After a glorious career all the way to L.A., a scandal forces Chuck to resume his co-anchorman job in a Pittsburgh TV station. This starts a bizarre social dynamic with his colleagues, especially his ex Kelly, whose daughter turns out to be his too. The others admire Chuck, but have their own problems, from eager beaver Gary, who gets all the rotten jobs plus bad luck, over the bird-brain weather woman and over-confident old sports reporter to young and insecure manager Ryan. Written by KGF Vissers
I know that isn't saying much, given the felgercarb that now passes for televised entertainment, but "Back to You" is a great show that should be on the road to becoming a classic in the pantheon of "All in the Family" and "The Addams Family." From heavyweight creators Christopher Lloyd ("Frasier") and Steven Levitan ("Just Shoot Me," which wasn't great, but was still enjoyable), and starring Kelsey Grammar (Frasier himself) and the wonderfully talented Patricia Heaton (the real star of "Everybody Loves Raymond," another of my favorites), "Back to You" is a hit-or-miss sitcom that (most of the time) hits and then some. Fred Willard's sportscaster is hilarious, as is Ty Burrell. The weakest link in the cast is Josh Gad as an obnoxious and sweaty news director with a bizarre laugh. The staging works, the jokes are great ("Beatlemania in my uterus"), and it's good to see Grammar and Heaton back in the saddle. And together? Hoo doggy!