St. Denis Medical has been a very pleasant surprise for me. Tuned in initially for David Allen Grier, but the rest of the cast has been rock solid, as well.
NowGoodbyeForever on
GREAT news, I was starting to get worried about *St. Denis*. And I guess I need to check out *Happy’s Place*, which I’d never heard of until now.
My wife and I have become hilariously militant in our evangelizing towards *St. Denis Medical*, but it feels like the kind of show that gets slept on despite its quality (*Happy Endings* is my go-to example there). It’s from the showrunner of *Superstore*, and it nails that same balance of covering a less-than-glamorous type of American job that is thankless, incredibly common, and worth celebrating. It’s also *really* funny, with a cast that is already one of my favourites on TV.
We all know how some sitcoms take a season or two to find their footing. I know I skip straight to Season 2 when rewatching *The Office* or *Parks and Rec*. What’s wild about St. Denis is how fast it shook off any rough edges—I think it was maybe halfway into its first season when I saw an episode that worked as a perfectly balanced comedy machine.
And the handful of small remaining character bumps that remained were elegantly addressed *immediately* in Season 2: The Dopey Clueless White Guy character was made more competent and less creepy, the overbearing boss was given more sympathetic character traits, and her tragic (but very funny) doomed relationship was taken to its logical endpoint.
Most importantly, they really started to lean into the best aspects of an ensemble workplace comedy: Scenes where the entire cast is in a room bouncing off each other. Any scene where the Parks Department hears complaints from the people of Pawnee. Any time Michael Scott called a Conference Room meetings. The Break Room discussions hosted by Glenn and Dina. St. Denis has found a way to work a version of that into almost every episode, and it’s the perfect balance.
Really looking forward to the rest of S2, and whatever happens for S3.
Juunlar on
StDenis is the most underrated show in years
ArchDucky on
I’m glad for St Denis Medical. They really found there voice about halfway through season 1. I noticed it on the episode where the surgeon enters a dance competition by himself because clearly the reason he hasn’t won the last three years was his partner. That entire episode was so focused, and every single character was the exact character they should be. It was like when Superstore (by the same dude) found its voice and it just became this funny damn show.
The other comedy I really have been digging is Animal Control. They keep giving McHale animal arch nemesis’ which is seriously great comedy. He gets so irrationally angry. This year they brought in Chang from Community to play a famous dog whisperer like Cesar Millan type and its so great because those two have a fucking rhythm from working together for so long.
Iliketacosandcats on
I hope they renew Stumble as well!!
Next-Moose-9129 on
im enjoying st denis i need to get around happy place i hope they renew stumble that show is good to
Applesburg14 on
St denis started ok and kinda soured by the end of s1, did season 2 get better?
confused-snake on
Actually been loving st. Denis. By far my favorite out of the 3 rockumentaries nbc got going on.
IcyClarity on
Ooh yay! I love St Denis, I was kinda worried about it. I still need to start watching happy’s place.
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St. Denis Medical has been a very pleasant surprise for me. Tuned in initially for David Allen Grier, but the rest of the cast has been rock solid, as well.
GREAT news, I was starting to get worried about *St. Denis*. And I guess I need to check out *Happy’s Place*, which I’d never heard of until now.
My wife and I have become hilariously militant in our evangelizing towards *St. Denis Medical*, but it feels like the kind of show that gets slept on despite its quality (*Happy Endings* is my go-to example there). It’s from the showrunner of *Superstore*, and it nails that same balance of covering a less-than-glamorous type of American job that is thankless, incredibly common, and worth celebrating. It’s also *really* funny, with a cast that is already one of my favourites on TV.
We all know how some sitcoms take a season or two to find their footing. I know I skip straight to Season 2 when rewatching *The Office* or *Parks and Rec*. What’s wild about St. Denis is how fast it shook off any rough edges—I think it was maybe halfway into its first season when I saw an episode that worked as a perfectly balanced comedy machine.
And the handful of small remaining character bumps that remained were elegantly addressed *immediately* in Season 2: The Dopey Clueless White Guy character was made more competent and less creepy, the overbearing boss was given more sympathetic character traits, and her tragic (but very funny) doomed relationship was taken to its logical endpoint.
Most importantly, they really started to lean into the best aspects of an ensemble workplace comedy: Scenes where the entire cast is in a room bouncing off each other. Any scene where the Parks Department hears complaints from the people of Pawnee. Any time Michael Scott called a Conference Room meetings. The Break Room discussions hosted by Glenn and Dina. St. Denis has found a way to work a version of that into almost every episode, and it’s the perfect balance.
Really looking forward to the rest of S2, and whatever happens for S3.
StDenis is the most underrated show in years
I’m glad for St Denis Medical. They really found there voice about halfway through season 1. I noticed it on the episode where the surgeon enters a dance competition by himself because clearly the reason he hasn’t won the last three years was his partner. That entire episode was so focused, and every single character was the exact character they should be. It was like when Superstore (by the same dude) found its voice and it just became this funny damn show.
The other comedy I really have been digging is Animal Control. They keep giving McHale animal arch nemesis’ which is seriously great comedy. He gets so irrationally angry. This year they brought in Chang from Community to play a famous dog whisperer like Cesar Millan type and its so great because those two have a fucking rhythm from working together for so long.
I hope they renew Stumble as well!!
im enjoying st denis i need to get around happy place i hope they renew stumble that show is good to
St denis started ok and kinda soured by the end of s1, did season 2 get better?
Actually been loving st. Denis. By far my favorite out of the 3 rockumentaries nbc got going on.
Ooh yay! I love St Denis, I was kinda worried about it. I still need to start watching happy’s place.