On The Spot: What About Brian
I’m a Lost addict, so I decided to check out the new series from creator J.J. Abrams, What About Brian (Mondays, 10pm, ABC). Lest we forget, Abrams unleashed Felicity on the world years before Lost. Brian is definitely more in this vein, targeted at grown-up thirtysomething Felicity fans. It chronicles the life and times of the last single guy in a group of friends, his crush on his best friend’s fiancee, and all the usual requisite subplots (one couple is trying to conceive; another teeters on the brink of affair, etc.). It may remind you of the way-too-quickly-departed Love Monkey; although it has none of the self-conscious hipster overtones, it sucked me right in. The season finale was last night (after only five or so episodes), so check for reruns if you’re interested. Maybe it’ll fare better than Monkey and be picked up again in summer or fall.
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