I think exactly one season of this was enough to peg it as a UCB/Comedy Bang-Bang jobs program, and while I don't mean that exactly as damning it with faint praise it's not exactly mining the depths for fresh material; Burning Love felt/feels like a more obviously successful take on the same end goal.

(Having said that, I could certainly see myself picking the latter seasons up at some point — but in much the same manner I might reach for bad takeout, out of convenience rather than palate.)

★★

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