Shorted lived sitcom from Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino. Like her previous series Jezebel James embodies its creators quirky third-wave feminist sensibilities. The Jezebel James of the title was the childhood imaginary friend of Coco Thomkins (Lauren Ambrose), later turned into a popular children’s book character by her editor sister Sarah (Parker Posey). The basic premise has Ambrose’s slacker slob brought in by perfectionist workaholic Posey to be her surrogate upon the latter’s learning that she will be unable to carry a child herself. So you’ve got the whole Odd Couple thing going, combined with many themes and motifs cribbed from Sherman-Palladino’s previous series, such as strained parental relationships, fast-paced pop cultured-filled dialogue, characters inability to make relationships work, hanging out at diners and public meetings. Despite undeniably retreading some ground, the series is well executed enough, and helped tremendously by the two likable leads. It is unfortunate that the show proved so ratings challenged, I have a feeling it could have grown into something qusi-venerable. 3 ½ out of 5.
The entire series is available via hulu.
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