ABC has another funny sitcom out called In the Motherhood. I like it, but I’m cautious. ABC has this way of pulling the plug on all my favorites, without giving them much of a chance. There was a similar show before that they pulled, called Notes From the Underbelly that I thought was adorable. The cast didn’t have any well knowns, which might have been its downfall. This cast of mommies includes Megan Mullally from Will and Grace and Cheryl Hines from Curb Your Enthusiasm. Hopefully fans of these actresses will carry over to help this fledgling show.

The show is based on a popular web series, and includes stories inspired by real experiences from viewers of the website. The show focuses on three mothers who are all variations of women we know in our lives. There’s Rosemary (Mullally) who is the type to sleep with a man just for the free cable. She is very lenient with her teenage son, and she brings a lot of her snappy one liners to the dynamic.
Jane is Rosemary’s best friend, and a recent divorcee. She has a pre-teen daughter, and also a baby. She’s the struggling business woman who’s juggling between career and motherhood.
Her younger sister, Emily, is a stay at home mom and a complete perfectionist. Her kids love to fold (that is going to be my kids someday, ha!) and she seems like the type that just might have a meltdown at any second because she’s wound so tightly.
Jane’s “manny” Horatio is going to be a scene stealer, I can already tell from the first episode. He’s a goofball, and he gets into all kinds of antics with the ever wild Rosemary.
I loved the pilot, and I can’t wait to catch the second episode, this Thursday. As if my Thursday night tv schedule weren’t packed enough!