Better Things is a new comedy series on FX co-created by Pamela Adlon and Louis C.K., starring Adlon as “Sam Fox,” a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – “Max” (Mikey Madison), “Frankie” (Hannah Alligood) and “Duke” (Olivia Edward) – in Los Angeles. She is mom, dad, referee and the cops.
Sam also watches out for her mother, “Phil” (Celia Imrie), an English expatriate, who lives across the street. Sam’s just trying to earn a living, navigate her daughters’ lives, have fun with a friend or two and also — just maybe — squeeze in some private time once in a while.
It sounds simple enough, and having both Louis C.K. and related parties associated with the program never hurts.
The Guardian says we will be pleased, pointing out:
Adlon’s character, Sam, is much more sympathetic and down-to-earth than the Pamela we met on Louie. Just as CK is famous for his riff about how his kids are assholes, Sam has the same sort of antagonistic relationship with her children, scoffing at her oldest daughter when she asks her to score pot but then stealing the condom she finds under her daughter’s nightstand for an assignation with a married man.
Are you ready for a female Louis? I am, particularly since you never know if he will be back. So let's enjoy his humor, even if it is channeled through others (though Adlon is more than capable of handling her own affairs).
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