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At First I Thought...

posted 9 years ago by just_jesss
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This was either a TV series version or a blatant rip-off of the Chevy Chase Vacation movies, but I read it was based on Samantha Bee's and Jason Jones' real experiences with family vacations.

[–] drewinthepoo 9 years ago

I think it looks like what the recent Vacation remake/sequel/requel SHOULD have been. Hopefully it's good.

[–] just_jesss 9 years ago

Haha yes I agree, I thought the new one had some lol moments, but yes let's keep our fingers crossed about this being better.

[–] michaelsmith1963-805-894271 9 years ago

Just saw the first episode after the Final Four game. Really liked it. Watched it just because I lurve Natalie Zea, but it was surprisingly good.

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[–] monkeyalien 9 years ago

I hope it's more realistic than the Vacation sequels involving travel, i.e. one or both parents trying to salvage a good vacation after very plausible setbacks like illness, car trouble, missed flights, lost wallet/credit card/cash, reservations given away or botched, underwhelming destinations, and results not meeting expectations.

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[–] budarc 9 years ago

I think it looks like what the recent Vacation remake/sequel/requel SHOULD have been. Hopefully it's good.

I thought the pilot was great and shows a lot of promise. It's definitely reminiscent of the Vacation series and the first episode itself was already better than the reboot. (Is it just me, or does the dad character look like Ed Helms too?) I'm a huge fan of road trip comedies so I added it to my list.

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[–] koko-10 9 years ago

(Is it just me, or does the dad character look like Ed Helms too?)

It might be just you! 
But the two of them did work together on The Daily Show.

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

[–] dh1919 9 years ago

No, not just you, he does look like Ed Helms.

[–] goodpatron123 9 years ago

Agreed. He has a similar vibe, as well. In fact, Ed Helms was my first thought 2 mins into Jason's appearance/performance.

[–] toddt07 9 years ago

Just two episodes in but it looks exactly like what the latest Vacation movie should have been.

[–] by_natasha 9 years ago

I liked the first episode, but this seems like it will be hard to sustain as a series. It is very Vacation-esque and probably should be a movie. I guess we'll see.

[–] toddt07 9 years ago

This is already better than the latest Vacation movie. I wish that movie had been written by these people then I would have actually laughed while watching it.

[–] MycroftHolmes 9 years ago

You can make a show about vacations and have it not be a "rip off" of the Chevy Chase film. There were many vacation films before that one.

What we got here is... failure to communicate!

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[–] jagmarky 9 years ago

To me, it literally seems like a pretty decent mix of the old and new Vacation movies.

[–] goodpatron123 9 years ago

Fun fact: In reality, the couple has a child named Fletcher (Chevy Chase tie). ^_^