Mad Love

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I brought you the 411 on a ton of new midseason TV from the Winter TCA, but I still want to give the new shows a more in-depth look with my pilot scoops. Today I'm checking out the new CBS sitcom Mad Love.

• What it's about: Kate and Ben (Sarah Chalke and Jason Biggs) meet each other in the pilot and fall madly in love almost immediately, much to the chagrin of their jaded BFFs, Connie and Larry (Judy Greer and Tyler Labine). While Kate and Ben have an instant attraction, Connie and Larry hate each other (which basically means they also have an attraction, they're just fighting it).
• Where it works: The show has some funny dialogue and a similar feel to its network neighbor How I Met Your Mother, and Greer is endlessly entertaining (watch my interview with her for more insights on her character).
• Where it doesn't: The laugh track on this show feels particularly dreadful and forced. And while Kate and Ben are cute, their pilot interaction is just too saccharine.
• Am I hooked? I'm not sold yet, but I'll keep watching to see if Greer and co. can make the sitcom worth watching.
• When is it on? Monday, Feb. 21 at 8:30 p.m. on CBS.

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When I visited last week's Winter TCA, I got to hear some details about new CBS series Mad Love starring Jason Biggs, Judy Greer, and Sarah Chalke. After the panel, I sat down for a few minutes to chat with Greer about the sitcom, her role as Connie, and we even talked about the much-anticipated Arrested Development movie and her appearance in Love and Other Drugs, where she got to work with Jack Gyllenhaal. Check it out!

The sitcom is alive and well, especially on CBS, which unveiled its latest comedy, Mad Love at the Winter TCA. The show is an ensemble comedy starring Jason Biggs, Sarah Chalke, Judy Greer, and Tyler Labine as four twenty-something singles falling in love in New York City. The stars and series creator sat down to talk about their rom-com-flavored sitcom and how great the cast gets along.

• Biggs fielded questions about why he wanted to do the show, and he replied that he has "been trying to do something with CBS for quite a while." He says it's been a great experience for him, especially since the cast has such great chemistry: "We've been having a blast." And to his credit, he didn't shy away from poking fun at his own career, joking, "I have sex with a sheet cake in the second episode."
• Biggs and Chalke play characters who fall for each other in the pilot, and Labine and Greer play their cynical pals. When Labine and Greer were asked how they felt about constantly being cast as sidekicks, neither seemed particularly disappointed by it. It's "less hours and more fun," according to Labine, while Greer shrugged it off, saying, "I love my career . . . I think it's been awesome."
• Amid the best-friend talk of Labine and Greer, series creator Matt Tarses took the opportunity to point out that their characters, Larry and Connie, aren't just best friends. Indeed, they hate each other immediately in the pilot, but it's obvious they they may be more: Tarses says that "there's an attraction that'll play out over the course of the show" between them.

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Judy Greer is one of those actresses who gets me excited about a new TV show, which is the case today: she's just signed on to star in CBS comedy Mad Love. Greer is replacing Lizzy Caplan as Connie, one of four friends who are looking for love in New York City. It may not be the most original of concepts, but it sounds a bit better than I'm With Stupid, the sitcom she was previously attached to. Mad Love will get a midseason spot on CBS, and I'm pretty excited — besides fan favorite Greer, her three costars are promising too: Sarah Chalke, Jason Biggs, and Reaper's Tyler Labine.