A few months ago, I was perusing my cable network's On Demand selection. As I scrolled through the CBS shows that were available to watch (intent on scrolling through for Scorpion or Supergirl), I paused as I nearly skipped over Life in Pieces. It was a show that I knew very little about. So little, in fact, that I actually Googled the title in order to read the show's synopsis before deciding to watch the first episode of the show that was available. I went in with low expectations which, honestly, is how I've gone into this television season. In what seems to be a pretty thin year in terms of new series, the ones I have found that I have enjoyed most are — ironically — shows I was confident I wouldn't watch.
Life in Pieces is a show akin to The Crazy Ones or Enlisted in the fact that not nearly enough people watch it or are talking about it. I tuned in because of the cast, but I stayed (and continue to watch each week) because I think this show is one of the most consistently hilarious and sorely underrated on television. It's a sitcom told in four short stories. Most of the time, these stories can stand on their own, but sometimes they intersect in rather hilarious and subtle ways. Life in Pieces is not just funny, but it is also heartwarming and endearing in a way that so few comedies, especially family-centric ones, are these days. In case you need further convincing, here are five of the best reasons to watch Life in Pieces.
