MOM: What You Need to Know About the New CBS Series

There are approximately one million new shows debuting this season*, and it’s going to get difficult to keep track of them all.

To help you out, for every new show, I’m going to basically create a hub of info on the day of the premiere — pilot photos, my quick take on the pilot (or what I’ve seen so far), what’s been written about it so far, and when you can watch it.

Next up, MOM…

*Maybe not scientifically correct. But close enough.

CBS’ description: “MOM is a comedy from executive producer Chuck Lorre starring Anna Faris as Christy, a waitress at a posh Napa Valley establishment who is four months clean and doing her best to be a good mom and overcome a history of questionable choices. Her sobriety is tested when her recovering alcoholic mom, Bonnie, played by Emmy Award winner Allison Janney, reappears chock-full of passive-aggressive insights into Christy’s many mistakes. Bonnie joins Christy’s already complicated circle of relationships: her handsome, married boss – and lover – Gabriel; the restaurant’s hot-tempered chef, Rudy; her pretty, 16-going-on-25-year-old daughter, Violet; her sweet but overly honest son, Roscoe; her irresponsible ex and Roscoe’s father, Baxter; and Violet’s clueless boyfriend, Luke. Christy tries to remain positive as she pursues her new path in life, but she faces an uphill battle, surrounded by a dubious support system – and a copious amount of dysfunction. ”

My take: The single best moment in the pilot is a dramatic one, but it’s so wildly out of place from the rest of the episode, I don’t have much faith it’ll continue on. I’ll watch a few more episodes, but given how crazy Monday nights are, it’ll need to click fast for it to remain on my DVR.

And the links to catch up on:

• MOM on CBS – First Look
• CBS Releases Key Art for MOM, THE CRAZY ONES, THE MILLERS, and WE ARE MEN
• MOM Books Justin Long and Octavia Spencer

MOM premieres tonight at 9:30 PM on CBS.

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