ABC hasn't really been knocking it out of the park as far as comedies go. In fact, I don't think there's really a watchable comedy on the network -- more than likely you'll get your laughs from dramedies like Boston Legal before guffawing at George Lopez or According to Jim.
Notes from the Underbelly isn't necessarily a great improvement. It's hipper than the family sitcoms mentioned above, but it's full of overdone-TV-archetype characters and fails to hit the quippy, quick Gilmore Girls-y dialogue it seems to be aiming for. Not to say it doesn't have moments worth actual laughs, but the pregnancy bit has been done on every sitcom that ever made it past 3 episodes and being fresh and even a little bit risky is the key.
The bright side is the second of two episodes Thursday night was much more entertaining than the first and showed a bit of promise. It's back next week at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday -- not a stellar time slot to catch on as bigger, better shows like Jericho and Bones head toward their finales. It's worth a look, though.
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