I was very excited for The Last Man on Earth. Will Forte is a guy who's been around for a while now but he really hasn't had a breakthrough yet. He's been on Saturday Night Live for years. This show is also a great move by Fox. They are running a little low on the comedies right now. That 70's Show has been over for a long time now and the animated shows like Family Guy and the Simpsons are on their last legs(as much as I love them both).
The Last Man on Earth starts off with an hour long pilot episode (which actually is two episodes). I like this move because the plot line of being the last man on earth takes some time to set up and a half hour just isn't enough. This show has no studio audience, which I prefer. Obviously Forte's character Phil Miller is not the only person left on Earth but he is one of the few survivors of a virus that eliminated most of the people. However I didn't find the episode that funny, but I know that it is pretty hard to make this pilot funny if you are the only person on the show. Phil Miller is a man suffering from terrible depression from being so lonely. Halfway through the show we get to meet another character, Kristen Schaal as Carol. I was hoping to see January Jones in this pilot, I really enjoyed her in Mad Men but we don't get to see her yet. This show didn't show me anything special yet. There was nothing that was laugh out loud funny, but I will likely tune in to the next couple episodes just so I can see how the rest of the cast will be introduced and how the show develops.
The Last Man on Earth starts off with an hour long pilot episode (which actually is two episodes). I like this move because the plot line of being the last man on earth takes some time to set up and a half hour just isn't enough. This show has no studio audience, which I prefer. Obviously Forte's character Phil Miller is not the only person left on Earth but he is one of the few survivors of a virus that eliminated most of the people. However I didn't find the episode that funny, but I know that it is pretty hard to make this pilot funny if you are the only person on the show. Phil Miller is a man suffering from terrible depression from being so lonely. Halfway through the show we get to meet another character, Kristen Schaal as Carol. I was hoping to see January Jones in this pilot, I really enjoyed her in Mad Men but we don't get to see her yet. This show didn't show me anything special yet. There was nothing that was laugh out loud funny, but I will likely tune in to the next couple episodes just so I can see how the rest of the cast will be introduced and how the show develops.