"The Return of Jezebel James" (2008)TV series

Creator:

Amy Sherman

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

When a newly single, professional woman learns she's unable to conceive, she looks to her estranged younger sister to carry her baby for her.

Cast

Courtney Vine	...	Office Worker (4 episodes, 2008)
Parker Posey	...	Sarah Tompkins (3 episodes, 2008)
Lauren Ambrose	...	Coco Tompkins (3 episodes, 2008)
Scott Cohen	...	Marcus Sonti / ... (3 episodes, 2008)
Ron McLarty	...	Ronald Tompkins (3 episodes, 2008)
Michael Arden	...	Buddy (3 episodes, 2008)
Dianne Wiest	...	Talia Tompkins (2 episodes, 2008)
Ricky Garcia	...	Miguel / ... (2 episodes, 2008)
Dana Ivey	...	Molly (2 episodes, 2008)
Jasika Nicole	...	Dora / ... (2 episodes, 2008)
Jack Carpenter	...	Dash (2 episodes)

Also Known As:

Untitled Amy Sherman-Palladino Project (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company:

Fox Broadcasting Company

Why is it so bad?

I've always loved Parker Posey, but this show makes me understand those who find her annoying. She's really, really irritating in this. Maybe she's just hoping to get this travesty canceled--she deserves so much better. I disagree with previous commentators, though--I think the laugh-track greatly adds to the humor. Without a laugh-track telling me someone said something funny, I wouldn't have even realized this was supposed to be a comedy.

This show reminds me of the worst 80's sitcoms. It's so contrived and poorly written and the characters are paper thin. I think the show has such a fast pace to keep viewers from realizing that no one is saying anything funny, insightful, or dramatic.

I really hope Sherman-Palladino pulls it together before JJ gets canceled (or she gets dragged off into the night by a torch-wielding mob that blames her for destroying Posey's career), but she can't have much time left. This show is terrible.

And just so you know, I loved Gilmore Girls.