Pilots of a new comedy series rarely go off with a bang.
The opening of Issa Rae's new sitcom made me squirm. The school kids giving Issa a hard time reminded me of an incident when I was at school. My class did the same to a visiting careers adviser who tried hard to ignore our smart alec comments.
Issa Dee is a graduate who has been working for a youth charity since she is graduated. The token black woman in a charity full of middle class whites. Issa has horned her passive-aggressive skills in the work place.
Issa's personal life is unfulfilled. She sees no future with her longtime boyfriend Lawrence who is an underachiever.
The first episode sees Issa who is celebrating her 29th birthday going out with her friend Molly to a club. Molly is a lawyer who is also single and looking for love.
This was not laugh out loud funny maybe because it is observational. It was bittersweet about young black women who see life going by. Even being professionally successful might not be enough to get you the man of your dreams. Men just want short term fun.
There was an amusing rap bit which led to Molly and Issa falling out as well as Lawrence having a potential love rival.
The opening of Issa Rae's new sitcom made me squirm. The school kids giving Issa a hard time reminded me of an incident when I was at school. My class did the same to a visiting careers adviser who tried hard to ignore our smart alec comments.
Issa Dee is a graduate who has been working for a youth charity since she is graduated. The token black woman in a charity full of middle class whites. Issa has horned her passive-aggressive skills in the work place.
Issa's personal life is unfulfilled. She sees no future with her longtime boyfriend Lawrence who is an underachiever.
The first episode sees Issa who is celebrating her 29th birthday going out with her friend Molly to a club. Molly is a lawyer who is also single and looking for love.
This was not laugh out loud funny maybe because it is observational. It was bittersweet about young black women who see life going by. Even being professionally successful might not be enough to get you the man of your dreams. Men just want short term fun.
There was an amusing rap bit which led to Molly and Issa falling out as well as Lawrence having a potential love rival.
