Raising Hope
Seriously, I love this show! You really are missing out if you don't at least give it a try.
RAISING HOPE is a new single-camera family comedy from Emmy Award winner Greg Garcia that follows the Chance family as they find themselves adding an unexpected new member into their household.
At 23 years old, JIMMY CHANCE (Lucas Neff) is going nowhere in life. He skims pools for a living, parties every night and still lives at home with his family, including his MAW MAW (Cloris Leachman); his mother, VIRGINIA (Martha Plimpton) and his father, BURT (Garret Dillahunt).
Jimmy's life takes a drastic turn when a chance romantic encounter with LUCY (guest star Bijou Phillips) goes awry once he discovers she is a wanted felon. Months later, when Jimmy pays a visit to the local prison, he learns Lucy is pregnant with their baby, and after she gives birth, he is charged with raising their daughter.
It really is so much more than the synopsis though. So funny. I literally LOL at least once per episode usually more. Burt and Virginia had Jimmy when they were teenagers and are still together. They are crazy and not the smartest people but they love each other and raised a good son and I like that. Not advocating teen pregnancy but it's nice to show that sometimes a young couple can make it work and that you don't have to have a lot of money to be happy. Also I love Martha Plimpton and Garret Dillahunt so that helps. Garret Dillahunt was in the Sarah Conner Chronicles and is usually a 'bad guy' but he is also hilarious.
And no fox isn't paying me for this but I <3 this show so much I have been meaning to pimp it for a while now and it got a second season so you don't have to worry about starting to like it then it ending. Also it's only 30 mins which means really it's only like 21 and so you can give it a try without losing too much time if you dont' like it. I would say it needs at least a couple episodes to really get going but it really is funny.
RAISING HOPE is a new single-camera family comedy from Emmy Award winner Greg Garcia that follows the Chance family as they find themselves adding an unexpected new member into their household.
At 23 years old, JIMMY CHANCE (Lucas Neff) is going nowhere in life. He skims pools for a living, parties every night and still lives at home with his family, including his MAW MAW (Cloris Leachman); his mother, VIRGINIA (Martha Plimpton) and his father, BURT (Garret Dillahunt).
Jimmy's life takes a drastic turn when a chance romantic encounter with LUCY (guest star Bijou Phillips) goes awry once he discovers she is a wanted felon. Months later, when Jimmy pays a visit to the local prison, he learns Lucy is pregnant with their baby, and after she gives birth, he is charged with raising their daughter.
It really is so much more than the synopsis though. So funny. I literally LOL at least once per episode usually more. Burt and Virginia had Jimmy when they were teenagers and are still together. They are crazy and not the smartest people but they love each other and raised a good son and I like that. Not advocating teen pregnancy but it's nice to show that sometimes a young couple can make it work and that you don't have to have a lot of money to be happy. Also I love Martha Plimpton and Garret Dillahunt so that helps. Garret Dillahunt was in the Sarah Conner Chronicles and is usually a 'bad guy' but he is also hilarious.
And no fox isn't paying me for this but I <3 this show so much I have been meaning to pimp it for a while now and it got a second season so you don't have to worry about starting to like it then it ending. Also it's only 30 mins which means really it's only like 21 and so you can give it a try without losing too much time if you dont' like it. I would say it needs at least a couple episodes to really get going but it really is funny.
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