Mockingbird Lane

I wish this show had gone to air. It had SO MANY good things going for it. I did not watch The Munsters growing up; I was more of an Addam's Family gal. However, this show made such a good case for it. Portia and Eddie Izzard, center and center-right, for those who don't know, are actors that could convince me to watch just about anything after, well, everything they've done, and they don't disappoint here.

Everything was well-shot, well-acted, well-written, intriguing, and hilarious.

I completely understand why it was not picked up, as it was clearly a VERY expensive pilot, but I sincerely hope NBC reconsiders bringing it back someday, because it is worth it.

Unlike the Wonder Woman pilot, this was very tightly plotted, and every plot they attempted to lay down for the rest of the season did wonderfully, and really highlighted the characters we were going to be dealing with.

The boy has had his first werewolf transformation, but his parents don't want to tell him that he isn't as normal as Marilyn is, something that has clearly been very important to him. The grandfather, played by Izzard, thinks this is ridiculous, and eats a lion in front of the boy. Grandpa has other concerns, however, as Herman, the boy's father, and a frankenstein creation, has been having heart problems, but doesn't want a new heart. This concern of Herman's is completely understandable to the audience: he says it's the only part of him that is truly his anymore, and he's afraid that a new heart won't skip a beat when he sees his wife, symbolizing his fear of not feeling the same way about her.

Meanwhile, Marilyn is trying to temper Grandpa's behaviors, and trying to get him to accept her as part of the family.

Even though most of these plots are somewhat resolved by the end of the pilot, they set up a very intriguing cast of characters and problems to follow through on.