TV-Aliens in America

Someone has called it the funniest new show that people are not watching. And I agree. This mild show has a charm and is also mostly outright funny. It does not help its ratings that it is on the CW.

The premise is of a mid-western, small city family, with the son being, well, pretty much a complete nerd. Everyone at school sees him this way, and even his family realizes it. His over-protective mother (and she is a MILF!) thinks the solution is to bring in a foreign exchange student to be his best friend, picturing a glowing brawny Swede, that would help his popularity. Instead, they get a skinny Pakistani teenager, with more than a mildy interesting viewpoint of American life.

One of my favorite eps was when the family, in their weekly tradition goes to the BIG CONTAINER store (Costco et al) on Sunday morning. Raja observes that the family gets dressed up, idolizes the new merchandise, and spends about 10-20% of their money there...it is, he says, like their church.

It is now back on, on Sunday nights. Try it for a couple of weeks.