In the US: Wednesdays, 8/7c, NBC. Starts 26 September
In the UK: Acquired by ITV2
Watching nothing but new NBC programmes, one after another, is like going three rounds with Mike Tyson.
First the left hook of The New Normal. Pow.
Then the fast right of Go On. Smash.
Then the killer uppercut of Revolution. Aargh.
I’m lying on the canvas now, the referee counting me out. But stand up before the fateful 10 I do.
And now I’ve been floored again by one of the most obvious of jabs. Animal Practice.
If I’d had more energy I could have taken it. I’d have seen it coming and known what to expect. An NBC comedy, set in a vets, with Tyber Labine (Reaper) and a comedy Asian (Bobby Lee) as sidekicks to the misanthropic vet (Justin Kirk) who hates people, loves animals and uses his practice as a pick-up joint. Then along comes Kirk’s ex-girlfriend, JoAnna Garcia (Privileged, Better With You), to take over the vets when she inherits it from her grandmother and turn it into a smooth-running business.
They have unfinished history. Kerpow.
Knock yourself out: here’s a trailer.
