New Fall TV Spotlight: Accidentally on Purpose

While it admittably slowed to a borderline painful crawl at its end, who didn’t, at least in the beginning, love Dharma ang Greg? It was a trite concept, the wild Bohemian girl with the conservative WASP husband. But the cast made it work, they made the trite characters real peole, people we loved to watch. So it’s with a bit of excitement that I tell you Jenna Elfman is finally coming back to television, on CBS’ new Accidentally on Purpose.

It’s another trite concept, though easily a more modern and perhaps less tired trite concept. Elfman plays Billie, a film critic who gets pregnant from a one night stand - with a younger guy, by the way. She’s still trudging through a break-up with her boss, who doesn’t want the break to happen, when the pregnancy strikes. She decides to move in with the father, “boy toy” (CBS’ words, not mine), Zack, played by Jon Foster - but just platonically, so they can take a wack at this parenting thing together as friends. Ahem::RossAndRachel::Ahem. Whatever. The younger guy thing will shake it up, plus the fact that Elfman is undeniably adorable. She brings warmth, energy, humanity, and likability to every role she plays. Ever seeing Keeping the Faith with Ed Norton and Ben Stiller? Check it out. Elfman plays the eternal “cool girl,” a teenage boy’s dream. Anyway, the show will follow along as Billie’s sister and friend support her and look forward to this milestone, while Zack’s friends turn the living arrangement into a frat house. Obviously sexual tension and relationship questions ensue between Billie and Zack. Ya know, if they had to make Knocked Up into a TV show, I’m glad they put Elfman up to the task. So, will you watch?

Accidentally on Purpose premiers Monday, September 21st at 8:30PM on CBS.

August 19th, 2009 by Courtney Iseman | Posted in News | (0)