It'll likely be easy for more cynical TV viewers to turn their nose up at NBC's new series, This is Us, with its openly emotional music playing over openly emotional moments. However, if you're willing to embrace the show's heart on sleeve approach, there's a lot to appreciate here.NBC has done what HBO and Netflix do made the best comedy drama of recent years..
I'll admit to rolling my eyes a bit at how earnest and somewhat cliché This is Us felt initially, but as the pilot continued, it quickly began to grab ahold of me. The script by series creator Dan Fogelman (Tangled, Galavant) is emotionally manipulative, but it's successfully manipulative. Fogelman's witty, thoughtful dialogue, helps to quickly establish a history to these characters, while the cast all give strong performances, showing a group of people all feeling introspective for very different reasons.
From the moment the pilot begins, it's difficult not to wonder how these characters are connected – or if they will somehow become connected by an event that has yet to occur. Suffice to say, the answer to this question is given by the end of the episode, and it's a good one. I'm sure a few people will guess it (though many will not), but it makes the scope of the series feel bigger than expected. At the same time, it offers a cool payoff that makes the pilot a very satisfying viewing experience in and of itself, telling its own story.
This is Us' three different stories are involving and the twist it offers at the end is effective as far as giving us a new perspective on what is occurring. I have no idea if the show will continue to be as strong, but the pilot is a notably strong one that feels like a short film of sorts, as these people all go through a particularly notable and impactful day.As it seems jack and Rebecca are the parents of three children Randall,Kate and Kevin.How they managed to show us that was just unbelievable,a great directed and well written after all..