Whenever a U.K. comedy crosses the pond for an American makeover, the first concern generally tends to be about capturing the spirit and tone of the original. And while I haven't seen the British version of "Getting On," whatever happened in translation didn't seem to dilute a potent blend of sweet and sour laughs in HBO's take on the series. Retaining the tradition of truly cringeworthy moments of comedic embarrassment popularized by the efforts of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and combining it with heart and (fleeting) moments of genuine emotion, "Getting On" makes the most of its six episode first season. Set in the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, California, the show follows the increasingly knotty and overlapping travails of an ensemble of workers in the geriatric ward. Alex Borstein ("MadTV," Lois Griffin on "Family Guy") is the central focus as Nurse Dawn Forchette,...
- 12/30/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- Indiewire Television
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