The cast is filled with some talented people: Sarah Chalke (Scrubs, Roseanne), Tyler Labine (Reaper) and Judy Greer (13 Going on 30 and a bunch of cute-ish cancelled shows). There's also Jason Biggs, the guy best known for putting his private parts in a pie. Biggs plays Ben, a hopeless romantic type stuck in a relationship with a girl who has an odd understanding of the English language, and is just generally horrible. He meets Kate (Chalke) on the roof of the Empire State building, where he apparently hangs out all of the time and so does she. Even though that's hella expensive. And there's this whole thing about the elevator not quite working right, but for like 25 bucks a ride, I'd think they'd fix that. Also, no lines with thousands of tourists? Sorry, I digress. Judy Greer is her judgmental and protective best friend, Connie (surprise! Judy Greer is playing a best friend!), while Tyler Labine is his obnoxious and protective best friend Larry (ditto!).

As I mentioned, Kate and Ben meet in the most contrived place in the universe over a lost cell phone and actual fireworks explode upon their meeting. They go out, but things go sour when Ben's girlfriend shows up with fabric swatches (or snatches, as she so eloquently put it). Then she decides to give him another chance but sees him with another girl (but not really) and that keeps them apart for a while until fate, and their friends who hate each other (but obviously will get together at some point), intervene so they meet up again on the top of the Empire State Building with another forgotten cell phone acting as the deus ex machina.

It's all very hokey and cheesy (particularly the "special effects" and locations) and is so predictable that even if you hadn't watched Sleepless in Seattle or An Affair to Remember, you'd have seen this whole scenario coming. And while I enjoyed the verbal sparring between Connie and Larry, it is clearly forced, as these two probably have better chemistry than the two leads. And where to go after Ben and Kate have reconnected and fallen in love? It seems like it just leaves the show to deal with generic relationship drama, not to mention some awkward moments with the two best friends.

My fondness for Second Becky and Reaper may get me to watch another episode, but frankly, Monday nights are jam-packed, and I highly doubt that this will become appointment viewing any time soon. Better luck next time, guys.

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