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that more than 65 per cent of new
shows will be canceled in their first
year, and sitcoms exist in one of the
harsher niches in which to persevere.
The success of a series depends on a
variety of factors, and it's worth ex-
amining what some successful
shows have done in order to gauge
the promise of a new arrival.
Some have gone for an original
device: the popular series "How I
Met Your Mother" put itself on a
countdown to the denouement
teased in its title. Others have ele-
vated style: prominent favorite
"Modern Family" films with a sin-
gle camera, pseudo-documentary
technique to immerse viewers in
the lives of its characters. And
sometimes a show can thrive sim-
ply because of its chosen setting,
subject matter and content. Reign-
ing ratings champion (in its final
season) "The Big Bang Theory"
made nerd stuff palatable for the
masses, setting itself in university
research laboratories and comic
book shops.
"The Cool Kids" is also count-
ing on its unusual setting — a
retirement community — and
on the old trick of writing vener-
able, seemingly-mature charac-
ters as though they're petty,
crass, bickering teenagers. This
formula has roots in exemplars
such as "Grumpy Old Men"
(1993), or in certain characters
from successful sitcoms of yes-
teryear. Think of Estelle Getty's
now-legendary role in "Golden
Girls," or her co-star Betty
White's sharp-tongued turn in
"Hot in Cleveland."
"The Cool Kids" comes from ex-
ecutive producer Charlie Day, best
known for playing the dangerously
unpredictable clown Charlie Kelly
in "It's Always Sunny in Philadel-
phia." Comparisons between that
series and this one are natural,
since each show strives to turn the
rudeness up to 11 with characters
that are equal parts lovable and
reprehensible. "The Cool Kids"
won't be able to push the limits as
savagely as "Always Sunny" does
(FX benefits from less-strict con-
tent standards compared to Fox),
but the basic formulas are alike.
"It's Always Sunny in Philadel-
phia" is 13 seasons deep, with a
14th already locked in, and it's set
to tie the record for the longest
running live-action American sit-
com. If "The Cool Kids" can
achieve consistency anywhere
near that level, everybody at Fox
and on the series' creative team
will be very pleased indeed.
Leslie Jordan stars in "The
Cool Kids"
