It's late at night / early in the morning and I just finished watching two whole seasons of what has grown to be my favorite American sitcom (rivaled only by Friends and How I Met Your Mother). Suburgatory narrates the story of George and Tessa Altman, a father-daughter pair from the jungles of New York, New York as they transition to suburban living in the fictional town of Chatswin. I guess my partiality to this sitcom started with the name (as you may recall, I'm quite amused by portmanteaus), Tessa's intoxicating copper hair, and of course, Ryan's body (you need to be able to get to Season 1 Episode 14 in order to understand this joke). But as I continued to watch each 20 minute episode, I craved for the laughs, story progression and ridiculous dialogues.
What I like about Suburgatory
Substantial characters. Well-crafted characters that are significant to the show (except probably Marty) and you can half-imagine to exist in real life. I could write a full page article about each one of Suburgatory's minor characters and wouldn't run out of words to say, just as if I live next door to them.
Character development. In every episode, Tessa learns something about life and accordingly, George is either failing at that area or learning about it too (and vice versa). It's amazing to see how each have grown during their time in Chatswin! For George, that change was quite obvious when his friends from New York came to visit, for Tessa, it was the season ender of second season to that highlighted this. Even the minor characters grew as well.
Great plot. Another thing I looks about the show is the well crafted plot and flow of every episode. The timing couldn't more precise, I applaud the writers and director for the smooth flow and witty dialogues. You know a well thought of story if you see one. There's just enough randomness going on, and they can certainly bring about a variety of emotions from the audience.
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