Since I mostly watch CBS shows - both drama as well as comedies - I have gotten into "B Positive." It highlights kidney disease so is quite unusual, but I'm sure those who experience the illness will be glad for this show. Thomas Middleditch, who plays the main character Drew Dunbar, has excellent physical comedy, which is not easy to do. I also like the character Gina, played by Annaleigh Ashford. Her stilted way of talking is interesting, and she manages to pull it off. My favorite scene is the ending of episode 3 where she and Middleditch dance for a Tik-Tok video. Genius.
I seem to be partial to shows and movies that portray people as different than what they seem. Drew seems uptight, Gina appears ditsy, but what we are witnessing is the growth of both these people as a result of caring for each other and being there for each other. Drew has recently been divorced, as initiated by his wife, Julia (played by Sara Rue). It is clear she has been unhappy with his emotional unavailability, even though he is a therapist (psychologist) in the show. That is the only part I find less plausible. Maybe we will see his growth as a therapist, but the only scene he is shown in with a client left me cringing. Not completely awful, but could definitely have been better.
Some people have objected to politics being brought into the show, a reference to a "Republican kidney" when the doctor suggests Drew look into family members as possible donors. This illustrates how alienated Drew feels from his family that he doesn't even want to ask them. It also gives a clue to how their expectations of him may have led to his neurosis. Your political values go clear to the bone marrow!
Other characters I like are played by Linda Lavin (at the senior living home where Gina works) as well as the dialysis buddies, and the daughter. Also, Gina's friend, Gabby, who, coincidentally, has that same squeaky voice!! Humorous.
I like this show so much that it has even given me the impetus to use my cable company's On Demand feature to re-watch episodes. Give it a chance, it has potential.
I seem to be partial to shows and movies that portray people as different than what they seem. Drew seems uptight, Gina appears ditsy, but what we are witnessing is the growth of both these people as a result of caring for each other and being there for each other. Drew has recently been divorced, as initiated by his wife, Julia (played by Sara Rue). It is clear she has been unhappy with his emotional unavailability, even though he is a therapist (psychologist) in the show. That is the only part I find less plausible. Maybe we will see his growth as a therapist, but the only scene he is shown in with a client left me cringing. Not completely awful, but could definitely have been better.
Some people have objected to politics being brought into the show, a reference to a "Republican kidney" when the doctor suggests Drew look into family members as possible donors. This illustrates how alienated Drew feels from his family that he doesn't even want to ask them. It also gives a clue to how their expectations of him may have led to his neurosis. Your political values go clear to the bone marrow!
Other characters I like are played by Linda Lavin (at the senior living home where Gina works) as well as the dialysis buddies, and the daughter. Also, Gina's friend, Gabby, who, coincidentally, has that same squeaky voice!! Humorous.
I like this show so much that it has even given me the impetus to use my cable company's On Demand feature to re-watch episodes. Give it a chance, it has potential.
