Ray Romano's "Men of a Certain Age isn't some "Bucket List" joke-fest
The TNT series debuting tonight really gets the midlife crisis men face right, says Tim Goodman. "There's some spot-on and sharp humor throughout, but it never gets too light and breezy," he says. "There's an underlying seriousness – just shy of real gravitas – that anchors the series. If 'Men Of A Certain Age' eschews the easy clichés as it has in the first few episodes, there's real potential for drama here (though it's TNT – nothing is going to be too heavy). A series that honestly looks at aging, change and the reluctant acceptance of who you are and what you've accomplished would be great for television. You can only have so many vacant teen vampire dramas."
It's surpringly good — even if you hated "Raymond" // A middling drama
How did "Men" make it on air in our youth-obssesssed age?
Warning: Young viewers might become very sad // It's a miraculously good show
Andre Braugher on playing pudgy // Romano: "Yes, I'm nervous about this"
"Men" co-creator: TNT doesn't micromanage Romano

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