NPH and the City
Last week, the entire first season of Uncoupled dropped on Netflix. This is Neil Patrick Harris and Darren Star’s attempt at a gay Sex and the City – for those of you who thought SATC was straight! Neil is dumped by Tuc Watkins on his 50th birthday – which is a great trick for a 55-year-old (it’s called acting, dah-ling). Tisha Campbell steals every scene she’s in. Marcia Gay Harden wins points by simply walking with panache. Brooks Ashmanskas has the best lines – “I’m not on Grindr. It’s nothing but bottoms. And tops…who are also bottoms.” It’s a funny line, except two episodes later, he shows Neil his Grindr profile. Continuity, kids! It was great seeing my pal Gilles Marini pop Neil’s newly-single cherry, and one must applaud any show that features Watkins shirtless in the first 15 minutes. But for the record, no upwardly mobile gay would have such a janky plastic toothbrush! The show rests on NPH’s shoulders (and, for the record, his body looks amazing). He spends most of the time appearing old, and dour, and bitter – which is what happens when you’re dumped with no notice after 17 years (I say from experience). I wasn’t grabbed or engaged or entertained. But I did watch all eight episodes – just for you, my little petals! Will it return? Should it? And what will happen? Stay tuned.
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