THE PLOT THUS FAR
Created by Tyler Perry, this sitcom revolves around Leroy Brown (David Mann), an idealistic church deacon who opens a retirement home to help the elderly, only to have his patience sorely tested by the spirited retirees who come to live there. Brown gets help from Cora (Tamela J. Mann), the daughter he never knew he had, but faces problems with his law-student handyman (Antonio Jaramillo), partying next-door neighbors and more.
WHAT WE THOUGHT
The revolves around Leroy Brown (David Mann), an idealistic church deacon who opens a retirement home to help the elderly, only to have his patience sorely tested by the spirited retirees who come to live there. Brown gets help from Cora (Tamela J. Mann), the daughter he never knew he had, but faces problems with his law-student handyman (Antonio Jaramillo), partying next-door neighbors and more.
If you’ve followed the show for any length of time, it seems as though it’s the same thing over and over again. In that respect, it’s very much cut of the TGIF cloth. What kills me is that looking at the amount of episodes in a single season, I’m left to wonder what the real emphasis is behind the assembly line production of the show. It hurts the impression made on new viewers, as even I have a hard time distinguishing Meet the Browns from House of Payne from Are We There Yet.
The DVD comes with no special features. However, the episode to bitrate mix holds up and it makes the show shine on standard definition. It’s just that you shouldn’t expect a lot from a TBS original. If you can hear the jokes and see the actors, they’ve done their job. I’d recommend a rental to the curious.
RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW!
