NBC's Abby's: A contemporary 'Cheers', set outdoors, but offering little comedy
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There's a lot to love about NBC's new booze-filled comedy, maybe because it will take you back to 1982's 'Cheers.' Abby's is a multi-camera sitcom, shot in front of a live outdoor audience. And those are the first words you hear once an episode opens. Premiering on Thursday on NBC, the show revolves around Abby (Natalie Morales), who operates a self-named illegal bar right in her backyard.
Along with Abby, there are a few frequent visitors who have become friends with her. You have Fred (Neil Flynn), who is an ex-Marine and he is someone who takes his drinking seriously, Beth (Jessica Chaffin) who lives next door to Abby and a mother who avoids her family, James (Leonard Ouzts), a cowardly and friendly bouncer, Rosie (Kimia Behpoornia), Abby's talkative bartender and finally, Bill (Nelson Franklin), Abby's new uptight and socially awkward landlord who inherited the property from his dead aunt.
