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ivysaur12 · Oct 9, 2014

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Six years ago, Annie (Casey Wilson, "Happy Endings") and Jake (Ken Marino, "Eastbound & Down") bonded over their mutual love of nachos and they have been inseparable ever since.

Now, after returning from a romantic two-week island vacation, Jake's all set to pop the question. Before he can ask, though, Annie lets loose on Jake for his inability to commit. She was expecting him to "put a ring on it" in paradise and now Jake's perfect proposal is ruined. Not wanting to spend the next 60 years talking about that mess of a proposal, Jake and Annie decide to hold off on the engagement until they can do it right. Yet if history tells us anything, it's when we really want things to go right that they all tend to go wrong.

Creator: David Caspe (Happy Endings)
Network: NBC
Premiere: October 14th
Timeslot: Tuesdays at 9:00pm (after The Voice)
Genre: Half-hour single-camera comedy

CAST

Casey Wilson as Annie
Ken Marino as Jake
Sarah Wright Olsen as Dennah
John Gemberling as Gil
Tymberlee Hill as Kay
Tim Meadows as Kevin 1

VIDEOS

Promo
First look at the Teaser
Another clip from the pilot
Another clip from the pilot

REVIEWS

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20858855,00.html

Marry Me wouldn't work without Wilson and Marino, who make Annie and Jake just cringeworthy enough to be funny.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/2014/09/12/which-new-shows-make-grade/Y4yybfADs6EY24R4yQ40aO/story.html

I do. From the creator of the late, lamented 'Happy Endings' and his new bride — and former 'Happy Endings' star — Wilson, 'Marry Me' has a similar rapid-fire, pop culture-infused pizzazz. Longtime supporting actors Marino and Wilson are dynamite front and center. If they can walk the line between zippy and snippy, this should be a good TV match.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/entertainment/2014-fall-tv-shows/#marry-me

Though I’m not in love with the idea of another sitcom in which a woman fixates on engagement rings and wedding planning, it’s impossible to resist the fluidly written, sharply performed quips and pop-culture references that are effortlessly strewn across Marry Me’s pilot episode.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/30/selfie-karen-gillan_n_5908332.html

The pilot is high-strung but basically acceptable, and I'll keep watching in the well-founded hopes that it will find consistently entertaining groove and use its fine cast (which includes Tim Meadows and Dan Bucatinsky as Annie's dads) as well as "Happy Endings" used its fab ensemble.

PENNYDANCE.GIF

Sober · Oct 9, 2014

I'm excited.

Tucah · Oct 9, 2014

YEAR OF PENNY RESUMES

freshair · Oct 9, 2014

Saw a preview for this before Gone Girl and really enjoyed it. Look forward to it!

RatskyWatsky · Oct 9, 2014

I hope this is good.

Hours Left · Oct 9, 2014

ryseing · Oct 9, 2014

Tucah said:
YEAR OF PENNY RESUMES

Really hoping the entire HE cast guest stars at some point.

Will watch.

JDSN · Oct 9, 2014

Oh nice, Stumpokapow is on this.

Bladenic · Oct 9, 2014

I hope this show is good and giffable so that damn penny dancing gif can fry in hell where it belongs.

ivysaur12 · Oct 9, 2014

Bladenic said:
I hope this show is good and giffable so that damn penny dancing gif can fry in hell where it belongs.

That's cute that you think we'll ever stop ;-)

Trouble · Oct 9, 2014

Bladenic said:
I hope this show is good and giffable so that damn penny dancing gif can fry in hell where it belongs.

Report to repennyfication camp immediately.

ivysaur12 · Oct 9, 2014

what if all this gay marriage SCOTUS stuff is just viral marketing for Marry Me and pennydance.gif

BenjaminBirdie · Oct 9, 2014

WHEN
I NEED IT NOW

anaron · Oct 9, 2014

Excited!

ivysaur12 · Oct 9, 2014

BenjaminBirdie said:
WHEN
I NEED IT NOW

Oh yeah. That. October 14th.

LilWayneSuckz · Oct 9, 2014

"From the creators of Happy Endings..."

I'll be watching!

I'll never forgive you ABC..........

Sober · Oct 9, 2014

ivysaur12 said:
what if all this gay marriage SCOTUS stuff is just viral marketing for Marry Me and pennydance.gif

What happens when the show gets canceled tho?

(((((((((

ivysaur12 · Oct 9, 2014

Sober said:
What happens when the show gets canceled tho? (((((((((

Well, the gays had a good run.

EulaCapra · Oct 9, 2014

I see flashes of Happy Endings in this shot. I see a new Jane, a new Max, a new Brad, a blacker Penny, Ken Marino as the new Dave...

and Penny as a new Alex!

Stumpokapow · Oct 9, 2014

JDSN said:
Oh nice, Stumpokapow is on this.

wow rude

ivysaur12 · Oct 9, 2014

JDSN said:
Oh nice, Stumpokapow is on this.

Orbis Tabula · Oct 9, 2014

Kevin 1? Is Tim Meadows playing a robot?

ivysaur12 · Oct 11, 2014

http://tvline.com/2014/10/10/marry-me-preview-casey-wilson-ken-marino-nbc/

Although Jake and Annies wedding could happen by the end of the first season, Marino makes it clear that not every episode will revolve around a certain aspect of wedding planning.

Its not a show about, Are they meant to be together? Are they not meant to be together? Marino says. Its more about them entering this new chapter of their lives and how they handle that.

To that end, the series utilizes flashbacks to offer a glimpse of Annie and Jakes pasts, one of which will feature Annies upbringing with her gay dads (played by Saturday Night Lives Tim Meadows and Scandals Dan Bucatinsky).

We see a clip of me when I was little, because [my dads] built a stage for me in the backyard and had me performing. Which my actual dad did, Wilson laughs.

Parallax · Oct 11, 2014

JDSN said:
Oh nice, Stumpokapow is on this.

i knew he looked like gemberling

Oozer3993 · Oct 11, 2014

I didn't watch nearly as much Happy Endings as I should have, but I won't miss this. This is the only new show whose commercials have made me laugh.

Rarity · Oct 11, 2014

So Penny ends up with Rick Rickman, ey?

ivysaur12 · Oct 13, 2014

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/marry-me-review-really-funny-rom-com-1.9490098

Grade: A

But doubters should hear me out. "Marry Me" is the rarest of commercial TV sitcoms in that it's actually funny, has two standout leads and a superb supporting cast (especially Meadows and Bucatinsky). The series was created by David Caspe ("Happy Endings") , who's married to Wilson, so maybe viewers can assume there's something personal in this courtship-gone-haywire tale. (If so, one can only guess what their married life is like.)

the_firewithin · Oct 13, 2014

is that Milicent Gergich (sp?) ?

ivysaur12 · Oct 13, 2014

the_firewithin said:
is that Milicent Gergich (sp?) ?

Yes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/14/arts/television/marry-me-on-nbc-and-uncle-on-directv.html?_r=0

New York Times

At its best the shows language is inventively and diversely funny, drawing laughs in two or three or four different ways within the space of seconds. And Ms. Wilson and Mr. Marino are virtuosos of the almost-joke and master practitioners of not-quite-mock sincerity you can enjoy Marry Me simply for the agile way they negotiate its layers of self-consciousness. (Its a testament to their skill that its hard to find lines that come off even half as funny on the page.)

http://communityvoices.post-gazette.com/arts-entertainment-living/tuned-in/item/38409-saving-the-best-for-almost-last-nbc-debuts-marry-me

Post-Gazette

For some reason I just always explode my life, Annie says to Jake. That is why I need you. Without you, I would spin off into space like Sandra Bullock in Gravity. You keep me grounded like Sandra Bullock in real life.

There may not be much to distinguish Annie from Penny but Ms. Wilson is so gleefully game to throw herself into playing these neurotic characters that it may not matter. Her energy and dedication to playing the fool make both roles fun to watch. And Mr. Marino manages to play the straight man without being overwhelmed by Ms. Wilson, a feat in and of itself.

Asbel · Oct 14, 2014

Tim Meadows is in this? Always loved his skits on Ferguson. I am now excite.

Tucah · Oct 14, 2014

ivysaur12 said:
Yes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/14/arts/television/marry-me-on-nbc-and-uncle-on-directv.html?_r=0

New York Times

http://communityvoices.post-gazette.com/arts-entertainment-living/tuned-in/item/38409-saving-the-best-for-almost-last-nbc-debuts-marry-me

Post-Gazette

That NYT excerpt is the exactly what I wanted to hear, HE excelled in that sort of language play too and that's all I want from a new Caspe show.

Dandy Crocodile · Oct 14, 2014

So excited for this tonight!
I saw the preview before Annabelle and it got me hyped.
I've been doing a rewatch of Happy Endings recently so it's coming along at the perfect time.

ivysaur12 · Oct 14, 2014

The AVClub

http://www.avclub.com/review/itll-take-more-one-try-marry-mes-proposal-stick-210340

Such easy chemistry early on is a positive sign for the shows future, as is the approach of the supporting cast, which gamely attacks the small amount of material its given in the pilot. Marital bliss is on the horizon for Jake and Annie, but it cant be Marry Mes ultimate destination; a richer show about a whole group of people, two of whom happen to be engaged, is poised to blossom from this pilot. As with the promises Jake and Annie make to each other, the worth of pledging yourself to Marry Me will be determined by how entertaining the journey toward (and the journey after) that wedding will be.

RatskyWatsky · Oct 14, 2014

Oh yeah, this is tonight. Cool.

Suite Pee · Oct 14, 2014

Designing shows around improv folks who work together frequently is a damn good idea.

Happy Endings is dead, long live Marry Me!

ivysaur12 · Oct 14, 2014

Suite Pee said:
Designing shows around improv folks who work together frequently is a damn good idea.

Happy Endings is dead, long live Marry Me!

NOT IN MY HEART

G0523 · Oct 15, 2014

Suite Pee said:
Designing shows around improv folks who work together frequently is a damn good idea.

New Girl is dead, long live Marry Me!

Fixed! (They air at the same time.)

So hyped for this! Been waiting for this since the first release trailer this past summer.

Time to get our Angela Bassett pants on, get some wine, and get to watching!

jb1234 · Oct 15, 2014

I'll check it out for the lovely Casey Wilson.

ivysaur12 · Oct 15, 2014

Here we go.

Akahige · Oct 15, 2014

Oh yeah, gonna watch this live instead dvring.

G0523 · Oct 15, 2014

So that was pretty good! There were some scenes that didn't get a laugh out of me but it was interesting enough to keep me watching.

I did like that when Annie was doing yoga her outfit was kinda similar to Penny's dance-kwon-do outfit.

vatstep · Oct 15, 2014

Watched the pilot live and enjoyed it quite a bit. I'm in.

Tucah · Oct 15, 2014

Solid pilot. Wilson and Marino were as charming as they always are, the rest of the cast seemed fine from the limited time given to each. Got some solid laughs from me, I have faith that it'll find its footing in the following weeks.

alvmew · Oct 15, 2014

ivysaur12 said:
NOT IN MY HEART

SAME. I will love Happy Endings forever </3

Excited to watch this!

The Year of Penny is back on! :3

Wazzy · Oct 15, 2014

Can we also bring back the rest of the cast from Happy Endings?

arts&crafts · Oct 15, 2014

No joke is that actually Stump?

Sober · Oct 15, 2014

Year of Penny is BACK ON

TripOpt55 · Oct 15, 2014

Good pilot. Leads have good chemistry. I loved the flashback of when they met. Supporting cast seems like a good bunch too. Sarah Wright is always a plus. I've had a crush on her since Quintuplets.

RatskyWatsky · Oct 15, 2014

arts&crafts said:
No joke is that actually Stump?

Unfortunately, no.

bearythebear · Oct 15, 2014

Good episode. You could make easy comparisons to Happy Endings, but I feel like this has a kinda dark edge to it. Dunno if anyone else noticed it.

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