One normally doesn't associate good television with MTV, but, in the dampening surge (too soon Jerzy Shore?) of the reality TV craze it gets credit for birthing, the network gets high marks for setting their sights on a young, vastly more ironic and less literal target audience that must be seen/heard/texted. With Teen Wolf having faired well in its first two back to back seasons, MTV recently introduced Underemployed to offer a more real, if not natural, slice of young adult life. The show focuses on a tightly knit group of 5 friends who've vowed post college graduation, the shows outset, to realize their lives' ambitions today, tomorrow, whenever as long as it's as quickly as possible. Fast forward 1 year hence and we learn learn all has not gone as planned and all 5 of our friends are far short of their benchmark. We, the audience, get to participate as they try to fill the gap b/w the now and last year's now by leaning on their collective want for greatness in spite of their challenging, and that's probably too mild a word, set of circumstances. The best part about this show, besides being more real than the Seaside shenanigans airing weekly, is that it's relatable (and if you can't, it wasn't written for you anyway), its dialogue is well-written, and it's often pee-pants funny. Enjoy, if you are so inclined; I know I do and will. -JD
Review of Underemployed
