon facials at the spa...AND a girl's brunch at a trendy restaurant that's kinda pricey and hard to get a reservation at."

Ensalada de cancer...

[quote] There was a James Rodriguez in SAG—I believe he was a dancer. So I would've had to throw in a middle initial or something—which I didn't think was awesome. And then what really took it home was that the first job I got—which was a sitcom pilot for ABC—one of the execs strongly suggested to me that I consider changing my name, because it was the late 90s and the NAACP was really cracking down on the networks for lack of diversity. They had it in their heads that they were going to catch all kinds of fire for casting a white guy with a Latino name and trying to say, 'look at us, we're being diverse.' This is actually something that they were concerned about.

So he decided to really anglo-douche it up by growing that gross beard.

The late 90s was 20 years ago. So if he just turned 35, he booked those pilots when he was 13, 14?

Cancer Salad was cold dissing on Eddie's wife, ---I don't remember the exact comment -but it was the "Are ya' gonna ask for a permission slip?" -and "Heh, is that yer' wife calling to say you can have your balls back" comment---as both walked into Ed's McMansion, and Eddie's wife was at the kitchen table doing bills unexpectedly, which created a furious back peddle moment of "Oh Wow, HI Honey?!? WHat are YOU doing home-! WOW!? So...would it be okay if-? Can we--? Could you---? Listen, it's um--it's Gary's Birthday, today and um--? YOu wouldn't mind if we ---uh? Do you mind if me and the boys go play hockey-? Jon got us this ---it's a Bruin's ON THE ICE Fantasy type day thing...I know Theo had a playdate or Tai Kwon Do--could you pick him up? Is that okay?"

Eddie's wife (The BSG Cylon) was all like "Okay, sure. No problem" Then (to Cancer Salad) who was standing around ---watching Eddie squirm---and who was just shit talking Ed's wife *IN HER OWN HOUSE* she says very pointedly. "GARY? ---He's not going to need a permission slip, today."

And Gary at that point ---I can't remember if he sheepishly said he was sorry or excused himself -but he didn't seem too apologetic. Fucking DICKHEAD.

So, the custom hockey jerseys and some of the gear were provided at the rink as part of the package deal --but are we to believe these guys all have hockey skates ready to lace up and helmets -? Nut cups? I enjoy watching polo, but it's been years since I've been on a field and it's not like I have a bunch of gear at the ready -know what I mean?

The hotel Eddie and Delilah had one of (I'm guessing) several trysts -called Eddie's phone while he was upstairs getting his skates and shit, and his wife answered his cell -the hotel said "Hi, this is housekeeping for Blah Blah Hotel and we checked the room number you gave us -but we couldn't find the yin yang necklace you reported missing. Sorry about that!" and she confronted Eddie -he broke down and admitted to the affair ----and then it cut back to Cancer Salad and Rome looking bored, bratty and exasperated -saying "CMON! Where *IS* he?" and once Cancer Salad couldn't crush anymore candy on his phone --I guess he busted back into the house -just in time to hear Eddie blurt out that he was fucking Delilah ---and Cancer Salad made a BIG throat clearing noise or some shit. Pretty fucking insensitive for a guy who couldn't handle a delay in getting back medical results -but had no problem shaking down a marital crisis moment and making Ed and D's infidelity all about him-and his stupid birthday (that he didn't want to celebrate)...

HA! R240, perfect, and candy crush too! Yeah I don't understand why it seems he was so fucking indignant about the whole thing, it seems like it's not really any of his business.

I felt terrible for all the women Cancer Salad shits on in this episode.

Maggie (he was digging around in her personal belongings and teased her about a stuffed panda he found after a hookup) -and then basically broke up with her after she came over at the end of the day to wish him a happy birthday.

He seemed unimpressed with Gina's homemade cookies she made and (I guess) -NAMED after him? Is that a thing?

Delilah, he felt the need to knock-knock on her door in the middle of the night -*and keep in mind, this woman just buried her husband -AND- lost her side piece boyfriend -AND- had an ultra stressful day with Eddie's Cylon wife giving her the business -AND this is the house she shares *WITH HER CHILDREN* whom I'm guessing have ears and can hear everything in an echoing house with those vaulted high ceilings and she wouldn't want them to know about how she betrayed JON ---***CANCER SALAD just had to come on over, and slut shame her for being a dirty whore!-And ALSO* criticize Delilah for not "choosing" him in a really creepy way. He was low-grade hitting on her. It was uncomfortable.

Cancer Salad was straight up abusive to Eddie in this episode in lots of ways. *Screaming at him -yelling/drooling right into his face, namecalling, pushed/shoved him, grabbed him by the throat ---punched him in the face shoulders and stomach ---(I get it, hockey is a full contact sport -but 'checking someone isn't the same as full on closed fist punches and being cold-cocked in the cock-sucker)

Cancer Salad also sent an insulting video via email where Jon says (over and over) -"Hey, WIVES are off limits!" via his phone ...so He felt the need to also CYBER BULLY Eddie.

Also: Cancer Salad ditched Eddie and Rome in the limo ride home and also he blamed Eddie and D for Jon's death and was all over the place crazy and unhinged. It's like HE was in love with Eddie or Jon or Delilah or was a total idiot, or all of the above.

and ALSO: Cancer Salad also felt the need to throw verbal darts Rome's way by saying "Hey, What if I BAGGED Gina, HUH?

Yeah, that probably happened.

The only thing that could redeem the show at this point is a flashback to them trapped in the elevator with the Grimm guy presenting hole.

Wow. This was probably the most entertaining thread in total that I have ever read on DL. Oh my gosh. It had all of the hilarity and madness of being right there, without any of the boredom, outrage and horror of being right there. I have no idea who the actors are in the cast. Where the show is taking place. I know nothing at all about the series truly. I fell into this thread basically by mistake. And what a brilliant tumble it was. I could see it all. The teal folder. The cookie. The hotel staff person calling about the missing necklace. Thank you so much for this. It's been such a dreadful couple of weeks especially in our world. And this was pure, ridiculous fun.

I will toss cancer salad guy's salad any day. Haters gonna hate.

That character is grating. Liked him a lot more in Psych.

Band of Dads - This made me retch, Ron starred in band of Brothers of the whole fucking band of dads shit just seems like a really stupid in joke that took me out of the shitty as fuck episode.

Guy from Grimm needs to be naked constantly cause bitch cannot act

Cylon toaster needs to just dump all her asshole friends and run

Overweight daughter with dead dad is so going to hit on the mother fucking friend, can see it a mile off

Who is the actor playing Rome, why is he so shitty? The character and the actor

Cancer salad is such a fat obnoxious cunt he will give everyone else cancer with his endless cuntiness

I hate this show but cannot stop hate watching, IT IS SO BAD

r251, loved your rant! And the guy playing Rome was in the "40 Year Old Virgin" he was good and funny. Maybe shitty melodrama isn't his thing.

I can’t stand most of these characters, especially the bearded breast cancer dude. Really hate him. So why do I keep watching week after week?

After Cancer Salad banged her, and they were lying in bed together afterwards he tapped at her head, and said "What's going on in there"?

It's like Brian Griffin from Family Guy wrote this show.

R254 LOL! Perfect description.

I watched the first episode and couldn't handle the hetero-schmaltz. But I am addicted to this thread!

A couple questions for our avid and hilarious recappers:

The title "A million little things" - does that really mean A million little things that psuedo friends do to fuck with you, hurt you and ultimately cause you to take your life?

Also, the strange, aloof secretary - didn't the envelope she hid look like a card - possibly a letter from Jon to his wife telling her how much he loves her and hence, he is no longer going to fuck the secretary? Wouldn't that tie things up in a pretty little bow and make Delilah feel no longer guilty about screwing Eddie? Another one of Jon's fucking "gifts" ? And the secretary hid it because she is so in love with Jon because he is, well, Jon (vomit)?

Is this why they are portraying the secretary in an unsympathetic light?

Is the therapist that Cancer Salad guy really fucked up mentally? She appeared odd and intrusive to me in the pilot episode. Would these awful writers think that is clever? Making the therapist a borderline freak?

Again, only saw the first episode - hoping my DL recappers can yea or nay my theories.

Is the Rome character secretly gay and in love with Cancer Salad? Is that why he is so depressed and tried to off himself?

Was his line "By the way, Gary ( or whatever the fuck CS's name is) your eyes are hazel and they are beautiful" a bit if foreshadowing?

Wouldn't these hack writers think it clever that gay Rome is seeking help from the woman Cancer Salad is screwing?

Someone has to be gay.

Someone IS gay. Jon’s son came out to Cancer Salad in episode two.

Thanks r258. How old is the son?

Is it still possible Rome may be gay? Does he ping?

One of the many problems I have with how depression is portrayed here, and suicidal depression especially-the characters are performing this never-ending show and tell kickline that never really delivered either way. When it comes to psychological dysfunction -AMLT doesn't show and it rarely even explains itself in any authentic emotional way...it's the exposition express all the time...yet it has nothing to say.

Nothing to add except "...Hey, whattabout ME?!?!!"

Every adult character in this piece-of-shit show acts like (a poorly written) wide eyed 80's adolescent. It's all moist eyes, and sarcasm, and outrage...we're a pack of smokes and an abortion away from some Elizabeth Shue rescue sequence, here people. Next episode will no doubt feature a homecooked dinner, "heartfelt" heart-to-hearts , plus grappling hooks and perky pooky sock shopping montages with fuzzy earthtone sweaters.

We know next to nothing about Rome's character. I'm giving Romany- the actor who plays him all the credit in the world for making such a nothing sandwich out of stale air. Development wise he has zero to work with.

Rome seems to love his wife (kinda)...or at least, he doesn't treat Regina with the unexplained/undeserved contempt Gary and Eddie reserve for Maggie and Katherine. I guess we can add Delilah to that mix too now? She's cluelessly unaware of her husband's internal suffering, how long before Regina gets dumped in the "She's SUCH a pain-in-mah-BALLS!" category of disposable female characters portrayed here? Not long, I'd imagine.

The actors who play Rome and Regina have believable chemistry. They seem to enjoy each other. There's a lot of physical affection between them plus real warmth...

We know Rome is unhappy in his career choices. He seems to copay his bills real well? The show has hinted that his work doesn't challenge him in creative ways and that his job is one of compromise and boredom...again, not sure why he's suicidal about any of this? ...And this fucking show DAMN sure ain't saying shit!

Because he wants to make his Blockbuster movie. He quit his job to make it happen. It will be at the top of the box office and a contender for Oscars.

With all the video footage of Jon -Rome is going to cobble together a documentary style docu series (with Maggie's help)-about depression and 'One Brave Man's Search for Unexplained Answers!'

It'll put some strain on his relationship with his judgemental wife (who might reconsider her partnership with Delilah's HO Train) and it'll cause some disunity and needed friction between Rome and Gary "...Hey, MAN?!! Jon wouldn't be wanting dirty laundry hung out for everybody to see/sniff/roll around on-chew a hole in and then jog off to-you JERK face!" - ((marshmallow punch))-"WHY can't we just let Jon RIP, MAN?!?"

...and then Rome will accept an indie film festival award (in Jon's honor)-and he'll have a standing ovation, and Eddie will be facing the corner (zoned out at the wall) and wondering how toaster strudel 'works'

But isn't Eddie married to a toaster?

R267 The best toaster, indeed

LOL^^^ Thanks gentlemen/women. Guess Rome is not gay.......yet. LOL.

Delilah's hair really shits me too. It's worse than Meghan's and that's saying something! I find it hard to believe that Katherine would have been happy to stay for pizza and sit across the table from the woman her husband was boning on the side. And why is Gary always at their house? The psychologist with breast cancer is a strange character. On the one hand I find her the most relatable (and the better actor of the bunch), and yet she's willing to put up with Cancer Salad and his annoying, co-dependent group of friends. Also, they're clearly setting up for a tearjerker exit for her as she forgoes treatment and lives out her last months on her terms, all the while teaching Cancer Salad and crew to follow their dreams and live life to the fullest. I agree Romany Malco does the best he can with what he's been given, and out of all of them he had the best chemistry with the other characters. His wife is a pompous bitch though who seems oblivious to everything happening around her. Also, Delilah's accent shits me. Her face is also annoying, like a slightly withered prune with a bad wig. And Eddie - I was once a musician hence the cheap band tshirts - is such a nothing character. Even the threat of his alcoholic relapse is entirely uninteresting. I think the aloof secretary will be revealed to have been in love with Jon but it was not reciprocated. Another thought, in real life you just know that lecherous Uncle Gary would be putting the moves on 'Soph' (who should have been wearing a hair net or at least tied her hair back whilst preparing the pizzas).

That Doctor telling Maggie "You won't live beyond a year!" Is utter TV bullshit which would've been phrased "It's difficult to say, without treatment you might have 12 months-or less, could be more. What's important is that we move quickly..."

Oh and here we FUCKING go again with the pop in visits from Jon's personal assistant...and are we to believe she's now a free babysitter? Aren't both those kids are old enough *to babysit* themselves?!?!!!

Cancer Salad was real extra eager 'Haley Mills' parent trap-style obnoxious in this episode.

Is her Alzheimer's Dad -Dabney Coleman?! He sounds just like him...

Katherine watched Eddie swoop down the food prep area with a dirty sponge and angrily muttered "Why not just wipe down the counter with EColi?"

See? Katherine gives Eddie shit *cuz She's a NAG! Get it-? A NAG?!! Oh she's on giant NAG, NAG, Nag...!!!

Oh Christ-Oh Jesus. Can we talk about that embarrassing flashback of Eddie's "band"? I can't stop cringing.

Eddie's band-is it "The Red Birds" or "The Red Ferns"? Ahhh, fuck it. Who could give a shit? They suck. Watching Rome, and Cancer Salad dance around like a bunch of white men doing the hot potato 'pooping chicken dance -with finger pistols and fist pumping was the absolute worst...I think of them 'Rocking out and wearing backwards baseball caps trying to look 5 years younger was beyond humiliating for those actors.

"Be my Katie -BE my Katie Toniiiiiiiiight!"...and then Eddie goes back for an encore to the PACKED stadium crowd-all clapping in unison...and what the FUCK? Since when do opening acts do a 2nd set-??? And since when did KINGS of LEON sellout packed Stadium tours?!?

"You know the rule, Soaf-? Friday Nights are dinner at home, but Everybody's invited to pizza night!"

Said by Jon's smug controlling arse, with his fire engine red caterering apron, his massive stone dome coalfire OUTDOOR oven, and his giant wooden pizza peel...that Tom Ripley could've easily whacked-N-killed Dickie Greenleaf with...

"The story of how Jon and Delilah met ..."It all started in an airport---he was on his way to L.A. and she was on her way to France..." (SOAF! says something stupid and bitchy) "If we didn't meet at that airport ---you wouldn't EXIST!" *KISS *KISS* "THAT'S RIGHT-Everything happens for a reason!"

So---are we to believe Jon and D fucked in an airport closet or something? FUCK. I hate this dumbass show!

LOL @ R278 with the Ripley reference!

I am not watching the show, but I am following this thread and reading recaps. I am now thoroughly confused.

R272 Jon's secretary is babysitting? Or was this in a flashback? Is she still portrayed as shady? Are we still supposed to believe she was fucking Jon? Were we ever?

Maggie refused to sleep with Cancer Salad until he pulled out the big guns and showed her his nipple-less moob??? Hasn't she already seen it with all the screwing they have done?

Maggie the therapist gets the bad news from her oncologist, counsels Rome on suicide survivor guilt, and then throws away her treatment plan???? Is she suicidal or just giving up? How is this shit gonna play out other than Cancer Salad going back to his other survivor group whores????

Eddie is a former musician or a former rock star? He played stadiums??? WTF?

Hating a show I can't bare to watch yet am simultaneously obsessed with!

I doubt Maggie's a good therapist. I think she's cold and self absorbed. She doesn't seem to be a very good listener -and she's very irresponsible. Not very observant or well read-plus her advice giving is a no-no in therapy, isn't it? Wouldn't she be a better "life coach"-telling everybody what they should be doing? If she jumped town and bailed on her clients like that --or if she's hoping to only live for about a year (or less) -and not be in good health ---fuck, I hope NONE of the people she was treating were or might be suicidal.

I don't get the sequence with Cancer Salad being a dick at work about one of the people insured --what the hell was he talking about and who was he talking to? He had both ankles propped up on his cubical desk and was acting like a jerk -for why? NOt sure. What was that scene on the phone supposed to accomplish?

I think fucking a church bathroom is gross...and I'm a total fucking whore, and not at all religious...but that's fucked.

Yeah, wait a goddamn minute -are we to believe that Cancer Salad left his shirt on every time they fucked? Or were they playing hide-the-hotdog with the lights off? Did he insist Maggie -and every other cancer ho he banged in the church bathroom *DURING* group therapy did he force them to keep their eyes firmly shut (with Scotch tape)?

Exactly my thoughts r283. WTF?

And what is so sexy about his scarred nipple-less moob that she suddenly can't resist herself? "Everything happens for a reason"? I use my no nip moob to make me irresistible sexually - thanks Jon. No FUCK JON, GARY, AND THE WRITERS OF THIS SHOW!

I'm starting to think that Gary wants to get into Delilah's pants now that he knows it's "allowed" -know what I mean? Just like the above poster mentioned -he is ALWAYS lingering around at the Dixon home. It's intrusive and the creep factor is starting to get high. For example, how did he just *KNOW* there was chocolate milk in the garage fridge?

Cancer Salad seems like a panty sniffer. Like he'd be snooping around, playing the "Uncle Gary" routine-being the "Band of Dad(s)" good guy -and then offer to do a load of laundry, see a pair of either Delilah (or Soaf's) undies laying in the hamper-take a quick look around, and several big whiffs later he'd be walking around with them strapped across his face like a feed bag, and he'd be like -"Hey, can I keep these? PLEASE? It's what JON would've wanted!"

ha! r286. Well, if it's what Jon would have wanted...We should all take life lessons from some asshole who couldn't cut it and took a swan dive leaving a wife and kids behind.

This show is such bullshit! But, like others, I’m obsessed and can’t stop watching.

In the pilot it was made very clear that the four guys only saw each other at the hockey games and weren’t that close- they didn’t have heart to hearts or know each other THAT well- so they claimed.

Now the writers are trying to make us believe they had pizza every Friday night? Yeah right! What would happen if there was a hockey game on a Friday? Pizza or hockey?

Gerald McRaney, who is far too good for this show, is now Delilah’s father and always attends this pizza dinners too. So where was he at the funeral?

The assistant is a worthless character. What is she doing all day? Who is paying her? She really babysat a grown kid all day (on a weekday, I presume?) She has nothing better to do?

Eddie was a stadium selling (opening act) rock star?? LOL as if. That scene was all kinds of cringe.

Cancer Salad went from being FURIOUS at Eddie last week to getting everyone to forgive each other this week. His character is the worst.

So far I think I find the DL names “Cancer Salad” and “Soaf” more entertaining than the show itself.

I wish this board wasn't anonymous board cause so many soulmates here. I wish I could invite you all to my house for a pizza night. Free therapy from a friend I met in an elevator shaft. Then we'd start a band and open for Kings of Leon(or Los Lobos? your pick even if Jon wants otherwise.) Then we'd go panty sniffing with Mindy Cohen. I'm not kidding. This sounds better than a nipless moob!

R280, where are you reading your recaps?

Is Delilah supposed to be French? Was that ever established? Did she move to the US for Jon?

It was not established, but hinted at in this episode.

R291 I like the TVLine recaps. I'm following along from Australia. I fucking hate this show but can't stop myself.

Delilah's Dad sounds Canadian- is her character supposed to be Quebecois?

First, they better not cancel this shit. I need a renewal. This is good stuff.

Second, this show clearly needs a Chris Hardwick/Walking Dead-type after show to digest, debate and discuss. Only instead of being hosted by Chris Hardwick, it should be hosted by Datalounge.

I dislike the way the female characters get to soak up the blame for every ounce of bro misery in this show.

bump

The female characters are written poorly and exist only in relation to the men in their lives. Delilah is little more than Jon’s widow and Eddie’s side piece.

I tried watching this and I just had to turn it off (i was watching on demand) when the guy with the breast cancer took off his shirt. The woman was gonna leave him and he took of his shirt to show her his scar. That was so fucking cringe! I just couldn't watch it.

Terrible.

I tried watching for the Grimm guy. I loved Grimm. But I can't. sorry!

ha r300, the funny thing is that it's scenes like that the people thing are "brave and beautiful" but we know they are just pandering bullshit.

You know, if Jon was such a great guy, he could have left a nipple to Cancer Salad. Very selfish of him to take them both with him.

I feel like Peter, and his buddies from Office Space would have made fun of this show.

I’ve always believed life is made up of small moments that collectively make up a life. As soon as I heard the title @MillionLittleThingsABC I was intrigued by the new show. You guys know I loved the premiere last week - it really touched on a ton of tough topics that aren’t always easy to talk about, but so important to think about these days. I can’t wait to see what unfolds in second episode tomorrow night on ABC at 10|9c! (ps- if you missed the first episode, ABC is re-airing it tonight!)

Fuckin'A, R303!

Just watched episode five and this shitfest hit new heights- or depths, depending how you look at it.

Snow White can’t get lost in the forest without a forest.

I just wanted you to see your son as a tree.

Your honor, in all honesty my son is playing tree today.

Jesus fucking Christ, the entire tree subplot was unbearable.

Soaf and Delilah’s day of punching Doug wasn’t much better. I certainly didn’t need to hear Soaf sing The Rainbow Connection.

The worst though was Cancer Salad and Deep Dish’s game of chemo basketball. It’s her body, her choice what to do with it. She met you like one month ago! She should uproot her life for you?

It was super obvious that Regina wasn’t pregnant. Obviously it was Delilah’s pregnancy test. Cut to Delilah rubbing her stomach. But who is the father?!!? Eddie or Jon?

I'm wondering if the producers cast SOAF!- just because she can (kinda) play the guitar -sort of?

She's a shit actress. Poor line delivery and she manages to make the character look both bitchy, whiny, and stupid in nearly every scene!

This boring episode was the dumbest one yet. I don't think I can do this anymore.

Its like eating an entire casserole made of earthworms.

The commercial on Hulu of Samuel L. Jackson yelling "GARY! GARY! GARY!?!!" made me wish he was cast as Rome's father. I'd love to have him screaming at everybody to "SHUT the FUCK? *UP?" Whip out his pistol and pull the trigger til it clicked.

This has probably already been noted but what the fuck is up the HUGE nose on Cancer Salad actor? It's enormous with wide, gaping nostrils. It's now all I see when I look at his snarky, bro-dude face.

CANCELLED

HOPEFULLY

It’s not cancelled, unfortunately. ABC ordered three more scripts this week. More boring, ridiculously tedious scripts.

shit! sorry to hear that

It’s actually a good sign. They didn’t order three extra episodes, just the scripts. There’s still a good chance they could be produced, but it’s not like they got a full season pick up or anything.

It's like...I can't even hate watch it anymore. The Big *DELILAH is PREGNANT! reveal was such a nothingburger...and I really hate how every character in this kisses the ass of that annoying dipshit *Cancer Salad* Gary.

Oh good, a "who's the daddy" story is coming. Too bad one of the possible daddies is dead, sorry kid.

This show isn't even good soap opera.

r313 I'm not! I've yet to watch an episode and don't have to cause these recaps are what I live for!

Okay, now just a god damn minute --are we to believe that Eddie was able to stall the theatrical performance of "Snow White" ---by creating a working Mom mini riot of fraus -bitching about snacks and drop off times to school administration -that lasted exactly HOW long?!? I call bullshit.

Delilah: "...Everything Okay, sweetie?" (SOAF shoves her way past her Mother to the front door where she slams it) SOAF: [sarcastic] "YEah, Mom -AMAZING!"

It would be so golden if D-slapped SOAF's face and shoulders screaming "...oh YEAH?! Well-Everything happens for a REASON! Ya biTCh!"

Okay -so...Cancer Salad wants Maggie to open up and spill the fucking beans about her 2nd round chemo treatment needs. We should note that Cancer Salad learned about this from "Tom" a buddy of Maggie's (possibly a co-worker). Cancer Salad didn't seem too bent out of shape by much of this, keep in mind? He had a much bigger reaction response to the fact that she enjoys grape shasta.

Maggie's co-buddy-worker Tom dropped off *INDIVIDUALLY Gift shop celo-WRAPPED cans of grape Shasta in a Haskell's worthy jute basket* which-would also mean co-buddy-worker Tom will be cruising cock at the BOSTON EAGLE after he drops that shit off in TV visual speak.

Again ---I want to really hammer this point home, Cancer Salad deeper issue isn't *really* Maggie's cancer coming back. I'd expect he'd fully understand just how devastating that is, but NO. His real head-scratcher problem seems to be the fact that she hasn't told him about her condition. Never mind the fact that she herself hasn't known about the relapse for long or had much time to process -it's all about Gary, and him not being in the know...which 'kinda SORTA' irks him a lil' bit-but that's the gist.

Instead of -I dunno, talking to Maggie about his concerns for her health, Cancer plans this elaborate ruse. It's over-the-top. It's overkill...and just like this show I keep saying I'm going to quit watching -it's STUPID. So, packing up a romantic picni-and planning a private hot air balloon ride...of course, the privacy is his chief concern. SO much so? He's on the phone with -the hot air balloon ride company and asks if anybody else will be joining them on the voyage-not because he wants to tell her he loves her, or he wants to be with her ---no. HE TELLS the Hot Air rep: "I want to trick her into sharing this pretty important secret -she's been keeping from me."

What I wouldn't give to watch an alternate scene where Cancer Salad (between propane blasts from a giant cylinder burner) DEMANDeD detailed info about Maggie's personal health 15,000 feet.

CANCER SALAD: "Why didn't you TELL ME!?" (((PPpppFFFlamesFFFGHTT!!)))) Maggie: "WHAT?" CANCER SALAD: "About your CANCER!" Maggie: "Huh?" CS: "CANCER! I KNOW! -About your CANcer!" Maggie: "Yeah, I know about your's too. What?" (((PPpppFFFlamesFFFGHTT!!)))) (((PPpppFFFFFFGHTT!!)))) (((PPpppFFFFFFGHTT!!)))) CS: "Why didn't you TELL ME?!" Maggie: "What's there to tell?" CS: "About treatment? Round two? -I thought this was a casual "just having fun" type thing --! That's why I selected you out of all the other cancer survivors in the group -you seemed the most "CHILL!" Maggie: "WHat? It's the WIND-I can't hear you!" (((PPpppFFFlamesFFFGHTT!!)))) ...and then Cancer Salad would give the Hot Air host a dirty look and be like "Uh, YEAH-HI? Could you give us a minute?!? I'm trying to have an intense conversation, here. We'd like a little PRIVACY? THANKS?!?"

BAlloon Dude: "Where am I supposed to go? What-? You want me to basket jump, buddy? If you need to break up with her, I suggest you do it on the ground pal."

If Maggie really was a therapist of deep standards and professional integrity -WHY would she knowingly hook up at a group therapy meeting -with a survivor, who she would also know was emotionally vulnerable and recovering from trauma? Doesn't that look bad? Wouldn't that be a potential liability for her job?

Also, why would they hook up in the women's room of the church and not the men's room? If it was a survivor's group of women, one of them would be likely to use the restroom -and then they'd get caught or at the very least embarrassed.

The Ol' Cancer Surviving 'Bitties in Gary's support group have a problem with how many doughnuts he eats -but don't seem to mind that he's fucking his way around the group (drama) and actually fucking in the church women's room...unless I missed the urinals -? Plus, it's not like there was an excess of bathroom stalls-somebody would have to take a post-therapy piss, and see two sets of feet pop-thrusting away...get grossed out, and complain.

In my heart, I want to believe that after numerous complaints -the moderator of the group would ask Gary to leave and Maggie too-and that would be that. It's shitty that Cancer Salad was actively creeping on the women in his group therapy for an easy fuck --but it's double creepy that Maggie, A professional therapist-would go for someone in therapy as an easy (new in town) fuck.

In this episode, Cancer Salad says to Maggie "...I CAN'T watch you die!" and I rolled my eyes. If he's really that squeamish about health issues and possible death? WHY would he be dating his ass doughy ginger knob off women in a Survivor's Support group?

CHRIST, I HATE this fucking show!

The amount of prepared food people eat in this show is unbelievable. Regina is always putting a spoon up to her lips...or chewing or...or stirring...or nibbling on something, okay fine. Regina's a chef/caterer, okay. I get it. But, everybody else would be a real fatass with the way they are always chowing down! Every scene seems like nonstop prepping snacks, breakfast, brunch, kid-friendly eats, picnic fare, sandwiches, salads and they burn through more lunches and dinners than a commercial for HelloFresh®

While "Budapest" by George Ezra's gluey ass trickles away in the background during the intro!

Cancer Salad was frying up thick-cut slabs of peppered bacon and swiping crusty bread with organic mayo BLT's for Maggie's picnic lunch...but also he had chocolate covered strawberries and deep dish Chicago style pizza...for what I'm assuming was 2nd lunch? Noonsies?!?

Listen to me. You are not the best part of my life. You are my life. And I will not lose you.

puke!

r328 and r330, obviously they are trying to bulk up ala Chrissy Metz, they know the show sucks and decided they need people of size.

r333, that's why they should have kept Mindy Cohn.

I love you r334!

(Rome to Regina) "I STILL can't believe ...you didn't ask Delilah who the father was! How could you not ask?!?" Needless to say, Rome doesn't really understand how friendship -or basic human tact works.

FACT: if I took a wee NIP of cyanide for the numerous times the word "GAME NIGHT" was uttered in this episode? It'd be nothing but gasping for air, passing out, seizures...and a BARREL OF LAUGHS for me!

If Delilah was so paranoid about anyone figuring out she was pregnant-? WHY'd she do the test in Rome and Regina's bathroom and leave the evidence -*the strip (with the result) and the box in that open waste basket? She could've ripped up the box and wrapped the pee stick with toilet tissue and nobody would know. It'd look like a used tampon, no?

Since when are you not supposed to drink on anti-depressants? I drink all the time!

Again, Maggie shows zero compassion and no therapeutic insight in this episode. I'm starting to think she's a psycho.

"EVERYTHING HAPPENS for a REASON!" With outraged tears in his eyes -Eddie blurts out to Delilah "BUT, I thought -you and Jon WEREn'T ...?!?" after she whisper tells him (with tears in her eyes, DUH!) -that the baby isn't his...it's (DRAMATIC PAUSE) -JON'S!

"After all, he was my husband."

So-Eddie feels betrayed that Jon and Delilah were still fucking each other? Oh BOO-HOO, ya bitch.

This, and your delightful commentary is all I got. So the baby is Eddie's? Where the fuck is this show going? And tell me more about the psycho therapist slut!

"ORCHARD CIRCLE" -Life Insurance, "Barbara Morgan" -and WHY, exactly is that assistant Ashley doing all this shit -inside Delilah's house and digging around the home office-? I get it, she's a shady bitch -but you'd think D would've had better boundaries with her by now?

The blue folder in the pilot episode -which, I swear to -SATAN-!?! It was teal, wasn't it? It was TEAL! -are we to believe that had his suicide note inside? Financial information? -In the fantasy slow-mo (alternate reality) segment where shade-rattle Ashley hands over the missing info, Delilah gasped "WHAT'S This? -Takes 6 seconds to skim over multiple documents and blurts out "How could you keep this from me?! I TRUSTED you! Jon TRUSTED YOU! My kids think their Father left without saying goodbye!!!!!" ---and then she chucks an empty laundry basket in Ashley's dumbstruck face -in SLO MO.

This is exactly the type of melodrama I try to immediately skip as I channel surf to watch better programming!

My boyfriend literally laughed out loud when Ashley followed Delilah into the bathroom when she ran to use the can in a rush. "It's not Bonaroo!" What if she'd have had the shits or something? -Was she going in to help her wipe??? The whole "Here, let me hold your hair while you puke" thing is really overdone too-that's a dumb cliche, and with such choppy wisps? It's not like D was going to get any dangling tendrils in the bowl...Get the FUCK outta here!

If Cancer Salad is such a "RAD-pseudo-DAD stand in for everybody else's kid -why would he be so freaked out about watching Theo? According to the last episode, he takes regular (unsupervised) visits to pottery painting studios with Eddie's kid -(where he lets him pick out an ashtray), why WOULDn'T he also know about Theo's gluten sensitivities, his "minimal sugar" restrictions and NON-GMO only preferences?

A controlling Tiger Mom like Katherine wouldn't let her child sleep over at anyone else's house, let alone someone she doesn't like (Gary) and barely knows (Maggie). Besides, wouldn't he have piano lessons to practice -or something?

Eddie wouldn't need to explain what a "NIGHT TERROR" is to a therapist. Maggie would know exactly what that is. Also, I'm starting to think lil' Theo is a psycho.

Regina's Mom is a controlling, dream squashing BITCH-! *She'll fit right in with these cunts, AMIRIGHT, fellas?!

Cancer Salad ditched Theo with Maggie -so he could sit on his phone at the empty club while Eddie did *sound checks* -he didn't need, for what looked like a simple 2 song set ---so he could get that emergency call from Delilah -to bring her to her OB's office (GASP!?)-because after the procedure she wouldn't be able to drive herself home. I haven't finished the rest of the episode yet, but I'm going to go out on a wild fucking limb here-Cancer Salad will either attempt to talk her out of the abortion he thinks she's going to have-OR!!? This is all a ruse, and she's having an amnio or something. No?

While a cover of "THIS WOMAN'S WORK" -blasts away...

They used Kate Bush r350? Damn them!

Nope. It was a cover version...not even the Maxwell one. DOUBLE Damn them!

The flashback scenes of Eddie "rocking out" are an embarrassing cringe! The night terror scenes of Theo "freaking out" about feeding ducks are an embarrassing cringe! Regina "finding" Rome's crumpled up suicide note -from the trash---"YOU ARE MY LIFE" that was an embarrassing cringe! Delilah's Skinny Jeans from JCPenney® are an embarrassing cringe!

"Just because you're scared doesn't mean you shouldn't do it."

How are the ratings for this mess? Think it'll stick around?

That's tough r355, because to cancel it would be to say we don't care about suicide, right? I feel like they really have convinced people it's some fucking important social commentary that *must* be watched. I don't watch it, just read the recaps and I love them, but I am sensing a little fondness for this absurd show, it's hate watching I know, but it's still watching so maybe it will get another season?

Hey, at this point? I know I'm part of the problem...a "hate watch" is still a 'watch'-know what I mean?

The ratings are not good at all, but they are consistent.

I hate how they dress Delilah. Billowy scarves and oversized cardigans, all the while crying through every goddamn conversation.

Gina’s mom was a fucking bitch. God I hated her.

Eddie’s kid can’t act worth shit. The yelling about the ducks was awful, but the night terror was the nadir of the series. At least we were spared appearances from Soaf and the gay kid.

Eddie as a rock star is so unbelievable. I did love when Delilah broke the news that the kid wasn’t his and said that Jon was her husband after all! LOL

Shit, I guess hate-watching this means I had to witness Delilah back out of her abortion. I officially hate this show.

Do these people have JOBS?

Um yeah r360, I opened for "Better than Ezra" or whatever.

Is CancerSalad/Immense Distracting Nostrils/No Nips the guru of ALL?

HE diagnoses the kidney stones?

HE is the knower of all things homosexual for the little gayling?

HE is Elton John's understudy?

I can't stand these people. Does anyone else despise the Maggie character? A heavy role for an empty little shell of a frau-ho!

Eddie and Delilah have the facial pallor of the walking dead. IS THAT THE FUCKING TWIST?

And the women's wardrobe? What is this Express circa 1990?

That's it? That's it?

I prefer this DL hate thread to the actual shit show.

A MILLION little things to hate about this lame ass series.

Okay, OKAY? Okay...I told myself I wasn't going to do this (again) -but, and yet? Here I am...(AGAIN) -so yeah. I guess, I'm just going to have to fucking go watch the next episode -(AGAIN)!?!?

I'll be back, bitches...(again).

If anyone is still watching, it's a pretty good show

Would you like to go on date? I should warn you I’m married. /So am I.

I dare you to show the world you are not afraid of anything.

Sometimes you can’t do the fun thing, the thing that makes you happy. Sometimes you have to do the right thing.

Who the fuck writes this drivel??

Hallmark r366.

The "writers" seemingly grab a random array of cards for every occasion and cobble (copy and paste) together a script.

This would explain the inane nonsensical story lines. Rome is having a heart attack. No, it his stomach! He is in agonizing pain. Oh the drama! Will he live? Oh my God, he overdosed again. Oh Jeez, Gary was right, it's just kidney stones. Rome is a wimp. Script courtesy of the GET WELL SOON section.

R365 I watched it for the first time last night. It is apparent why previous posters have lost interest.

It is the type of show that is so bad in every sense: the writing, the directing, the acting - that it has to be seen to be believed.

Glad you are enjoying it though!

Can we discuss the precocious little greaser gayling?

How old is this little fucker supposed to be?

Any bets that his character was written by a HETERO-sexual?

I can't help but think this thread is helping a bit in it gaining late viewers to hate watch

GAWD r370, him sitting backwards in the chair to show he's the "cool" one, he's a fucking motorcycle man in a mo-ped show. I hate him so much. Why isn't Livingston shown wearing a halo and wings?

The ratings hit a low last night

So there are some of you watching...ha ha, you like it as much as I do

Question-would they really admit someone for a kidney stone, and then just let him 'suffer like that with no IV and no pain medication? I get it that there's an opioid crisis - but couldn't the staff give Rome some Extra Stength Tylenol or something?

And...activated charcoal does come in a capsule form. (Just saying)

...and also, if Rome had been in the hospital for a few nights -I could understand the "friendzapalooza" at his bedside, but he was at Boston Medical center for what? Two minutes?!?

Every 'playful moment between Cancer Salad and Maggie feels scripted as hell-and fake as fuck.

It's all 'Tickle-tickle-monster faces-party by the seashell shore-fist bump emoji-"Just Kidding!"-wiggle-swizzle-joshy-joakie-joke-JokE time!!!!

..."A depressing fortune cookie" yep? Sounds like this show just went and got meta on itself.

That professional AM radio shrink "Dr. Stacey" sounded like Lisa Kudrow doing a Valerie Cherish impression of Aunt Sassy doing a Dr.Laura sketch!

Looks like this shitfest is actually gonna make it to another season?

This show is unbearable to watch. my God, Maggie can't die soon enough. They have to get rid of her.

I caught half of tonight's episode, and it was boring. What'd I miss?

The writers are full on desperate. This show is a complete cluster fuck. Recap below.

^^^Wrong link. Different clusterfuck. Recap below.

The show has reached a stupid "soapy" level of suck that I just can't ignore anymore -or even hate watch. I'll finish out the season, but after this? I'm done with it. The characters are all annoying and they deserve the misery they keep spreading around.

So she decided to skip chemo and die because she didn't save her brother from dying in a car accident? And now that she had her mini breakthrough, she's decided she wants to live, dammit, live! She couldn't die fast enough. And these people that just met her a month ago are so invested in her life that they all beg her to fight?

Sweet baby Jesus on a trampoline. They should call this show A Million Little Cliches.

Watching it now: where’s the little gay kid? Why can’t Rock Star dude live by himself with his half Asian kid? Why can’t Gary’s HUGE nostrils suck up all the CLICHE oozing out of this series? I will continue to hate-watch.

Can we talk about Regina’s tasting menu? It looked like -a basic as fuck caprese salad, truffle mac & cheese, and some kind of lava cake.

Seemed dated and like nothing I'd want to run out and order at a new restaurant. Know what I mean?

Also: I'm not sure why Regina would think that Katherine would want to support Delilah (financially or otherwise) -but this is the woman who had an affair with her husband (and is now going to sire his offspring too)...and we're supposed to believe that she'd be cool with that? I get it, they weaved in that tidy "Look who *I'm* seeing now, you fucking LOSER D-BAg? He's a HUNK, isn't he? Oh yes he is!" ...but Regina didn't know she and Cylon Kath's office mates were an item (which, they're not -if I'm not mistaken?)

R18 - they all seem the same to me, guys like that. And their cookie cutter wives. So bland. [/bold]*heaves*[/bold]

Why, why, why are these women (shifty-eyed Ashley and Uber neurotic Mags) attracted to humongous nostrils/nipless Gary? Are straight women that desperate?

If I HAD to rank these douches in order of sexual attractiveness, no question Cancer Salad would be dead last.

Oh DL sages, please explain WHY this humorless fat ass gets so much sex?

And how in God's name did Gary hook up with the odd secretary anyway?

I thought they were going to kill "Mags" off. She needs to GO! ANNOYING CHARACTER, ANNOYING ACTRESS.

Mid season break until January 17. ABC is moving it to Thursday nights.

ABC is really trying to save the show, and the move to Thursdays will either give it a renewal or seal its fate.

Is anyone still watching this show? I follow it on Hulu. The little kid just came out.

Who is that fat cow think she is on this show? Do we like her?

I love this show, glad it's back

Which one, R395? I think you're thinking of "This is Us" with Chrissy Metz.. no?

Yes I’m watching still. They’re all such a mess but we’re finally learning why Ron Livingston killed himself.

Me too, R398. The show is messy but I can't tear myself away from the characters. Definitely waiting to see what actually happened surrounding his suicide. I believe the show is getting picked up for another season.

Im bumping this, cuz I'm lazy as fuck

ABC renewed for Season 2!

Never thought in a million years this thing would last past a season.

Okay, so...I'm back. I can't believe that I keep tuned into this soapy hot mess of a (shit) show...but I do.

The last episode (which I swore to myself I wouldn't watch) that I ...um, "WATCHED" included: Regina hosting a tasting menu party for her basic-as-fuck restaurant *Cancer Salad being a spazoid to frauho Maggie (who at that time, was still refusing further cancer treatment* Cancer Salad making a huge scene* Cancer Salad inexplicably hooking up with that shifty-eyed hottie secretary of Jon's (who keeps turning up) and acting shady?

R403: You’re waaaay behind. The drama just gets thicker and thicker. I also hate watch this every week, so glad I get another season to do that.

Is this thing still on?

Still on and terrific!

The gay kid came out AND it was renewed for another season. Yay! Suck it haters.

I feel bad, but I'm ready for Maggie to die.. I'm so sick of the character. I really liked Katharine and Eddie's story on this last episode, grappling with their divorce. Guesses as to who the mystery woman (couldn't think of the actresses name - Drea De Matteo) will be (how she fits into the story)?

I'm so sucked into this show, and cry at least a few times each episode. Mary.

I agree with you 408!

r408, does Cancer Salad still got to that horrible doctor?

Does dead guy ever show up anymore, or is he gone for good?

Great season finale...with a few more tears

The season finale was downright offensive. They used 9/11 in order to emotionally manipulate the audience??? How frickin low can you stoop?

This was all about survivor’s guilt over 9/11? You seriously have to be shitting me. And the final card “We will never forget,” barf. It’s one thing when this was about Cancer Salad and Gina’s basic as fuck truffle Mac and cheese, but this? No.

Triggered.

Spill more about the episode, R412!!

What is going on with Danny's gay storyline? I want to know what happened with Elliot.

Just binged this over the weekend after ignoring it all season. Very emotional but a surprisingly good show. Hopefully they'll continue to explore the young gayling's storyline and maybe give it more screen time.

Fat Cow opens new franchise location of Dress Barn. Special 2 part episode. Drama ensues.

No thread for season 2 yet?

R418 I tried finding one, but nothing came up.

I can't stand Gary's girlfriend. I hope Deliah's kids find out soon that the baby isn't their father's.

Cancer Salad threw away all the cancer meds!! This guy is such an asshole with no boundaries.

Cancer Salad's girlfriend is too much of a bitch to her mom.

A Million Little Things is now available to stream on Sumo here in Norway! YAAAAAS! Can't wait to binge it. Got nothing else to do this weekend, lol.

I’m so glad other people hate cancer salad. How is she a therapist when she is such a horrible human?

I’m really hating that pink wigged bitch and her giant-nostriled, one-tit boyfriend. If the writers had any guts they’d make them both die in a fiery car crash.

Omg, WHET MindY COHN character? Did she slap the cancer oit of cancer salad?

Omg, WHET MindY COHN character? Did she slap the cancer oit of cancer salad?

I find Deliah to be more likable than the bitch therapist.

What does Eddie see in Delilah? Their relationship makes no sense. Eddie is hot and she's not. Besides, she's older than him and more uptight.

r6, how do you type with that enormous pole shoved up your ass?

So Jon is really PJ's father? WTF?! I thought his mom said that his father was Jon's old buddy who died in a plane crash?

R430 I hated that reveal.

R430 I hated that reveal.

On a positive note: Jason Ritter is pretty damn hot.

That Oriental kid is the most annoying.

I hope PJ gets emancipated from his idiot mom and fake dad.

Cute scene with the gayling.

Cute scene with the gayling.

Nice to see them movie the gayling storyline along.

Conservatives just HATE the gay storyline

Danny finally comes back after 3 episodes and they send his boyfriend away.