I always appreciate a well-made dramedy. And lately I have been thinking about how there aren’t really any on TV anymore (at least not any that I personally enjoy all that much). The only one that I could come up with is FX’s Louie (but I kind of think of that as a whole different genre in of itself).

But anyway, I think I may have found a solution in the new FOX series Red Band Society.

A quality dramedy series should have two main goals: to make the viewers laugh, and to make to viewers feel something. And while this show could try a little harder in the comedy department, it mostly accomplished the aforementioned goals.

The show centers around a group of teenagers who live in a hospital, along with some of the people who work there. The show has a good cast of likable, interesting characters. But the standout character here is young Charlie, played by Griffin Gluck, who also acts as the show’s narrator.

The episode had a few of those touching kind of moments (especially towards the end); the kind of moments that, while you’re watching them, make you pause and think “yeah, that’s some good stuff right there.”

Is the show without flaws? No. There are aspects that just come off as cheesy and unrealistic. For instance, there’s this one character who is often portrayed as a total stereotype of a snobby, popular high school cheerleader. We do get to see a little more depth to the character later on. But a lot of the time, she felt like something out of a cartoon from the 1990s.

But despite some of it’s flaws, I would still like it if people would go and give this show a chance.

So make sure you watch the premiere of Red Band Society on Wednesday, September 17th on FOX.

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