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 Tuesday nights on FOX. Fear not those who thought new comedy outings for the 15/16 season were looking a bit weak, for Rob Lowe is back to save us once again. Plot stuff: DEAN SANDERSON (Lowe) spent eight seasons playing the title role on the hit legal drama “The Grinder.” Now he’s moving back to his hometown of Boise, Idaho, where his brother, STEWART (Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Fred Savage, “The Wonder Years”), is a real-life attorney who is poised to take over the family law firm. It doesn’t take long for Dean to start injecting his TV drama into every aspect of Stewart’s life, both in the courtroom and at home, impacting Stewart’s wife – and Dean’s high school sweetheart – DEBBIE (The Waitress, possibly a drinker); their two kids, 15-year-old LIZZIE (Hana Hayes, “Bucket and Skinner’s Epic Adventures”) and 13-year-old ETHAN (Connor Kalopsis, “Days Of Our Lives”); and Dean and Stewart’s father, the law firm’s head, DEAN SR. (William Devane, “24: Live Another Day”). I stole all that because it meant I didn't have to remember people's names and things, and it made my two line summary look poo poo in comparison. Anyway, there's not really much to say right now. The pilot is good and funny, you should watch it if you like good and funny things. Here's a 3 minute trailer that is essentially an (older version of) the pilot and spoils most of the jokes if you want to ruin it for yourself rather than just watching the episode in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mybEO-Hb0Y
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Rob Lowe is awesome, Fred Savage not so much.
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Sep 30, 2015 12:22
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The only Rob Lowe show you should watch this year.... So, I was just reading that the showrunner got canned a while back. Does anyone know what that was all about?
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Sep 30, 2015 12:56
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This is pretty great. Savage is a good straight man but he kinda got edged out by Kumail Nanjiani as the opposing lawyer.
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Sep 30, 2015 15:24
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I hope Nanjiani recurs a lot because he kills it in the pilot.
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Sep 30, 2015 17:44
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Solid 7/10. I think this'll be pretty great once it gets into a groove.
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Sep 30, 2015 20:09
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LoG posted:Rob Lowe is awesome, Fred Savage not so much. You. Out!
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Sep 30, 2015 20:13
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Only 10 minutes in and I'm already loving this. Lowe is awesome and I didn't know the waitress was in this. #BestFriends #Teenlife
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Oct 1, 2015 02:14
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guys he said "litrally"!! This was ok, I'll give it a shot
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Oct 1, 2015 06:49
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Just watched the premier and thought it was decent. They need to give Fred Savage's character more depth.
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Oct 5, 2015 15:43
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Zaggitz posted:I hope Nanjiani recurs a lot because he kills it in the pilot. He kills it in everything.
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Oct 5, 2015 16:54
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Digital Jedi posted:
I cackled so hard at this. Rob Lowe is amazing.
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Oct 5, 2015 20:26
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I think I'm going to watch Roy Donovan now. "You...just...did."
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Oct 15, 2015 00:36
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I wasn't really expecting to like this but the positive feedback here led me to check out the pilot and it was pretty solid. Seems like the concept could get old pretty fast but we'll see how long they can drag the joke out.
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Oct 17, 2015 21:21
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Will they? Won't they??
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Oct 21, 2015 06:20
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I still think this program is exceedingly funny.
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Oct 21, 2015 09:32
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This show perfectly documents the life of Ben Savage's brother. I think Fred Savage played a rapist once on tv, but has been otherwise overshadowed by Ben.
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Oct 21, 2015 20:31
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No new episode tonight, but in better news - @maskedscheduler is reporting that the show has been picked up for a full season. Celebration! Grinder rests.
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Oct 27, 2015 21:05
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"This show'll never get a full season!" "... But what if it does?" "How do I even argue against that?"
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Oct 27, 2015 21:27
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EL BROMANCE posted:No new episode tonight, but in better news - @maskedscheduler is reporting that the show has been picked up for a full season. Celebration! I hope that they have an episode about "The Grinder" trying to get a full season.
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Oct 27, 2015 21:46
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Digital Jedi posted:I hope that they have an episode about "The Grinder" trying to get a full season. Sanders & Yao is in financial trouble, and if they lose the current case they may have to close down. Dean watches the Season 1 Finale of The Grinder, when Grinder had to fight for a television show to stay on the air (as a metaphor for the show The Grinder to get a second season) and has an epiphany that wins the case for Sanders & Yao.
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Oct 27, 2015 21:53
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Lmao, Toby is older than me!
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Nov 4, 2015 05:37
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This is still pitch perfect, Rob Lowe what a guy 
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Nov 4, 2015 11:58
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"One of the more competent legal dramas in quite some time" Mods... Please... The episode title had a French translation parenthesised so I was totally hoping this weeks Grinder episode flashback would be dubbed in French. They definitely have to do that at some point.
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Nov 5, 2015 00:32
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"Its Ethan!" Also, I like Zadak.
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Nov 5, 2015 02:43
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I think this weeks ep kinda help reduce my concerns that while great at the moment, can it last a few seasons. Felt different enough to previous plots, and was genuinely funny all the way through. Goddamn Rob Lowe just kills it, constantly.
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Nov 13, 2015 01:16
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I was a little down on the most recent play episode but the dad fading into the shadows at the end redeemed the entire thing.
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Nov 13, 2015 03:50
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32MB OF ESRAM posted:I was a little down on the most recent play episode but the dad fading into the shadows at the end redeemed the entire thing. "SHADOW BOYS"
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Nov 13, 2015 05:52
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EL BROMANCE posted:Goddamn Rob Lowe just kills it, constantly. He is a treasure and the rest of the cast plays off him really well too, I'm in love with this show
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Nov 13, 2015 09:08
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The Tim Olyphant guest appearance killed me. This show is hilarious and more people should be watching it. "Show a little bit of your penis." "I already tried that."
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Nov 25, 2015 03:48
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Tortolia posted:The Tim Olyphant guest appearance killed me. This show is hilarious and more people should be watching it. Everybody should watch this, it is just pitch perfect.
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Nov 25, 2015 11:56
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Boatswain posted:Everybody should watch this, it is just pitch perfect. There is no reason not too after this one. Tim Olyphant and Jason Alexander were perfect.
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Nov 25, 2015 20:20
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I was wondering if this show had a thread 
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Nov 25, 2015 20:33
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I just watched the latest episode of this and it was hilarious. This show is only getting better.
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Nov 28, 2015 06:57
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These bastards. Rob Lowe brought the Grinder to life, damnit. This show is so great.
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Nov 28, 2015 17:14
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Costanza & Olyphant 
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Dec 2, 2015 13:50
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I always look forward to this. Olyphant is perfect.
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Dec 2, 2015 14:50
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Loved that ending with Olyphant and Claire. I hope the two girlfriends for Ethan work out.
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Dec 2, 2015 16:43
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I now have to believe that Tim Olyphant played Raylan Givens with the same dedication that he played Rake Grinder.
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"Who would want to watch a show about The Grinder's less famous less popular brother? I think there could be an audience for that.
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