ABC drops the ball with ‘Back in the Game’
BACK IN THE GAME - "Back in the Game" stars Maggie Lawson ("Psych") as Terry, Jr., James Caan ("Las Vegas") as Terry "The Cannon" Gannon, Sr., Lenora Crichlow ("Being Human," "Fast Girls") as Gigi, Griffin Gluck ("Private Practice") as Danny, Ben Koldyke ("Big Love") as Dick, Kennedy Waite ("I-Doll") as Vanessa, J.J. Totah ("Jessie") as Michael and Cooper Roth as David. "Back in the Game" was written by Mark and Robb Cullen ("Lucky," "Las Vegas"), who also executive-produce along with directors John Requa and Glenn Ficarra ("Bad Santa," "Crazy, Stupid, Love") and Aaron Kaplan ("The Neighbors"). "Back in the Game" is from 20TH Century Fox Television/ Kapital Entertainment. (ABC/Kevin Foley)
BEN KOLDYKE, COOPER ROTH, KENNEDY WAITE, JAMES CAAN, GRIFFIN GLUCK, MAGGIE LAWSON, J.J. TOTAH, LENORA CRICHLOW
ABC should probably back out of “Back in the Game” while it has the chance.
A former softball star (Lawson) moves in with her overbearing father (Caan) and begins coaching her young son’s baseball team full of outcasts and weirdos.
“The Bad News Barely Watchables.” Lawson makes for an appealing lead, but she can’t do much with what passes for comedy on this annoying little sitcom. On a positive note, Caan should be able to cut down on his grocery bills considering all the scenery he gets to chew.
What: “Back in the Game”
When: 8:30 p.m. Sept. 25, KTNV-TV, Channel 13
Who’s in it: Maggie Lawson, James Caan, Lenora Crichlow
