Marriage Proposals and Babies (Not Necessarily in That Order)

If you have not yet suffered a sweetness overdose from all the new romantic comedies this season, then save room for NBC's Marry Me premiering tonight.  You already know you have a unique pairing with Casey Wilson and Ken Marino, both of whom we have seen many times on TV with let us say relationship issues.  Here is the basic story from NBC:

Six years ago, Annie (Casey Wilson, "Happy Endings") and Jake (Ken Marino, "Eastbound & Down") bonded over their mutual love of nachos and they have been inseparable ever since.

Now, after returning from a romantic two-week island vacation, Jake's all set to pop the question. Before he can ask, though, Annie lets loose on Jake for his inability to commit. She was expecting him to "put a ring on it" in paradise and now Jake's perfect proposal is ruined. Not wanting to spend the next 60 years talking about that mess of a proposal, Jake and Annie decide to hold off on the engagement until they can do it right. Yet if history tells us anything, it's when we really want things to go right that they all tend to go wrong.

The only thing we know for sure is these two are destined to be together - whether they can get it together or not.

And if that plot sounds a little too staid, how about a "miraculous" birth in the CW's Jane the Virgin? The story involves an accidental insemination and the fall-out that follows with Jane and her family.  It premieres tonight, though you can also watch the pilot on The CW's website.  The Los Angeles Times notes:

Like "Ugly Betty," it is based on a Latin American telenovela (the Venezuelan "Juana la Virgen"), and like that show it has kept its transplanted Latin roots with a quietly remarkable title-role performance from Gina Rodriguez. Jane is almost engaged to police detective Michael (Brett Dier) but remains ever mindful of what her grandmother (Ivonne Coll) told her at 10, in Spanish — that once gone, virginity is gone for good. The flower her grandmother crushed for metaphorical illustration is kept framed above 23-year-old Jane's bed.

This is a different kind of show for The CW.   And as with Ugly Betty , I think this show will grow on you.  Let's hope we see more shows like this from the network.