Television & Reality TV - Notes from the Underbelly Appreciation Thread

smoothaise · 04-12-2007, 08:13 AM

Notes from the Underbelly
One Hour Series Premiere - Thursday, April 12th @ 10PM on ABC (After Grey's Anatomy)

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Director/producer Barry Sonnenfeld and producers Kim and Eric Tannenbaum ("Two and a Half Men") bring a comic take on life's greatest adventure parenthood. This ensemble comedy proves that surviving the politics of pregnancy and maintaining your relationships with family and friends can be just as demanding as raising a child.

Andrew (Peter Cambor) and Lauren (Jennifer Westfeldt, "Kissing Jessica Stein") have just found out they're going to have a baby, and they're having a difficult time following rule number one keeping it a secret. Suddenly switching to decaf, becoming a teetotaler at cocktail parties, and going to the OBGYN are all difficult to keep from family and close friends.

Surrounding Andrew and Lauren as they embark on their journey is a close-knit circle of friends -- all of whom have varying opinions, experience and advice on starting a family. Julie (Melanie Paxson) and Eric (Sunkrish Bala), also in the family way for the first time, are the overly excited, slightly obnoxious expectant parents that Andrew and Lauren never want to become. Lauren's best friend, Cooper (Rachael Harris), is a divorce attorney and career woman who is skeptical of marriage altogether, and will do her best to keep Lauren from becoming another member of the "mommy cult." Andrew's buddy, Danny (Michael Weaver), is an immature child in his own right, whose chief concern is meeting hot women. Can Andrew and Lauren juggle the freedom and spontaneity of their old lives and the responsibility of their new ones? Will they be able to straddle the worlds of their carefree single friends and the ever-changing world of their married ones?

Andrew will narrate each episode, giving his wry and often sarcastic interpretation of the events that are going on around him. Lauren may be getting the stretch marks, but Andrew has to pretend that he doesn't notice them. Through it all, Andrew and Lauren come to learn that what's best for the child could be the easiest part... maintaining your relationships with family and friends might be the real challenge.

"Notes from the Underbelly" stars Jennifer Westfeldt as Lauren, Peter Cambor as Andrew, Michael Weaver as Danny, Rachael Harris as Cooper, Melanie Paxson as Julie and Sunkrish Bala as Eric

Based on Risa Green's novel of the same name, "Notes from the Underbelly" was created by Stacy Traub ("Kitchen Confidential.") Traub, Barry Sonnenfeld, Kim Tannenbaum and Eric Tannenbaum serve as executive producers. The series is from The Tannenbaum Company, Hill Three Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

Episode Guide:

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"Pilot"
In the premiere episode, Andrew and Lauren have just found out they're going to have a baby, and are finding it difficult to follow rule number one - keeping it a secret. Suddenly switching to decaf, becoming a teetotaler at cocktail parties and going to the OBGYN prove to be difficult to keep from family and close friends.

Wildfire Girl · 04-13-2007, 08:03 PM

Thanks for starting the thread. I've been seeing the promos for this new show, but haven't decided if I'll have the time to watch it or not.

smoothaise · 04-15-2007, 11:31 AM

It's such a funny show. But, unfortunately it's changing timeslot's to 8:30pm on Wednesdays, and that's going to lose a bulk of it's audience.

I thought it was refreshing for the husband to be the narrator...while the wife obviously goes through the bigger transition.

I like how they have friends that are all about "baby time" with a plastic doll...and obsessing about the baby before it's born. Waking up in the middle of the night to feed and burp a plastic doll...what was even funnier was the husband was enabling most of it.

I loved the part with the mother who had a business card made, and it said in big capital letters "SCRAPBOOKER" -

Rachel Harris was probably the stand-out. She was in the promos, and in the show. But, Jennifer & Peter work well together.

I busted out laughing with Lauren's cravings...taco shells, pumpkin pie filling, and raisins...

I loved that everyone had a "Lost" obsession.

I hope the show does get to tell it's story...it's quite humorous and I think it's worth sticking around.

dorkette · 04-15-2007, 12:31 PM

8:30? Is it an hour long or 30 minutes?I probably won't be able to watch another episode then 'cause that's when a show I watch is on.

Well I thought the Pilot was pretty good. I laughed a few times, about the lost obsession and the couple who were showing them how having a baby is the worst thing that ever happened to them. I'd have to watch another episode to decide whether I like the show or not although I probably won't get a chance to.

tutorgirl_em · 04-16-2007, 01:43 PM

I missed the first episode, but really wanna watch the show...can anybody give me a recap?

stealing_kisses · 04-17-2007, 03:59 PM

Gah, such a great new sitcom. I hope it sticks around

Em - Basically, there is a couple, Andrew and Lauren, who fight over whether or not to try to have a baby, and they decide to go ahead and try. They get pregnant. They have this friend who is pregnant too with her husband, but they are super happy about their baby. Andrew has a friend who stars in it too. Then, Rachel Harris plays the other friend who is sarcastic and doesn't do baby stuff at all.

tutorgirl_em · 04-28-2007, 11:53 AM

I finally remembered to watch NFTU on Wednesday and I love it so far

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smoothaise · 04-28-2007, 02:31 PM

This week's episode was amusing.

Especially with the Valet guys from Oleander.

stealing_kisses · 04-28-2007, 03:35 PM

This show continues to amuse me. Its witty and clever.

tutorgirl_em · 05-09-2007, 05:39 PM

So what did everyone think when Julie had a boy instead of a girl?

stealing_kisses · 05-10-2007, 02:23 PM

Interesting twist.

I hope this show gets another season. Its such a good sitcom. There's so few these days.

tutorgirl_em · 05-11-2007, 07:12 AM

I too hope it gets another season, it's the only sitcom I watch.

stealing_kisses · 05-11-2007, 07:19 PM

Heh, same. I'm hoping so much for another season...

cantorgurl · 11-12-2007, 02:15 PM

Season 2 is to start Nov 26th.

-CrazyBeautiful- · 11-18-2007, 08:24 PM

I watched a few episode on ABC.com a while back but they didn't have all of season 1. Anyone know where I can watch the whole season? How many episodes did it have?

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