Synopsis
A patient’s therapist starts telling his clients what he thinks
Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge changes in people’s lives, including his own. Check out our list of renewals and cancellations to see if your favorite show made the list. When Brett Goldstein, Jason Segel, and Bill Lawrence were asked how they managed to get Harrison Ford for the show, Siegel said that Goldstein originally wanted a “Harrison Ford type” and auditioned for people like Ford.
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Siegel told Goldstein that they should have at least pitched it to Ford first, thinking that he would immediately decline, but at least other people would hear that Harrison Ford had gotten the job, which would pique the interest of other big-name actors. Eventually, Goldstein talked to Ford and convinced him to take the role. Goldstein still doesn’t understand what he did to convince him, but he was thrilled nonetheless.
It’s simple, enjoyable entertainment
Clearly written, excellent one-liners, enough pathos to not turn it into a mid-tier Big Bang Theory, and it’s a joy to watch. Yes, real therapists wouldn’t behave this way, but anyone with a functioning brain can understand that, so criticism from that perspective is simply negative for the sake of lowering the rating. Are some of the characters stereotypical?
Yes, but that’s not an insult and shouldn’t be taken for granted
FYI, I worked with a gay man who was exactly as depicted here. The real success is in combining the seriousness of therapy and grief with the growing pains of life at different ages, stages, and lifestyles, and making it damn funny. Finally, who knew what a great light comedy actor Harrison Ford was?