Hot In Cleveland premiered last nite on TVLand. It's a show starring Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Valerie Bertinelli as three LA women who decide to throw caution to the wind and fly to France. The flight makes an emergency landing in Cleveland where the women are pursued by multiple men while at a bar. Based on the laidback atmosphere, interested guys and greasy bar foods the ladies decide to rent out a house and take up residence there. The caretaker of the house is none other than Betty White who is none too shy about sharing her opinions on different subjects.
After watching the pilot episode it's apparent that the show has great potential. The cast are all very strong actresses. However, the characters come off as way over the top and quite campy. One is an over the hill actress, one an author, and another owns an eyebrow waxing shop. The magic that 'Golden Girls' had that this show lacks is versatility. It's like having three Blanches and a Sophia... The characters play so big: the clothes, the hair, the accents, the quips, everything! If they could make Valerie the Rose character, Jane leeves the bookish/Dorothy character and maybe Wendie the slutty/Blanche character then maybe it'll be a bit more interesting. and Betty White's character is great except she's basically there to deliver punchlines. Sophia was wise and peppered her punchlines with sage advise and stories about Sicily. With a little fine-tuning the show could be really good.
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