Michael Schur is known for Brooklyn 99 and The Good Place (both of which I loved), so I was excited about this new show. Ted Danson stars as a retired widower who goes undercover in a nursing home to find a thief. There’s lots of built-in potential for comedy, but it never materializes. Instead of mining for laughs, every episode introduces another resident who has issues that are common for seniors (and often sad). Danson is charmingly bumbly. The rest of the cast could have been stocked with quirky seniors but isn’t. As a comedy, this series is disappointing. It tries so hard to be heart-warming and emotionally manipulative that it lost any potential for fun. (Review based on 5 out of 8 eps) 
(1.5 / 5)
