Significant Mother - Season 1

is not "good" television in the traditional Emmy-bait sense. It is loud, messy, frequently juvenile, and features a laugh track (a dated choice for 2015). But it is also a time capsule of a moment when network television was willing to take a huge swing on a terrible premise.

that explore the awkward dynamics between Nate, his mother, and his best friend, as well as his father's attempts to win his mother back. www.rottentomatoes.com Comedy / Situation Comedy Original Network: The CW (originally developed for CW Seed) Release Date: August 3, 2015 en.wikipedia.org Cast & Characters Significant Mother - Season 1

Significant Mother wore its influences on its sleeve. It had the rapid-fire, joke-dense pacing of a mid-2000s sitcom (like Happy Endings or New Girl ) but with the sexual explicitness and taboo humor of an FX or Comedy Central show. The humor was derived almost entirely from awkward situations: is not "good" television in the traditional Emmy-bait sense

Furthermore, the cast has gone on to interesting things. continues to be a cult icon in the fitness and horror-comedy space (notably Talk to Me ). Krista Allen enjoyed a major career resurgence as Billie Reed on Days of Our Lives and as the voice of Emma Frost in Wolverine and the X-Men . that explore the awkward dynamics between Nate, his

Season 1 is short—consisting of only 9 episodes—but it manages to pack in a full narrative arc. Highlights include:

Imagine coming home from a business trip to find that your best friend is sleeping with your mom. That is the wild reality for Nate Marlowe ( Josh Zuckerman ) in the short-lived but highly entertaining CW comedy series, Significant Mother .