Snap Judgment: 'Notes from the Underbelly'

Alison Wed, May 9, 2007 at 09:10 PM EST

God, I love this show! I just watched the episode where they are fighting over breast-feeding. SO FUNNY!

Jillian Fri, May 4, 2007 at 10:28 AM EST

This show keeps getting better. The birth episode was hysterical!

Jason Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 04:47 PM EST

I just saw that next week's episode is called Julie and Eric's baby. I like that they're starting to give the other characters big storylines. I also thought the Danny/Cooper story was really funny last night.

Kurt Tue, Apr 24, 2007 at 03:35 PM EST

I checked it out on abc.com because I'd heard good things, and it's really, really funny. I'm impressed.

lisa d. Tue, Apr 24, 2007 at 02:36 PM EST

I watched last week and I'm really into that Danny character. I agree that he's not handsome, but I love his delivery. ABC, please give this a chance.

andy Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 04:08 AM EST

the name of the song that plays while Rachel Harris is running on the treadmil at the end of "miilion dollar baby" episode is "Simple Plan" by the Go-Sheilas (www.myspace.com/thegosheilas)

Caryn Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 10:44 PM EST

This show was surprisingly funny. Rachel Harris is hysterical and the narrator/husband is adorable! (what else has he been in?) I wish there were more sharp, snappy sitcoms like this (why in the world does "Notes" come on after the prehistoric "According to Jim," btw?). ABC should have left this on after Grey's Anatomy...but I'll keep watching it on Wednesdays (thank god for Tivo!)

Marianna Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 12:18 PM EST

Sadly "Notes" seems to be a show written by people who don't have & never want to have children. I.E., the main character saying that having a kid in your TWENTIES is IRRESPONSIBLE in the first few minutes of the pilot. I mean how better to alienate the entire twenty-something demo that: (a)is married, (b)has kids, (c)and/or is thinking of having kids. Because the average woman has her first child at about 25 1/2 years of age. Plus nearly everything the characters said seemed straight out of a bad stereotyping comedy routine. The least the writers could have done is come up with something ORIGINAL that didn't sound completely liberal leftist where having a kid is just another thing that you check off your to-do list.

Irene Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 10:37 PM EST

I loved it... but can someone tell me the name of the song that played during Cooper's condom scene with Kyle, the married guy?

paige Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 12:55 PM EST

I can't bring myself to watch this, and not just becuase I don't know that anyone - not even Rachel Harris - could outdo this archetype as perfected by Julia Louis-Dreyfuss in Day by Day way back when.

Beej Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 11:31 AM EST

Yeah, the narrator is a guy...but I think it'd have been more realistic for him to be anti-baby (or at least on-the-fence). Certainly that's how it was in my house, and those of most of my friends.

dlb Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 10:54 AM EST

I checked it out for Rachel Harris, and suprisingly, really liked it! I thought the husband was really cute, and other than the annoying Glad Wrap chick, pretty solid outing.

Janna Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 10:03 AM EST

My husband and I watched the show and thought it was hilarious. I think we probably wouldn't have found it as funny if I wasn't pregnant with my second. As far as the comments that it didn't take in the guys perspective... hello... the narrator is the husband. Plus, my husband looked at me at one point and told me that that is totally how he feels sometimes!

Tim Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 09:33 AM EST

I won't watch because of Rachel Harris. She's worn her welcome out at my house by ruining every VH1 show she's on.

Kaybar Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 09:01 AM EST

My daughter dared me to watch the show and Rachael Harris' presence caused me to take the dare. That lady just cracks me up! To my surprise, I found it rather likable, but I too will be unable to watch because of the time slot. Oh well...

RayT Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 09:00 AM EST

Although I find it kind of strange that anyone would cast Rachael Harris in the Samantha Jones role, she totally pulled it off! I also loved the one couple's "mock feeding" in the middle of the night.

Joe C Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 07:48 AM EST

Given that Rachel Harris ruled during every VH1 'I love the 70's/80's/90's series, I will check it out for her alone.

bf Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 10:57 PM EST

Wow! You mentioned Lost! Lately, LOST seems to be the show POPWATCH doesn't care about anymore. :(

PLEASE! Popwatch used to be such a LOST fan! What happened? Besides, the show has gotten awesome recently.

Jules Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 07:37 PM EST

Rachael Harris is great as Cooper! She had the best lines and the funniest scenes. I'll keep watching to see what she does next!

Cambria Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 03:23 PM EST

I really liked it. As a mom to a 3 year old, I remember all the the times preparing for the Little Ones arrival. The parts about Lost and "Pro/Con" statements were hilarious. Hate the time slot and hope its gets a good chance by ABC.

Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 01:11 PM EST

All in all it was enjoyable, but there does need to be a touch of reality brought in to even it out. A little less "Full House" and more "Roseanne" would be nice.

Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 01:09 PM EST

My suggestion to the powers that be is making sure the couple (Jules and her husband) who are so over the top during pregnancy are actually made to realize the idiocy of their preparation and the REALITY of having a baby after it happens. No one is happy to get up in the middle of the night and I don't know a single husband who EVER got up to watch his wife breast feed the baby.

Tara Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 09:31 AM EST

Anything with Jennifer Westfeldt is yes. So stoked this series is seeing the light of day.

Carol Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 09:16 AM EST

Here's the thing: they have snappy dialog and funny characters that get your attention. It's the keeping the attention that they're gonna have to address. To increase their viewership they need to pull in more of the Daddy's point of view for all the guys out there going through parenting. Then they need to put in some characters that have about 3 kids (that part with the drained couple telling it like it REALLY is was hysterical) for all those parents out there that are in the midst of a third or fourth kid and how they are sooo different from the first time mom's/dad's out there. Then they might actually have a hit.

Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 09:14 AM EST

Here's the thing: they have snappy dialog and funny characters that get your attention. It's the keeping the attention that they're gonna have to address. To increase their viewership they need to pull in more of the Daddy's point of view for all the guys out there going through parenting. Then they need to put in some characters that have about 3 kids (that part with the drained couple telling it like it REALLY is was hysterical) for all those parents out there that are in the midst of a third or fourth kid and how they are sooo different from the first time mom's/dad's out there. Then they might actually have a hit.

Marcus Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 11:49 PM EST

Straight male here that found it kind of funny. I would give it a second shot, but it IS on against Top Model (geez the things I watch!). And it would have been on against Friday Night Lights had it not ended.

I actually disliked the Cooper character. I thought she was the most broad and overwrought.

Seon Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 04:18 PM EST

Racheal Harris charcter reminds me of Samantha Jones from Sex and the City!!! They are both laugh out loud hilarious!

Corrinne Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 12:57 PM EST

My husband and I LOVED this show. We don't have kids, but are in our late twenties and all of our friends seem to be having kids, accumulating mini-vans, the moms start scrapbooking, and having child-rearing conversations. I agree that 8:30 Wed. is an awful time slot.

Allie Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 12:28 PM EST

I think that it should stay post-Grey's, me and my room mate really liked it but Wed. @ 8:30 is a terrible time

yeah Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 11:13 AM EST

I thought it was a cute show... Rachel Harris is hillarious. I do think it's funny though that single guys are complaining that it's not geared enough towards them. (To be fair... not really complaining just commenting.) Look at how many shows are geared toward males in the 18-49 group. This show hits a different demographic, and it is appreciated.

Jamie D Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 10:04 AM EST

Sadly I won't be able to watch it now! I loved the pilot hour but they're putting it on at 8:30 on Wednesdays! I tivo Bones and Jericho so I won't be able to watch it...I guess I'll have to catch it the morning after on abc.com...

Deb Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 08:38 AM EST

I LOVED the Cooper character. I narrated several of the scenes to a friend who is without kids, and urged her to watch. It was freaking hilarious. LOVED the show.

JD Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 12:49 AM EST

It's a pretty good show, i was way more entertain with it than any episode of Men in Trees. I think it would give some balance to Greys in that spot

Janine Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 09:30 PM EST

I'm pregnant right now so I thought it was hilarious. Unfortunately, I agree with the others that there is not a big enough audience to keep it around. I'll watch it as long as it goes though.

Jamie Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 09:03 PM EST

Personally I really liked it. Having an almost-three-year-old takes me back to when we were trying to figure out what we really wanted and the struggles each new thing brought. Of course our pregnancy wasn't near this entertaining...I hope it sticks around for a while! Cute show!

ceej Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 06:30 PM EST

I agree Rachel is a rare find. Kudos for casting her. However, the show has one major flaw (at least in the eyes of this female viewer): all the guys are fugly. I know that in the TV 10 commandments, rule #1 is "Thou Shalt Pair Fat and/or guy with Perfect Hot Wife" but c'mon! The main guy looked like Mr. Limpet and his best friend resembled those bug-eyed goldfish. Could the dudes been a little cuter?

Otherwise, it was an OK show. Their back-and-forth-dance about the baby was a little tiring by Episode 2. I know the point is the see-saw combo of blissful anticipation and morbid dread, but their has got to be a more charming and less tedious way to present it.

Richard Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 06:00 PM EST

Rachel Harris makes this show watchable. If this show doesn't work out, take her and her character and park her at Boston Legal until we can think of what else to do with her.

Dawn Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 05:16 PM EST

I was very surprised to find that I liked it. Most new comedies seem to just try way too hard to be funny and they almost always fall short. This one, though, actually made me laugh a few times.

Victor Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 04:40 PM EST

It has a LOT of potential, so i REALLY hope ABC doesn't yank too soon before it gains it's footing..

AD Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 04:35 PM EST

I was very bored last night, and stumbled across this show, and with nothing better to do watched some of it. I too am a hetero mid-twenties male, and while I thought it was semi-amusing, ALOT of the jokes are geared toward parents who went through the having-a-baby experience. So I doubt it will get the young audience. And I agree with previous post in that males will not tune in in droves to see breastfeeding jokes. Really it wasn't that bad as sitcoms go, but I do not think it will find an audience. Shame cuz I love Rachel Harris.

Sven Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 04:31 PM EST

As long as they are only after the female viewers, then ABC should be content. I tried watching it, and was dumbfounded such idiocy even makes it to the air. But as a heterosexual 39 year old white male, I guess I am not the demographic they are seeking...