'CARPOOLERS' STUCK IN THE HUMORLESS LANE.Byline: >David Kronke At their best, TV shows serve as cagey, sociological treatises into who we really are, what our concerns may be and where we might be going. And then, there are shows like "Carpoolers," which has no clue and absolutely no interest in any of this. "Carpoolers" focuses on a quartet of clueless suburban boobs who don't understand the concepts of marriage, family, commitment or anything else associated with suburbia. Fred Goss stars as Gracen, whose wife, Leila (Faith Ford), may be more successful than he is; Laird (Jerry O'Connell), a womanizing wom·an·ize v. woman·ized, woman·iz·ing, woman·iz·es v.intr. To pursue women lecherously. v.tr. To give female characteristics to; feminize. divorcee; henpecked hen·peck tr.v. hen·pecked, hen·peck·ing, hen·pecks Informal To dominate or harass (one's husband) with persistent nagging. Aubrey (Jerry Minor) and newlywed Dougie (Tim Peper). Their ventures over the hill from their lives in the Valley to their jobs in the city are fraught with discussions revealing, humorlessly, their angst and idiocy IDIOCY, med. jur. That condition of mind, in which the reflective, or all or a part of the affective powers, are either entirely wanting, or are manifested to the least possible extent. 2. Idiocy generally depends upon organic defects. . Tonight, the guys try to rectify Gracen's feelings of emasculation emasculation /emas·cu·la·tion/ (e-mas?ku-la´shun) bilateral orchiectomy. e·mas·cu·la·tion n. The surgical removal of the testes and penis; castration. when his wife buys a $400 toaster. A future episode focuses on Laird's efforts to seduce a woman hot for married men (he makes off with Gracen's wedding ring) and Aubrey's pathetic attempts to find peace amid the wacky turmoil of his family life. Few will find this show remotely relatable to real life; fewer still will find it remotely amusing. The lone funny scene in two episodes comes when the guys have to consult the OnStar diagnostic service to confirm garbled song lyrics. "Carpoolers" is the loser's version of "Big Shots," about dysfunctional but at least nominally successful guys. CARPOOLERS - One and one half stars >What: Emasculated e·mas·cu·late tr.v. e·mas·cu·lat·ed, e·mas·cu·lat·ing, e·mas·cu·lates 1. To castrate. 2. To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken. adj. Deprived of virility, strength, or vigor. suburban dolts share their familial woes while driving to work. >Where: ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. (Channel 7). >When: 8:30 tonight. >In a nutshell: They sent out screeners of this but not "Cavemen"? How bad must "Cavemen" be? |
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