Posted on 07/18/2009 10:31:03 AM PDT by Zakeet
Looking for some wholesome entertainment to share with the kids this fall?
Well, don't turn on ABC at 9:30 PM (8:30 CST), for in that prime time slot will be a new sit-com called "Cougar Town."
Yep, you guessed it: another show about mature divorced women seeking men half their age for -- ahem -- dates.
One glimpse at the following sexually charged preview, along with ABC's own description of the show, should give readers all they need to know. For major league barf CLICK HERE.
Can a woman of a certain age be a mom, a successful career woman and still be on the prowl? Jules Cobb (Courteney Cox) is about to give it a try.In a small Florida town, the center of high society is the Cougars high school football team... which is wildly appropriate since this town is the natural habitat for over-tanned, under-dressed divorcées prowling for younger men. Jules desperately doesn't want to be one of them, but with an ugly divorce behind her and 40 staring right back at her, she's longing for a little more action in her life. The available men her own age, like her silver fox of a neighbor, Grayson Ellis, only seem interested in dating barely legal hotties. Egged on by her very married and very irreverent best friend Ellie and her determined assistant Laurie, Jules reluctantly dips her toe back into the dating pool. To her surprise, she hits it off with a nice young guy named Matt -- emphasis on the young -- and discovers this gal still has the goods.
Co-executive produced by Courteney Cox and Bill Lawrence (Scrubs), Cougar Town is the single-camera comedy that dares to tell the truth about dating after divorce. Juggling a teenage son with her thriving career and budding love life isn't easy, but before you know it, Jules will have you cheering, "Go Cougars!"
Yeah, with a son that just turned 21, that's exactly what I'll be cheering.
After all, a 40-something divorcée with several children and limited moral fiber is exactly what I want for my son.
Don't you?
Defining Deviancy Down -- Again
So don’t watch it.
The networks have completely ruined the Soaps with this stuff...now primetime. And they are clueless as to why people tune them out.
I know that the liberals will say that this type of show is good family entertainment.
I wish the liberals would be intellectually honest enough to admit that a show like this couldn’t have been on TV ten or 20 years ago.
I wish they would admit that their constant pushing the envelope got us to this point where portraying this behavior is considered ok.
Nothing new in sitcoms.
ABC’s Three’s Company 30 years ago had an older divorcee Lana chasing the male lead Jack Tripper.
Ditto
You can count on Hollywood doing their depraved thing.
Courtney Cox is disturbed.
This is absurd. Besides Sarah Palin I can’t think of any old chicks I’d wanna get down with.
There’s always the V-Chip.
After all, a 40-something divorcée with several children and limited moral fiber is exactly what I want for my son.
Well, let’s see, among your other choices, a 17 year old drug addled goth, a thirty year old gay man, or a twenty something air head who will leave him and break his heart.
A couger just might be the best thing to happen to him.
Brilliant solution. Simple to implement, inexpensive, requires no government involvement and yet allows people who might enjoy such programming to still be able to watch it.
Burlesque, ala 2009 ... Nothing new here, folks ... Life goes on..
‘old chick’?
Come on!!!!?????
Are you old enough to post here?/kidding:)
Imagine this new show...
A guy turns 55 and finds himself recently divorced. What to do? Why hit on women who are 20 to 30 years of age of course. We’ll call the show, Lions on the Prowl.
Think women will find that show cute?
ABC has one butt ugly way of portraying older women. ABC evidently isn’t too knowledgeable regarding women who are 55. Generally they’re looking for a soul mate, not a kid who is still wet behind the ears, yet able to boink like a rock start.
Hey Carol, I’d like you to meet my new significant other. He doesn’t remember John Kennedy, the race to the moon, the Eagles, Queen, the Beatles, the Beegees, and the Iran Hostage crisis. He thinks Magic Johnson is ancient, and Michael Jackson is only a distant memory for him, something almost forgotten due to youth.
We have such long deep talks about life. Of course they’re all about last night in the sack or perhaps refer to our vacation six weeks ago. Other than that, we have nothing in common to talk about.
Boy can that kid boink though. Lucky for him my grand daughter is helping him with his math assignments.
Very impressive ABC. The problem is, I don’t think you were trying to convey the image you have.
It can star Fred Thompson.
Between this and the “A new kind of family” ABC family channel I’d have to place this network at the lowest rung of the quality television ladder.
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