Significant Mother is an American television sitcom created by Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith. Starring Josh Zuckerman, Nathaniel Buzolic and Krista Allen, it premiered on The CW network on August 3, 2015.
The show was cancelled on Aug 22, 2016 by The CW.
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Plot
Restaurateur Nate Marlowe (Zuckerman) is shocked to discover that his best friend and roommate, Jimmy Barnes (Buzolic), has had sex with his mother, Lydia (Allen). Nate and his father Harrison (Jonathan Silverman) find that they must face the reality that Lydia and Jimmy plan to pursue their relationship.
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Cast
Main
- Josh Zuckerman as Nathaniel "Nate" Marlowe
- Nathaniel Buzolic as Jimothy "Jimmy" Barnes, Nate's longtime friend
- Krista Allen as Lydia Marlowe, Nate's mother
Guest
- Jonathan Silverman as Harrison Marlowe, Nate's father
- Emma Fitzpatrick as Sam Dillinger, Nate's employee at his restaurant
- Jay Ali as Atticus Adams, Sam's boyfriend, an organic farmer
- Denise Richards as Pepper Spinner, a notorious cougar with whom Nate ends up on a date
- Linda Gray as Gammy, Nate's grandmother and Lydia's conservative southern mother.
- Jerry O'Connell as Bob Babcock, a "slick realtor"
- Erin Cardillo as Parker, Lydia's nosy lesbian co-worker
- Mircea Monroe as Annie, a cute girl Nate meets on the dating app "Get Forked" and begins to date
Episodes
Casting and production
Created by Cardillo and Keith, the half-hour sitcom was developed for the digital platform CW Seed. Significant Mother was ordered to series for the CW on April 10, 2015, with Zuckerman and Allen attached to star and Silverman, Fitzpatrick and Adams rounding out the cast. On May 1, 2015, Buzolic was announced in the role of Jimmy.
Later in May 2015, Denise Richards was cast as local "cougar" Pepper Spinner. In June 2015, the CW announced guest stars Linda Gray as Gammy, Nate's grandmother and Lydia's conservative southern mother, and Jerry O'Connell as Bob Babcock, a "slick realtor". In August 2015, Terry Kiser, Silverman's costar from Weekend at Bernie's, was cast in a guest role.
Broadcast
Significant Mother premiered on August 3, 2015.
Reception
Brian Lowry of Variety wrote that "while the show does possess some energy thanks to the cast, there's such a numbing sameness to the gags."
References
External links
- Official website
- Significant Mother on IMDb
- Highfill, Samantha (June 10, 2015). "Significant Mother first look: Nathaniel Buzolic is a motherlover". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- Genzlinger, Neil (August 2, 2015). "Review: Significant Mother Puts a Son in an Awkward Situation". The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- Bacle, Ariana (August 3, 2015). "Significant Mother react: the CW's not-so-significant comedy falls flat". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- Uhlich, Keith (August 3, 2015). "Significant Mother: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- Moylan, Brian (August 3, 2015). "vSignificant Mother: nothing funny about sleeping with your best friend's mom". The Guardian. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- Eichel, Molly (August 3, 2015). "It goes easy on cougar clichés, but Significant Mother tries too hard to be hip". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
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