I thought "New Adventures of Old Christine" was pretty funny tonight...loved it when Christine said to Blair Underwood's character (Mr. Harris) when they were at his 25th high school reunion: "Did you EVER go through an awkward phase? My senior year...my acne medication had dried my face out and I looked like a block of Parmesan cheese with a Joan Jett haircut."
The episode was one of the best this season, which has been a little lackluster compared to the first and second and some of the third...maybe because of Blair Underwood's return? The very likable actor lends a charm to his character that you don't see everyday in sitcoms and that charm is sort of an inside joke (and even exaggeration) because pretty much everyone who meets him falls in love with him, including Christine's brother and even her ex-husband.
Of course I think the writing also had something to do with it AND Wanda Sykes was on tonight's episode...Christine's brother Matthew also had some pretty hilarious moments, too!:)
If you don't watch "New Adventures of Old Christine" here's a little bit about the show:
Meet Christine. She’ll make you laugh. She’ll make you cry. She’ll make you feel a LOT better about that time you accidentally wore your slippers (bedroom, not ballet) to pick up your kids from school.
With a cast including Wanda Sykes, Clark Gregg and Hamish Linklater, The New Adventures of Old Christine: Season One stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and proves that the Seinfeld curse CAN be broken. The actress formerly known as "Elaine" even won an Emmy for the title role she plays here.
If you haven’t seen The New Adventures of Old Christine, you better get started watching now; it’s THAT good! Dreyfus plays a single, divorced mom trying her best to survive in a world where "meanie moms" rule the fundraisers at her son’s private school and running a gym with business partner Barbara (played by the wickedly funny Sykes) is mostly an excuse to diss the members.
Throw in some bad dating that’s worse than a root canal and the fact that her ex is currently dating a much younger woman also named Christine and you get an idea of all that could go hilariously wrong. (Hint: the messy purse pictured on the top of "old" Christine’s car is nothing compared to her usual self-absorbed, but somehow endearing faux pas of the day.)
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