'A Man on the Inside' on Netflix

I just started it and am enjoying it a lot. Lots of heart

Ted Danson must be the most successful actor in TV history.

Excuse me, R2?!

Sorry Kelsey, but there is no excuse for you.

It looks good but the retirement home sitcom w/ Vicki Lawrence didn’t fly long-America hates old people.

Ted's three bro-y tween grandsons don't have a lot to do but they're hilarious. Reminds me a bit of the boys on Malcolm in the Middle.

I checked out the original in Spanish already -- the guy is really old and has no charisma at all, so I couldn't make myself watch it for very long.

Hope this one's better.

It sounds like an episode of Monk.

Sounds good. I'll have something to watch tonight.

It doesn't work. Except for Danson the casting is terrible. The premise is dumb. It has funny bits but they're just bits.

i'll check out the first few eps this weekend.

The guy who plays Danson's backgammon buddy at the home should get a Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy nod. He's totally natural and believable.

Of course, I looked him up, and — Juillard trained, Tony nominated, frequently worked with August Wilson on Broadway, SAG Award winner. His name is Stephen McKinley Henderson and apparently everyone else in the world knows who he is.

Nobody is gonna mention DL fav Sally Struthers?!?!

R6 they managed to give them all a bit of character with only a few lines but I thought Bro’ was overused.

"Frasier 2," r3.

R13, Read the OP!

"Thefts at a Nursing Home" is also a theme of the episode "Blue Herrings" from "Midsomer Murders," with, of course, some murders!

R3 Danson has led 3 successful series now-can Kelsey say the same?

Plus don’t forget Something About Amelia.

r17 Or maybe four?

Cheers

The Good Place

CSI

Becker

Less successful or not the lead: Ink. Mr. Mayor, Damages, Help Me Help You, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Fargo, Bored to Death

Ted Danson is a TV treasure, handsome and funny. He'll be the male Betty White of Sit-Coms.

I'll never understand the Whoopi gig, though.

The series is based on the documentary. True story.

I don’t know what to think of the actress who plays his daughter.

The daughter is the actress from It's Always Sunny...the waitress that Charlie was always chasing.

I'm reluctant to watch since I've never cared for Danson, not even on Cheers.

I need a man on the inside.

#1 show on Netflix right now.

Michael Schur seems to reuse a lot of his stars from other shows. Danson and Eugene Cordero are from "The Good Place." Stephanie Beatriz and Marc Evan Jackson were from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine." Jackson was also on "Parks and Rec."

R8 I was thinking that too. I’ve always liked Ted Danson.

I thought that Ted Danson was wonderful in his small part in Body Heat. Do you remember when he was waiting for one of the other characters - probably William Hurt. Anyway - he was alone and practiced a dance routine. Really an odd but human touch .

Mickey Rourke was great as the arsonist too. 40+ years later, Danson still looks good.

Sally Struthers had gotten pretty heavy, but she looks quite svelte on this. Good for her for losing so much weight.

Still chunky.

I bawled all day and watched the whole thing. It felt much heavier than comedy to me. Maybe that's mostly because of my aging parent and also my own isolation as someone with disabilities trying to figure out how to be ok with being alone when you're too broke to move into a place like this. Perhaps other folks will feel more of the joy of it but fuck I'm exhausted.

I'm glad DL has adopted Sally Struthers as a lovely person.

I just finished it last night. As someone mentioned above [r8], my first thought was, "This feels like an episode of Monk" (not a bad thing).

The grandsons are funny, typical teenage louts!

Overall, I really liked it. They explore issues that the elderly encounter but in a heartfelt way.

[quote] and also my own isolation as someone with disabilities trying to figure out how to be ok with being alone when you're too broke to move into a place like this.

I thought you worked in an 'upper class gym' obsessed with skinny white ladies?

Just finished the whole series. I wonder what they're planning for next season (if there is one).

What I appreciated about this show was that -- for a comedy, they didn't shy away from tackling some really serious issues.

And one more Schur repeat casting: She only had a couple of lines, but D'Arcy Carden, from "The Good Place" showed up in the last episode.

Did anyone catch the crazy names of some of the characters?

Megan Chaguglaight-Accourse

Penny Guhmstahr

Pilar Galaragga-Jesserit

Rick Whuzmarc

Peggy Legorovitch

George Baddears

Louise Ammay-Ahlkott

Dennis DeKeuque

Lavern Sernverlern

Sam Ailmintz

Arwan Shahehtasfeeyehehab

Lee Viezfivowun

Steve Autumnal-Stojakovic

Roger Overnowt

Nermal von Garveldt

Dr. Wencythe-Hoffstrike

Channing Grudzielanek

Officer Prawnmandler

Eve St. Portchborts

and my personal favorite: Matteo Torte Al Formaggio Fabbrica (translated: "Matthew Cheesecake Factory." )

You seem peculiarly invested in this show, r35.

I despise Ted Manson. He's a bad one-note actor who has had, what, 60 series thrown at him. He's like flies on shit, inescapable and a very bad sign

Plus all those killings...

Just started this, and it's like the Great British Baking show for me- pleasant mindless viewing. Glad to hear D'Arcy Carden has a bit r33, she was great in the Good Place.

R39, it gets better as it goes.

My mom recently moved into a nice senior living center in San Francisco, so I can relate to this. The show gets a lot right about these centers. The only things I've noticed that are missing is that residents at my mom's place wear their key cards on a lanyard around their necks (and are all given emergency-alert wristbands), and there aren't nearly enough residents in wheelchairs or using walkers or scooters. (Yes, I realize it's not a documentary. The exteriors are the Mark Hopkins Hotel on Nob Hill, and I'm pretty sure you can't see the Golden Gate Bridge from its [imaginary] roof deck.) It took me forEVER to place Susan Ruttan.

Inside info about "Inside."

[quote]This is like "Murders in the Building" with all the twee gone and just genuine easy comedy.

Perfect description!

I also thought it was charming. The setting was certainly the Arconia of Nursing Homes.

I laughed out loud at the Complaints Meeting, when the guy piped up "The food tastes like pennies and none of us can move our arms", and without a word the person next to him hit the alarm button round his neck and nurses came and took him away as the meeting continued.

My mom's biggest complaint at her senior living center is the food, which is very hit or miss, so that pennies line rang true. Fortunately, my mom still likes to cook and makes most of her meals. We'll find out tomorrow how they handle the Thanksgiving feed, though.