坐在電腦前，看NEW NORMAL不是很想笑，就是有一點點悲哀，我不知道這種悲哀是不是一種油然而生的感覺，卻依然期待故事里的情節(jié)能真的發(fā)生。

很好看，攻受分明的角色分配，物質無憂的角色設計，不必擔心生存問題的前提下，只有孩子的事真的是個事，每個人打情罵俏，每個人沒心沒肺，每個人無論經歷多少疼痛，依然覺得明天會是美好的，這是一種普世的價值觀么？或者，我們無限期待的，也不過是過上普通人的生活，被人接受，在大街上和自己喜歡的人，牽手，親吻，結婚，生活。因為如此的遙遠，所以就顯得那么的美麗。

現(xiàn)在已經是第六集了，我很高興每周都有這樣一天，沉浸在這樣一份不需要太多心機，不需要太多壓力的電視劇，二十分鐘，挺好，挺舒服，希望有一天，我也能有這樣的機會，和我喜歡的男人，一起生活。一起要個孩子，呼吸，吃喝，睡覺，上廁所，爭吵。

當平凡都變得奢侈，微笑似乎更加華麗。

五星好評，12年的時候看見新聞說Ryan Murphy出了新劇，gay加代孕母親的故事。當時就想說留著再看，結果一留，留到了17年。剛看完，完全無法想象這是一個12年的劇，所有的劇情放到17年絕對不過時，在我看來反而會比12年更受歡迎。兩個主角之間感情也和諧的要命。一出現(xiàn)矛盾，就I love you. and I love you too. 就解決了，這就是我最愛的點，為什么看個電視劇還要強行看別人的坎坷。難道生活還不夠坎坷？
我一個真傻白甜愛好者。
而且劇中關于各種問題的討論真的是挺棒的。人物設定也很好。女主也沒有因為童年的一個天真的夢想，真的去無頭蒼蠅的一樣努力做律師。而是現(xiàn)實的去做更適合自己的東西。
如果這個劇是在16年或者17年開始。我相信一定不會如此匆忙的就結束了。雖然停在這就不錯了，但是結尾還是略顯匆忙。我就猜到了孩子一定會在精心準備的婚禮上生，然后再通過一個契機找神父證婚滿足男主的夢想。
全劇最愛的一個梗就是
honey, you know you can not return a baby to barneys right. 一句話解釋了兩個人的性格，這句臺詞太妙了。
希望有更多這樣的劇出現(xiàn)吧。

BTW
我覺得Bryan超級帥，真的是傲嬌兩個字成精，他的眼睛多美啊。一看心都化了。完全能理解為什么David可以在小事上無條件包容Bryan，這雙眼睛一看，心全軟了好么。
說他不好看的，請你們多看。

另Bryan得設定跟MF的Cameron一樣特別的drama，但是我就是吃Bryan drama的這一套，看起來不尷尬。覺得他drama的點都是正常的。但是相反Cam在第四季第五季的時候真的是drama的讓人害怕。

     大概是因為大熱喜劇《摩登家庭》里的同性伴侶——米奇和卡梅隆——博得了觀眾的厚愛，口碑、獎項和收視率樣樣不差，于是今秋一下子出了兩部主打同性關系的喜?。篊BS的Partners（直彎好基友）和NBC的The New Normal（新常態(tài)）。

    Partners的主角是一對發(fā)小基友，Michael Urie飾演的同志Louis和David Krumholts飾演的直男Joe自小便是死黨，如今共同經營一家建筑事務所。Joe剛和珠寶設計師女友Ali（Sophia Bush飾）訂婚，Louis也和男友Wyatt（Brandon Routh飾）感情穩(wěn)定。但Louis和Ali對于自己不能完全擁有Joe這一事實都耿耿于懷，劇集便在這條主線上展開。Partners宣傳語中的“四個人三對伴”就精準定位了劇集的基礎。

    Partners的主創(chuàng)是《威爾和格蕾絲（Will and Grace）》的主創(chuàng)David Kohan和Max Mutchnick，兩人在現(xiàn)實中也是一彎一直，并且是多年密友并且一同經營著制片公司，所以該劇算是再現(xiàn)了兩位主創(chuàng)的人生經歷。同時FOX公司1995年的同名喜劇也有著類似的設定，根據維基百科的解釋，劇集主創(chuàng)均是這部老劇的粉絲。

    The New Normal的主要內容是一對生活在洛杉，事業(yè)有成的同性伴侶Bryan（Andrew Rannells飾）和David（Justin Bartha飾）決定要一個小孩，選中了單身母親Goldie（Georgia King飾）作為代孕母親，Goldie也借著這個機會帶著女兒Shania（Bebe Wood飾）脫離了原來混亂的生活。Goldie保守反同的外婆Jane Forrest（Ellen Barkin 飾）則極力反對Goldie的這一決定。The New Normal的主創(chuàng)是大名鼎鼎的Ryan Murphy，《歡樂合唱團（Glee）》和《美國恐怖故事（American Horror Story）》均出自他手。

    目前看來，The New Normal的媒體反饋不錯，也已經獲得了整季預定。 Partners的收視則略高于The New Normal，最新一集以571萬觀眾小勝The New Normal的486萬。

    不光是美國觀眾，在我個人看來，Partners的觀賞性也略強于The New Normal，原因有二： 一是主演Michael Urie，他就是《丑女貝蒂（Ugly Betty）》中張牙舞爪的Marc??！作為當年《丑女貝蒂》中我最愛的角色，Partners在我眼中自然先得了三分先機。在新劇中Michael飾演的Louis延續(xù)了Marc的表演風格，渾身上下都賤氣十足放光芒，一個人就搶走了全劇的風頭。二是劇集節(jié)奏緊湊段子密集，雖然常有段子讓你覺得太過老舊，但快速的節(jié)奏總能帶著觀眾嘻嘻哈哈往前跑。 相比之下The New Normal則有點拖沓，有一集竟然整集歌頌奧巴馬。兩廂對比，Partners有熟臉的演員和輕松的故事，自然更容易討喜。

    但The New Normal在媒體上收獲了更多好評，主創(chuàng)Ryan Murphy的功力也不可小窺。一如在《歡樂合唱團》中大力為小眾、邊緣人物唱贊歌，The New Normal也不忘這種溫情加搞笑的方法，把目光透射到同志伴侶生活中的喜怒哀樂，一如劇集名稱，向大眾展示另一種不同但也正常的生活方式。在劇集立意上，The New Normal的確把Partners甩出了好遠，收獲媒體好評和整季預定也不意外。

     兩劇各有千秋，但落到觀賞性上，卻都還欠了一點火候。Partners絞盡腦汁用各種段子撓觀眾胳肢窩顯得用力過猛，The New Normal則分分鐘為同志群體當發(fā)言人高聲疾呼同志也是正常人未免也用力過猛。大概是被《摩登家庭》精致無比的編劇和溫暖的內核大幅提升了口味，或者是《打工姐妹花（2 Broke Girls）》的無良三俗笑話拉低了底線，今秋的這兩部新喜劇在我看來都還欠缺了一點火候。要是Partners能更深入地挖掘一下角色的感情，在段子上稍微再加點新意，或者The New Normal能輕輕放下為同志立言的架子，來點更俗辣的笑料，都不失為一部精彩客觀的劇集。

    或者說這些話為時過早了，畢竟劇集都剛開始，希望正如我們喜歡說的：好戲還在后頭呢。

'The New Normal': Six things to know about NBC's new comedy

by Tanner Stransky

The pilot for NBC’s new Ryan Murphy comedy The New Normal had a preview back in August during the Olympics, and that half hour also re-aired Monday night. But Tuesday night, the second episode airs and will give viewers an idea of where the show — which follows gay couple Bryan (Andrew Rannells) and David (Justin Bartha) as they attempt to start a family via a down-on-her-luck surrogate Goldie (Georgia King) — is going to be headed this season. But besides that, what else should you know about The New Normal? Read on for six insights into the new comedy.


1. The New Normal is loosely based on creator Ryan Murphy’s real life quest to start a family with his husband, David Miller. Also there’s some Glee influence…sort of. “It’s like if Kurt and Blaine were grown-up and married and thinking about having a kid,” Murphy — who created Glee — told EW, referring to the Fox dramedy’s beloved gay teen couple. “I’ve never really done anything autobiographical, but I find it’s really interesting.” Adds Rannells, who plays Bryan, the character based on Murphy: “This is a pretty lazy actor role for me, in that the character is loosely based on Ryan Murphy. After the first time I met Ryan and we got to sit down and talk, we both realized that we have a very similar sense of humor. We have a lot of the same interests.”


2. The comedy is getting compared to seminal shows like All in the Family. There’s no Archie Bunker, exactly, but The New Normal does have stripes of the show that made the character famous. “A few comparisons have been draw, very flatteringly, to All in the Family, in the sense that that was a half-hour comedy that was not afraid to tackle political issues and things that you might find on a drama,” Rannells says. “It’s not just a left-sided view of this gay couple and how great it is to be a gay parent.” The comparisons are spot-on, too, as Murphy credits Family as one of his favorite shows. “Growing up the shows I loved most were All in the Family and the Mary Tyler Moore show,” Murphy says. “[The New Normal is] a pastiche of that tone.”


3. The show’s detractors are actually represented in…the show itself. One Million Moms came out against The New Normal, blasting it for exposing families “to the decay of morals and values, and the sanctity of marriage,” while an NBC affiliate in Salt Lake City announced on Aug. 24 that they won’t be airing the show because it’s “inappropriate.” “Ellen [Barkin]‘s character, Jane, she represents where a lot of the country is in terms of having resistance to gay marriage and gay parenting,” explains Rannells, “and we get to show all of that.” King echoes Rannell’s sentiments. “Those people who are against it right now might actually be pleasantly surprised about how lots of different viewpoints and opinions are actually in the show. That’s what’s so great — it explores everybody’s ideas and thoughts.”


4. The New Normal is about more than just gay people and parenting — it’s about a new kind of family. “The New Normal does not refer to homosexuality,” Bartha explains. “It is just a mixed family. There’s a single mother on this show, there’s a single grandmother.” It’s about “everyone’s life,” says co-creator Ali Adler. “In my family, there’s two moms and two houses and two kids.” Adds Murphy: “At the end of the day it’s not about being gay or straight, it’s about how you navigate having children. And it has the world’s worst in-law played by Ellen Barkin.”


5. And speaking of Barkin, she will likely be the show’s scene stealer, alongside The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s Nene Leakes. They — Barkin as Georgia’s homophobic, racist grandmother and Leakes as Bryan’s smart-mouthed assistant Rocky — certainly are behind the camera. “If NeNe wasn’t already on a reality show, we could make a reality show of the behind-the-scenes of The New Normal,” Bartha says. “Her and Ellen are hilarious! You have these two people coming from extremely different backgrounds — it’s kind of our show.”


6. Star Justin Bartha has a personal connection to the show’s premise: his gay brother. “My only brother is gay, and he didn’t come out until later in his life,” Bartha says. “I love him very much, so there’s that.” But Bartha accepted the role to take a stand a make a point, too. “There’s also the fact that it’s still a social issue in our country,” he says, as a way to explain his passion for the show. “I think it’s baffling. It’s something that is confusing to me.” Adds Bartha: “I’ve never gotten such a positive response to anything that I’ve done, and I’ve been lucky to be a part of things that are beloved.”


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