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“Best New Comedy of 2015!” – TV Guide
I’m still mourning the loss of one of my favorite TV series of all time, 30 Rock. Quirky, irreverent, and hands down one of the funniest and most well written shows of the last twenty years. I also loved how it was shot in New York. The city was as much of a cast member as Alec Baldwin or star/creator Tina Fey. Thankfully, Fey has created a new show for Netflix that will help me get over my 30 Rock shock.
I got the chance to see the first six episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt before it started streaming on Netfilx and I was blown away. It is the funniest show I have seen this year… period. Here is a brief description that really won’t do the show justice.
From “30 Rock” executive producers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock comes this hilarious comedy series starring Ellie Kemper (“The Office,” “Bridesmaids”) as a woman who is rescued from a doomsday cult and starts life over as a nanny for a socialite (Jane Krakowski from “30 Rock”) in New York City. Armed with just a backpack, light-up sneakers and a couple of past-due library books, she takes on a world she didn’t think even existed anymore.
Yep, you read that right, A DOOMSDAY CULT!!! Some of the flashback scenes in the bunker show the audience (All of the bunker scenes are fall out of your chair hilarious) our Kimmy is resilient and wants to break out and be her own person. Ellie Kemper is perfect as the always upbeat Kimmy Schmidt who refuses to give up and be overwhelmed by her new surroundings. There’s also 30 Rock alums Jane Krakowski and Tituss Burgess filling out the very talented cast. Also keep an eye out for guest appearances by Tina Fey, Jon Hamm and Dean Winters.
 
Recently, I’ve felt a little like Kimmy Schmidt. My daughter is getting older and has taken on quite a few after-school activities as of late. My wife has been traveling all over the world with our business and I’m starting to have a lot of free time on my hands. For quite a few years, I’ve prided myself on being a dad and husband. That’s who I was. I was totally cool with that, I LOVE being DAD. But I’m finding, Rick has been doing a few more things for himself lately. It was really weird at first, but I’m liking it.
Just catching up on movies, TV and music was a daunting task. I always considered myself cool and up to date on the hip side of life… 10 years of hardcore parenthood has laid that to waste. I feel like I’m getting a whole new education on what’s going on with the rest of the adult world.
I’ve already got a beard, so I’m good there. Converse are still cool, thank God. My musical knowledge is playing catch up. I know who Sam Smith is, but I don’t think that’s cool. He’s the equivalent of liking Barry Manilow in the 1970’s, he was only cool for about 20 seconds. I know I’m good in the TV department because everyone is going to be talking about a new show I’ve already seen.
I’m trying to be like Kimmy and not let this new world break me. I may never be cool again in my life, but at least I can be unbreakable!