Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin make for the best buddy couple I've seen since Tony Randall and Jack Klugman shared a screen. A Chuck Lorre creation this isn't laugh-out-loud funny like some of his other work (okay, there is an occasional guffaw) but it touches you with a lovely blend of humor and "something else". Not sure what, just a rush of complex emotions. Much like "Mom" it is a grown-up comedy with some kind of bittersweet recognition of our own lives and circumstances. As usual I had minor quibbles with actresses 15-20 years younger than their male counterparts playing wives and lovers but that is nothing new to television. Netflix hits it out of the ballpark again with a nicely produced show. Eight half-hour episodes make up the first season with an eagerly anticipated second season coming ... at some point.
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