Abby's is a show with an interesting premise: Chill woman runs a neighborhood bar out of her own backyard. The yang to her yin is an uptight bespectacled jazz nerd who owns the property and (very sensibly) initially has to shut the whole thing down because it violates several zoning ordinances. On top of that, there are the interesting characters and bar staff (probably paid under the table) who populate the bar.
At first glance, this is a show with an overproduced laugh track that the writing staff uses as a crutch to make their lines pop. On the other hand, this is a show that relies on character-based humor and there's good reason to believe that like the awkward beginnings of some of NBC's best comedies--Superstore, Community, and Parks and Recreation--the show's awkwardness will dissipate over time. Natalie Morales and Nelson Franklin are both personalities that can be built upon and the world can be expanded.
What's more, like the above-listed comedies, this is a show with something interesting to say about the way people choose to congregate, the informal economy, what a business means to someone, and how to run a business with someone you don't get along with. There's a lot of socio-economic depth here.
At first glance, this is a show with an overproduced laugh track that the writing staff uses as a crutch to make their lines pop. On the other hand, this is a show that relies on character-based humor and there's good reason to believe that like the awkward beginnings of some of NBC's best comedies--Superstore, Community, and Parks and Recreation--the show's awkwardness will dissipate over time. Natalie Morales and Nelson Franklin are both personalities that can be built upon and the world can be expanded.
What's more, like the above-listed comedies, this is a show with something interesting to say about the way people choose to congregate, the informal economy, what a business means to someone, and how to run a business with someone you don't get along with. There's a lot of socio-economic depth here.