Me, Myself and I-A review

Finally, there is a sitcom that doesn't rely on cheap humor to be interesting. Me, Myself and I don't give up laughs every minute, but it is poignant, charming and sweet.

The premise centers around Alex Riley and how different moments in his life affect the outcome of his future self. As a young boy in 1991, played by Jack Dylan Grazer who was most recently seen in the smash hit It where he played Eddie, one of the members of the Loser's Club. Young Alex moves across the country in with his new step-family and starts a new school. There he meets Nori and develops a crush on her. He plans on going to the school dance and kissing her which ends with disastrous results.

The present-day Alex, played by SNL alum Bobbi Moynihan comes home to find his wife cheating on him with another man. He becomes depressed and uninspired to create new inventions. It becomes even worse when his ex-wife wants to move across the country and take his daughter away from him.

Future Alex, played by John Larroquette, suffered a heart attack and presently retired from his company. He runs into Nori at a diner which she owns and he realizes after all that time that he was still in love with her.

The premise is a little unusual for a sitcom and at times a can be a little confusing with the time hopping. It has a little sitcom cliches such as young Alex admiring young Nori as a pop song blares in the background and I can't even describe the incident at the school dance. Classic slapstick.

I can see how Jack Dylan Grazer could grow up into Bobbi Moynihan but John Larroquette is much taller. I struggle a little seeing him as old Alex. But that's a small issue in the grand scheme of things. It has great potential to go many places so long as it doesn't fall into the sitcom trap of cheesiness. Only time will tell.

Rating: Checking it out. Very Promising.

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