"The New Adventures of Old Christine" (2006)TV series 2006-????

Creator:

Kari Lizer

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A divorced mom (Louis-Dreyfus) tries to keep pace with everyone around her.

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 28	9:31 PM	CBS	Beauty Is Only Spanx Deep	#3.2
Mon. Aug. 4	9:31 PM	CBS	Popular	#3.3

Cast

Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Christine Campbell (46 episodes, 2006-2008)
Clark Gregg	...	Richard Campbell (46 episodes, 2006-2008)
Hamish Linklater	...	Matthew (46 episodes, 2006-2008)
Trevor Gagnon	...	Ritchie Campbell (46 episodes, 2006-2008)
Emily Rutherfurd	...	New Christine (42 episodes, 2006-2008)
Tricia O'Kelley	...	Marly (40 episodes, 2006-2008)
Alex Kapp Horner	...	Lindsay (40 episodes, 2006-2008)
Wanda Sykes	...	Barb (23 episodes, 2006-2008)

Also Known As:

Old Christine (USA) (working title)
Edessä uusi elämä (Finland) [fi]
The New Adventures of Old Christine (Brazil) [pt]

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | Singapore:PG (season 1)

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Television

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV)

Great potential

Couldn't help but notice that nobody's commented on this show yet so I thought I would. As far as I know it's doing pretty well in the ratings so far and I'm glad to hear it. I think Julia Louis Dreyfus may finally have a shot at stomping out the Seinfeld curse.

I'll start by saying the premise won't blow anyone off their ass. Christine (Dreyfus) has been divorced for a little while but she has a good relationship with her ex and together they juggle the responsibilities of their son together, focusing obviously more on Christine who the kid lives with. Christine has a brother that lives in the guest house who serves as a nanny (or as he prefers, manny) and her ex has a new girlfriend named Christine, or new Christine, hence the title. The premise struck a resemblance to Reba pretty quickly, but the characters, particularly Julia herself more than make up for the familiar premise. She's got enough of Elaine injected into her personality to satisfy Seinfeld fans like myself but changed enough to carry on a new show. She can be ditsy and over the top like Elaine but she's always concerned in the end about doing the right thing, even if it doesn't always turn out that way. The characters are good too and play off each other pretty well, but I won't get into breaking them down too heavily.

A big plus for the show so far is it hasn't gotten sappy at all. It's a little early to make that comment but I will anyway, so far so good. I hate when sitcoms have those heartfelt moments, they should save that crap for full house reruns. I thought I might be in for some of that stuff given that it's about a divorced mom, but it pokes fun at pretty much every potentially sappy moment, and in the end that's what makes it worth while. It's definitely not Seinfeld but as long as people give it a chance to develop I think it could have a pretty long shelf life.