Where to find it: FreeVee on Amazon Prime
Length: Nine 30-minute episodes (hour-long finale)
Synopsis: Ex-cons find lockdown on the outside too
Recommendation rating: 5/5
What I like about it: funny, great characters, easygoing, messages, Barb, music, self-contained
What I don’t like about it: some jokes are a bit played-out
Review:
The latest sitcom from Greg Garcia (My Name is Earl, Raising Hope) focuses on Jack, who was locked up for selling weed in the tough-on-crime 1990s and released due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. With nowhere to go after so long in prison, Jack ends up staying with his cellmate Rooster and Rooster’s mom Barb, a petty criminal who threatens Jack’s long-awaited chance to go straight.
Its best moments come from dialling up the absurdity of the pandemic to show how it was extra strange for those released from prison to make space for social distancing. The wacky characters make for pleasant, fun and easy watching.
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