Oliver Beene is about a 11 year old boy growing up in the 60's with his weird but wonderful family.
Oliver and his Dad Jerry are the most strongest characters and the Mum Charlotte is a bit weak. Grant Rosenmeyer (Oliver) just cracks me up every time, he has such a grown up face for such a little boy. I like the character of Joyce (Daveigh Chase) she is so grown up for her age and her one liners are hilarious. Most of the characters I hadn't heard of but I did know Andrew Lawrence (Ted) from Brotherly love.
Even though it is a comedy it still has some historical moments in it e.g. John F Kennedy's assassination, racism in the 6o's and th missiles in Cuba. But the programme is still really funny. Most of the jokes are from the characters reactions to the problems e.g. how Oliver copes with bullying.
I don't know why people hated the first episode I found it quite funny. My favourite episode is when Oliver and Ted are left in the flat home alone and they have a fat guy trying to get them. How Oliver deals with it so so funny but just like a normal family sitcom it all blows over. But because it isn't a normal family sitcom it ends in a joke. This programme has left me in fits. I give it an amazing 9 out of 10.
Oliver and his Dad Jerry are the most strongest characters and the Mum Charlotte is a bit weak. Grant Rosenmeyer (Oliver) just cracks me up every time, he has such a grown up face for such a little boy. I like the character of Joyce (Daveigh Chase) she is so grown up for her age and her one liners are hilarious. Most of the characters I hadn't heard of but I did know Andrew Lawrence (Ted) from Brotherly love.
Even though it is a comedy it still has some historical moments in it e.g. John F Kennedy's assassination, racism in the 6o's and th missiles in Cuba. But the programme is still really funny. Most of the jokes are from the characters reactions to the problems e.g. how Oliver copes with bullying.
I don't know why people hated the first episode I found it quite funny. My favourite episode is when Oliver and Ted are left in the flat home alone and they have a fat guy trying to get them. How Oliver deals with it so so funny but just like a normal family sitcom it all blows over. But because it isn't a normal family sitcom it ends in a joke. This programme has left me in fits. I give it an amazing 9 out of 10.