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blimey
MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE
I've just started to watch this interesting yet unconventional TV drama about three guys stepping up to the big 50. I've been a fan of Ray Romano and his humour for a decade or more, I've always appreciated his softness and his honesty mingled with a bit of common sense wisdom.
In his new show, Ray is the more mystically inclined of the three friends, he worries about running over an opossum with his car. He erects a rock sculpture for the deceased and contemplates how this ritual will help release the spirit to a greater unknown.
It's quietly funny at times, bittersweet and uncomfortable at other times but so very valuable and entertaining. He's always acting between the lines, a certain motif which brings both warmth and expression. If you pay close attention, you'll find much merit in this series, I'm already hooked.
The music used in this artistic adventure is superb. If you grew up with these songs, it'll be a nostalgic touch of sweetness to hear these tunes again. Perfectly scripted into every scene and loud enough for impact, you'll find yourself jazzed up and dancing around the room. Someone behind the scenes here, knows exactly what they're doing. Totally stimulating at every note.
One thing which strikes me as genius, is that along with compelling stories and crazy situations about friends and family, Ray's teaching *manners.* I like this about him. This show reminds me slightly of that other terribly fascinating yet profound series called
*Leave it to Beaver.*
If there's anything the world needs now,
it's a refresher course in manners.
