2/11/16

More Teachers on Television

Those Who Can't premieres tonight on truTV.  And yes, TVLand recently premiered Teachers, and don't forget NBC's Mr. Robinson, so this is not new ground.  

Do we have room for another school series that focuses on the adults, this time set in Denver? I suppose so.  Most school-based shows, be it Glee, Teen Wolf, Awkward, or Faking It, have been oriented towards the kids rather than the adults, so this is still a different twist. 

Take a look at the trailer of the show as well as this summary:

Those Who Can't is truTV's first foray into full-length scripted comedy. The half-hour show follows three trouble-making teachers, played by show creators Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl and Ben Roy of the Denver-based comedy troupe The Grawlix. More inept than the kids they teach, they're out to beat the system as they struggle to survive each day on their own terms. Joining them is Maria Thayer (Eagleheart) as the school librarian with an insuppressible passion for life.

I still miss Boston Public, a terrific series from David E. Kelley that focused on the teachers. It ran from 2000 to 2004. With all the revivals of older shows, it is a show I would like to see back on TV.

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