Election is over, time to find a new topic. And there is something I wanted to write about for some time now. Joey – the spin-of TV-show that follows the character of Joey Tribbiani after he left his “Friends” behind and moved from New York to Los Angeles.
I wrote about it after I saw the pilot, so now having seen the first seven episodes I have to admit, it is still funny. Last episode started with a scene between Joey and Gina. They get out of the car in front of his apartment. Joey starts joking about a very dirty car that is in the parkway, covered in dust, fines in the front window that has been there for weeks. He then sees a picture of himself on the seat inside and says something like “at least he is a fan of mine“. Well, that’s the moment when Gina asks him if he returned his rental car after his arrival in LA… A typical „Joey“ scene like back in the old days in New York.
Simple moments like that make me laugh, its not really new, but hey, it is funny. Michael, the twenty year old nephew of Joey is also very interesting and funny character and ads something fresh. Gina, Joeys sister is not my cup of tee, she can be very annoying at times. Alex, the married neighbor of Joey and a possible love interest shows up every now and then but unfortunately dose not really add anything to this TV-show and would need more screen time. One of the main flaws of Joy is that it is supposed to be a spin of but while they kept certain elements of Joeys character from “Friends”, he seems to have lost his ability, yet need, to seduce woman. Maybe they could not obtain the rights for Joeys most famous line “how are you doing”, it is definitely missing. And where is his addiction for sandwiches?
I will keep on watching, and I hope it does not get cancelled to early. It definitely deserves two seasons at least! Hopefully the introduce new regular characters and different locations (right now they hang out at the apartment most of the time). Maybe a guest appearance of some old Friends Cast members too.