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Munsu
Fri, 10-15-2010, 08:48 PM
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Probably my favorite new series this season, anyone else watching Raising Hope?

I was surprised to see that Garret Dillahunt in the series, his talents are kinda wasted here. But I still enjoy the show, it has its charm.

Myself I was very much looking forward to Running Wilde, but that show just sucked, while this one that I wasn't expecting to even try, won me over.

There's a chick from Goonies there too.

Show is performing well so far ratings wise, so that's a good sign for now. Fox, if not mistaken, already picked it up for a full season.

In all, the jokes aren't that funny in my opinion, though there are a couple here and there. But it's a fun little silly show.


RAISING HOPE is a new single-camera family comedy from Emmy Award winner Greg Garcia that follows the Chance family as they find themselves adding an unexpected new member into their household.

At 23 years old, JIMMY CHANCE (Lucas Neff) is going nowhere in life. He skims pools for a living, parties every night and still lives at home with his family, including his MAW MAW (Cloris Leachman); his mother, VIRGINIA (Martha Plimpton) and his father, BURT (Garret Dillahunt).

Jimmy's life takes a drastic turn when a chance romantic encounter with LUCY (guest star Bijou Phillips) goes awry once he discovers she is a wanted felon. Months later, when Jimmy pays a visit to the local prison, he learns Lucy is pregnant with their baby, and after she gives birth, he is charged with raising their daughter.

Back at home, Jimmy's family is less than enthusiastic about a new addition to the household. His parents, who had him when they were 15, never knew anything about raising a child and have no interest in trying again. Jimmy may be able to get some help from SABRINA (Shannon Woodward), a sardonic checkout clerk he met at the supermarket if only he can work up the nerve to ask her out. Despite it all, Jimmy is determined to take care of his baby - whom Virginia thinks they should name HOPE.

With very few useful skills but their hearts in the right place, will the Chance family be successful when they step into the unpredictable and immensely challenging world of parenting?

RAISING HOPE is produced by Amigos de Garcia Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television. The pilot was written by Greg Garcia and directed by Michael Fresco. Garcia serves as executive producer on the series.
http://www.fox.com/raisinghope/

iMUSTbeTHEdevil
Sun, 10-17-2010, 11:53 PM
Great show for what it is. It has comedy and enough heart to keep the show endearing and amusing.

Kagemane_no_Jutsu
Mon, 10-18-2010, 01:34 PM
I hated it. Every action they made seemed like they had to be.... whats the word when an animal tamer holds some meat on a stick to make them do stuff......The kind of people george bush had when he was president..... HANDLERS yeah, yeahhh. well thats what it seemed like. Mix it in with some overacting and you got yourself a trashbag of a show. Plot wasnt bad and I liked the younger dude I think its the dad of the baby.

Considering it comes on right after one of the best shows with perfect acting didn't help its chances me thinks. For ratings wise yeah it did, but for comparison in quality.... big negative.