ABC Family's 'THE MIDDLE MAN' (1 Viewer)

[Inspector Hammer!]

Did anyone catch this? It was an extremely fun pilot I thought, sort of a hybrid of Men in Black and every male/female buddy cop show you can imagine.

I laughed out loud many times at some of the dialogue and sight gags, like the pocket Lightsaber he had (I think I even saw an MiB neuralizer too) and the way 'The Middle Man' runs lol.

Which brings me to Natalie Morales...

Reminded me A LOT of Rosario Dawson and that's a very good thing.

 

[Citizen87645]

The first time I heard of the Middle Man was at Comic-Con last year, where the publisher had a booth with a model dressed like Wendy Watson. When I saw the print ad for the TV show, I wasn't sure if it was the same thing since Morales has a pretty different look from the comic.

Here's a pic I took from the convention:



Here's the comic:

 

[Brian^K]

The show is definitely laugh-out-loud funny. We can't wait to see the second episode.

 

[Jason Seaver]

I liked it a lot. The pilot was pretty much the first comic series line by line (which makes sense, because the comic was basically the original pilot script from a few years ago), and I gather they will be adapting the second miniseries soon, although I hope they'll hold off the third for a while (the folks who've read it know why I say this).

 

[Chuck Anstey]

I didn't realize this was a comic but it looked to me like a Special Unit 2 remake and that is fine as I would have like to see more of that show. It has the same monster of the week plot with smarmy and witty over the top characters.

 

[Garrett Adams]

Its a real hoot and I'm hooked. Episode 2 starts in 45 minutes (5:00 P.M.).

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

Certaintly does look different than the comic, I think I like the two female concept better.

One joke that I meant to mention but forgot to, and one that had me laughing for several minutes, was when Wendy first went for the job and saw 'TMM' standing up on that balcony looking down at her, cuts to commercial break, then when the show comes back we get a subtitle that reads '3 minutes 10 seconds later' lol.

What they did for that 3 min and 10 sec I don't know but i'm sure glad they waited for us before they began speaking.

I also noticed undertones from one of the minature silver screens greatest lawmen...Inspector Sledge Hammer! TMM was enjoying "interrogating" that suspect a little too much lol.

 

[Abby_B]

Episode 2 was fantastic!! Still continues to be insanely funny and really out there.. Loved the succubus half-way house idea..how do they think of this stuff?!?!

I also liked that they showed kind of a softer side of Wendy when she was interacting with the kid and then when she was talking about her dad.. its good to know shes not constantly snarky and cynical...

 

[Phil Florian]

This is turning out to be a surprise hit with me. I only was half-interested because I liked Javier Grillo-Marxuach from his work in comics, funny enough (though I see he has a lot of Lost cred, so that doesn't hurt). Even then, I thought ABC Family was a cast-off network to show repeats of Smallville or shows involving plucky teens and the stupid adults in their lives (like, oh, the Disney channel).

Turns out, this show is the bomb! Why this isn't getting on to the main network is beyond me. It has great production values. This doesn't mean great special effects...they are cheesy but done consistently so and with great wit so it works. The writing is top notch and the acting is pitch perfect for the material. I hope they can keep this up. Clever stuff. I hope it hangs around.

 

[Patrick Sun]

I lub Dub-Dub. Nuff said.

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

Isn't it pronounced Dubby?

Me too, Natalie's fast becoming my #2 hottie on television, right after Cobie Smulders.

 

[Garrett Adams]

Don't forget Kyle XY, not a cast-off in my mind.

 

[Patrick Sun]

I think Lacey calls Wendy "Dub-Dub".

 

[Brian^K]

Short for "Wendy Watson" (double-U, double-U).

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

Absolutely, Kyle XY is one of my favorite shows.

I now know what your talking about, Patrick, I just finished watching this weeks ep and I heard her roommate call her 'Dub Dub' lol.

Man, I never thought that cynicism could be so sexy but Natalie proves it with every endearing word she utters. I was finally able to classify her different looks, when she's wearing the glasses she looks like Rosario Dawson but without them she reminds me of Amanda Peet.

With so many LOL moments in this weeks episode the best for me has to be when they reveal how the other sensai died, did he die in some glorious and epic battle to the death at the hands of sensai Ping? Nope...he keeled over during a game of Rock Em' Sock Em' Robots!

Also, that shot of Wendy coming up towards camera after being ejected from the jet was not only funny but also reminded me of when John McClain ejected himself from the exploding plane in Die Hard 2.

 

[Garrett Adams]

The renumeration/gift of the Smart Car with MIDLMN2 vanity plates made a sweet ending.

 

[Mikel_Cooperman]

Love Matt Kesslar. Hope the show succeeds.

 

[Steve Berger]

To pick a nit, it's MDDLMN2 , using my favorite way to abbreviate: no vowels.

The show almost runs too quick to catch all the little details. (I couldn't watch TV without a DVR)

 

[Patrick Sun]

So, I'm caught up with all 3 episodes, and they have all been very entertaining. I love how Dub-Dub can just spit out lines without tripping over them because the dialogue the writers ask her to do is ridiculous, but very funny at the same time. Sure, the production values aren't the greatest in the world, but the performances by the main cast, and the dialogue and attitude make up for such deficiencies. It's my surprise find of the summer so far.

This is one of those shows that I do rewind a lot just to catch all the zany pop cultural references.

 

[Patrick Sun]

This week's episode felt a little off, but we did get some development in Dub-Dub's orientation with the whole Middleman program. The plastic surgery faces on the Manicoids were so off-putting, though.