Kath and Kim was a US adaptation of an Australian TV show starring SNL's Molly Shannon as Kathleen Day and Selma Blair as her daughter Kim Day. Kath is an overachieving go-getter who runs a salon out of her kitchen, and Kim is a slacker who wants to get by on her looks and her husband's, Craig, played by SNL's Mikey Day, meager paycheck. Kath has recently started dating the owner of a sandwich shop at the local mall, Phil, played by John Michael Higgins, and when Kim separates from Craig, she moves back home and basically gets in the way.
The show is one of those show-about-nothing sitcoms. There is a weekly theme or plot line but they are mostly self-contained. The plot lines that do go from episode to episode are really about Kim wanting to get back together with Craig, but wanting him to put in all the effort. The show is definitely a commentary on the whole celebrity culture (as Kath and Kim love reading the tabloids) and people who think they have a chance to become rich and famous themselves. The entire cast is great, but to me, Selma Blair is the standout playing a poor version of a spoiled rich brat. Plus, Selma Blair was definitely hot as fire as she was in skimpy outfits in pretty much every episode.
For those who get the DVD set, the 17 episodes are spread over two discs. There are commentary tracks on many episodes, a gag reel, and deleted scenes for people who like to go through the extras.
Overall, the show is very funny but got canceled before it really had time to find its footing. It was definitely on the goofier end of the sitcom spectrum, which may have been what doomed it as the female leads were both kind of vain and vapid and the male leads were doofuses. There was some character development over the course of the season, but it did not last long enough to do a lot of major character development. The show had a good supporting cast including Melissa Rauch in her second TV role and the one she had just before her big break on The Big Bang Theory, and the recognizable character actress Justina Machado. The show was also able to land Pamela Anderson in a guest-starring role. While I do think it is a show that is worth watching, just be aware that it never really gets a decent conclusion.
The show is one of those show-about-nothing sitcoms. There is a weekly theme or plot line but they are mostly self-contained. The plot lines that do go from episode to episode are really about Kim wanting to get back together with Craig, but wanting him to put in all the effort. The show is definitely a commentary on the whole celebrity culture (as Kath and Kim love reading the tabloids) and people who think they have a chance to become rich and famous themselves. The entire cast is great, but to me, Selma Blair is the standout playing a poor version of a spoiled rich brat. Plus, Selma Blair was definitely hot as fire as she was in skimpy outfits in pretty much every episode.
For those who get the DVD set, the 17 episodes are spread over two discs. There are commentary tracks on many episodes, a gag reel, and deleted scenes for people who like to go through the extras.
Overall, the show is very funny but got canceled before it really had time to find its footing. It was definitely on the goofier end of the sitcom spectrum, which may have been what doomed it as the female leads were both kind of vain and vapid and the male leads were doofuses. There was some character development over the course of the season, but it did not last long enough to do a lot of major character development. The show had a good supporting cast including Melissa Rauch in her second TV role and the one she had just before her big break on The Big Bang Theory, and the recognizable character actress Justina Machado. The show was also able to land Pamela Anderson in a guest-starring role. While I do think it is a show that is worth watching, just be aware that it never really gets a decent conclusion.
