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Though Courteney Cox followed Friends with FX's deeply cynical Dirt, she returns to her comedy roots with ABC's far sunnier Cougar Town. Created by Kevin Biegel and Bill Lawrence of Scrubs, the sitcom centers on 41-year-old Jules Cobb, a divorced real estate agent who lives in the Florida suburbs with her 18-year-old son Travis (Dan Byrd, from CW's underrated Aliens in America), who finds his excitable parents embarrassing. With her form-fitting dresses and sassy gal pals, party girl Laurie (Busy Philipps, Dawson's Creek) and bossy mom Ellie (Christa Miller, playing a variation on her Scrubs harpy), Jules is more Desperate Housewife than Friend, and even starts the show by having a fling with a young hottie, though she's just as much of a perfectionist as Monica. If Cougar Town revolves around women (and wine), the men--Cobb's lovable loser ex Bobby (Brian Van Holt), Ellie's goofball husband Andy (Ian Gomez, The Drew Carey Show), and bar owner Grayson (Ally McBeal's Josh Hopkins, the Mike to her Susan)--get plenty of face time.
The series gets off to a bumpy start with shrill acting, lines that are more crude than clever, and an unhealthy relation to body image, like the way Jules licks chocolates before throwing them away. Fortunately, the writing improves, the actors settle down, and chemistry of the "cul-de-sac crew" gels as the year unfurls. Renewed for a second season, the first features Lisa Kudrow as a catty dermatologist, Sheryl Crow as Grayson's age-appropriate girlfriend, and scene-stealing General Hospital vet Carolyn Hennesy as Barb. Don't let the title fool you, this is one sexy comedy that prizes community building over bed hopping. As Lawrence states in the featurette, "No one's ever said the word cougar on Cougar Town." --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Meet Jules Cobb. She’s a successful 40-year-old real-estate agent with a nice house, good friends and a relatively well-adjusted teenage son. While most women in their twenties go through life experiencing the challenges and often humorous pitfalls of meeting men, Jules took on the responsibilities of marriage and raising a son. She’s recently divorced and realises her love life needs some work. However, when it comes to re-entering the dating pool, she struggles to swim. Keep in mind that she’s up against every over tanned and underdressed divorcee prowling her Florida town – a town where women (and men) embrace cougardom – and Jules doesn’t want any part in that. She’s going to do everything she can to prove that, even at 40, women can have it all.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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Courteney Cox's Friends cast mates would kill for material as good as this! Don't expect anything like Friends, Courteney plays the mature mother finding her way after a divorce. A Fantastic supporting cast make this a true TV gem which I love to watch again and again. Cougar Town [DVD] [2009] manages to throw in elements of slapstick, sarcasm and general good humour in all the right measures! Can finally free up some room on the Sky Plus box now!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this for my girlfriend's birthday recently but I think I love it even more than her! It's not only really funny, but it's brilliant value - compare it to a BBC series DVD which normally has 6 episodes, this has an incredible 24 episodes! Brilliant value, brilliant series - if you don't like it you're wrong. PENNY CAN!
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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OMG, this programme is absolutely hilarious. When it comes to TV shows, it takes a lot to make me genuinely laugh out loud but this hit the spot completely. The characters are fantastically developed and the comedy timing is dead on. I can't think of one character I don't like, or one episode that hasn't made me chuckle.
If you liked Friends, you will probably like this too, although Cougar Town is more grown up and sophisticated (the fact that it's not in front of a studio audience works to its' advantage). Courtney Cox is fabulous as Jules and her co-stars are equally as brilliant.
I've heard they are thinking of changing the title of the show because really, Jules is only a "cougar" in the first few episodes. So don't be fooled by the title, this isn't really a show about a 40-something women chasing 20-something guys!
I genuinely cannot praise this show enough, I love it and can't wait for serious 2 to come to the UK!
If you liked Friends, you will probably like this too, although Cougar Town is more grown up and sophisticated (the fact that it's not in front of a studio audience works to its' advantage). Courtney Cox is fabulous as Jules and her co-stars are equally as brilliant.
I've heard they are thinking of changing the title of the show because really, Jules is only a "cougar" in the first few episodes. So don't be fooled by the title, this isn't really a show about a 40-something women chasing 20-something guys!
I genuinely cannot praise this show enough, I love it and can't wait for serious 2 to come to the UK!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
By total chance!
Ok first off it was so easy rating this series! Max points all the way! I stumbled upon this by total chance! Read more
Published 6 days ago by Proud Brit
hillarious
Easy watching and brilliant to chill out to. Absolutely love Courtney Cox in this, it's unlike anything I've ever seen her in before. Brilliant and hilarious.
Published 1 month ago by kay
Love it
This is one of the funniest things on TV recently, just sit through the first two episodes that kind of make mistakes every now and then (you might know what I mean when you watch... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Anna_Loves_Words
Brilliant!
If you liked Cox in Friends you will almost certainly love her in Cougar Town! Absolutely loved it now waiting for season 2 to come down in price and waiting for season 3 to begin... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Emma
Feels familiar
Cougar Town certainly started off well; the story focuses mainly on recently divorced forty-year old Jules Cobb, a woman who has devoted her life to her immature cheating husband,... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dismal Angel
Not as good as everyone says
Well I am confused at all the 5 star reviews? It isn't bad but really is a desperate housewives very lite - Courtney Cox is brilliant but really that is it - she carries the show... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ealing Jo
Cougar Town
I recently heard good things about this new comedy with Courtney Cox, and wasn't disappointed. It just shows women in their 40s still have that sexy look. Worth the money.
Published 4 months ago by M. Hastie
5 stars
Super funny all the way.
Still wondering, what they prepared for the second season, as all possible turns seem to be taken already.
Still - hilarious.
Still wondering, what they prepared for the second season, as all possible turns seem to be taken already.
Still - hilarious.
Published 7 months ago by Lex
Very Funny
This is a really funny series has lots of great chacters and silly little storys
it's not the best series ever but still very good
it's not the best series ever but still very good
Published 10 months ago by Mr. Jrd Roche
No synchronisation
It would have been nice if the sound was in sync with the lip movements. It's incredibly difficult to understand when there is a delay. It's worse than a dubbed movie!
Published 11 months ago by Jennie
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