Marry Me (U.S. TV series)

Marry Me
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	David Caspe
Starring	Casey Wilson Ken Marino John Gemberling Sarah Wright Olsen Tymberlee Hill Dan Bucatinsky Tim Meadows
Composer(s)	Gabriel Mann
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producer(s)	David Caspe Jamie Tarses Seth Gordon
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Fan Fare Productions Shark vs. Bear Productions Exhibit A Productions Gifted And Talented Camp Sony Pictures Television
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Picture format	1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original run	October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14) – present
Chronology
Related shows	Happy Endings
External links
Official website

Marry Me is an American sitcom television series created and executive produced by David Caspe with co-executive producers/director Seth Gordon and Jamie Tarses for Sony Pictures Television.^[1] The series stars Casey Wilson and Ken Marino and debuted on NBC during the 2014–15 television season, where it airs Tuesday nights at 9 pm (ET/PT)/8 pm (CT).^[2] The series premiered on October 14, 2014.^[3][4]

Series creator David Caspe loosely based the premise on his recent marriage to actress Casey Wilson, who stars as Annie.^[5] Like Caspe's previous sitcom Happy Endings, this series is set in Chicago.^[6]

On November 5, 2014, the series order was upped to 18 episodes for its first season.^[7]

On February 17, 2015, the show aired its final episode before being removed from the schedule to allow The Voice to air two hour episodes for three weeks,^[8][9][10] before Undateable took over the timeslot for the remainder of the season^[11] - leaving four episodes of Marry Me unaired.^[12] These episodes later began premiering in the UK from April 23, 2015.

Premise

This series follows what happens to longtime couple – high-strung Annie (Casey Wilson) and easy-going Jake (Ken Marino) – when their deeply committed relationship turns into a long and bumpy ride on the way to the altar after the question of "Will You Marry Me?" is popped. After six years together, the couple struggles with trying to decide whether a whirlwind of big fights and botched marriage proposals spells doom for their relationship, when instead they discover a series of "signs" that they think means they are meant for each other.

Faced with proposals gone awry and a string of other unfortunate coincidences, Annie and Jake find themselves destined to be together whether they can get it together or not.

Cast

Main

• Casey Wilson as Annie Fletcher – Jake's fiancée, described as emotionally volatile and over-dramatic, in contrast to the more laid-back Jake. Now that Annie and Jake are engaged and living together, she's had a hard time getting adjusted to life as "engagedlyweds" (as she call them) and because of her emotional nature, she often gets easily stressed out, most notably when dealing with things such as when Jake moves in with her, getting along with Jake's mom, and having to host the family Thanksgiving for the first time as a couple.
• Ken Marino as Jake Schuffman – Annie's fiancé, described as the more rational and level-headed in the couple, he is often forgiving of Annie's quirks and over-dramatic behavior. Now that Annie and Jake are engaged and living together, Jake tries to put Annie at ease during her constant freaking out over getting married and often has to act as a peacemaker between Annie and his mom, while also attempting to get to know Annie's dads better. Jake was previously engaged to a woman named Fantasia Yang, but called it off after he realized she was insane.
• John Gemberling as Gil – Jake's mopey, divorced best friend who sells hair loss products. His friends are often concerned about him, as his life has mostly been a mess ever since his wife recently left him. It has also been shown that Gil relies too much on Jake as a friend, as the gang has made attempts to help Gil be less dependent on Jake.
• Sarah Wright Olsen as Dennah – Annie's proudly single best friend who works as a pre-school teacher. She is said to have a "take it or leave it" attitude toward marriage.
• Tymberlee Hill as Kay – Annie and Jake's lesbian friend and neighbor. Kay is shown to be sarcastic and eccentric, and often makes references to past romantic flings, such as hook-ups she made on "Boobr", a dating app for lesbians.
• Dan Bucatinsky as Kevin 2 – One of Annie's gay dads, both named Kevin. It's been said that Annie got her dramatic side from dads, who named her after the famous Broadway musical. Like Annie, the Kevins are also newly engaged. (episode 8, 10-present; previously recurring guest)
• Tim Meadows as Kevin 1 – One of Annie's gay dads, both named Kevin. Both of "The Kevins" often argue which one of them is her biological father, despite the obvious fact that "Kevin One" is African-American and Annie is white. Like Annie, the Kevins are also newly engaged.

Recurring cast

• JoBeth Williams as Myrna Schuffman – Jake's widowed mom, who Annie is having trouble connecting with. The controlling, type-A personality Myrna usually clashes with Annie over just about everything.
• Jessica St. Clair as Julie – Annie's nemesis who lives down the hall from her. Described as a "Pilates-obsessed, super-mom" who always knows how to make Annie feel inferior.
• Danielle Schneider as Cassie – Gil's ex-wife, who he's recently separated from.
• Crista Flanagan as Libby Berman – Annie and Jake's friend who recently had a baby. When they attended her baby shower, they couldn't remember the first name of her fertility specialist husband.
• Jerry O'Connell as Daniel – An old friend of Jake's who doesn't like Annie and tries to break them up. He is the leader of Jake's old group of friends known as "The Boyz", along with Gut Man and Matthew.
• Steve Little as Gut Man – Member of Jake's old group of friends known as "The Boyz", along with Daniel and Matthew.
• Brandon Johnson as Matthew – Member of Jake's old group of friends known as "The Boyz", along with Daniel and Gut Man.
• Nat Faxon as Scooby – Annie's cousin who works as a cruise ship entertainer. He can only attend one of the weddings between Annie and her dads.
• Ana Ortiz as Hailey – Kay's first ever steady girlfriend. She's been keeping their relationship a secret until she was busted by Dennah and Gil.
• Rob Huebel as Wes – Annie and Dennah's yoga instructor. Dennah appears to be his favorite student, while Annie appears to be his least favorite student, as he usually has a hard time finding ways to compliment her in class and often can't remember her name. At one point, Dennah started to date Wes when she was desperate to find a date to bring to the wedding.

Upcoming guest stars

• Nia Vardalos as Pam – Annie's biological mom. A former friend of the Kevins, she was their egg donor when they wanted to have a child. Annie will reconnect with Pam in an upcoming episode.^[13]
• Jim Piddock as Charles – A new love interest for Jake's mom, Myrna.
• Ryan Hansen as Lee – The ex-boyfriend of Annie, who has some tension with Jake when they meet.^[14]

Connections to Happy Endings

It has been implied that David Caspe's previous sitcom Happy Endings, which aired on ABC from 2011 to 2013, exists in the same universe as Marry Me. Both shows are set in Chicago and Derrick, a recurring character played by Stephen Guarino, appears on both shows.

Three of the original six series regulars – Casey Wilson, Ken Marino and Sarah Wright Olsen – also appeared on Happy Endings, albeit in different roles. John Gemberling also appeared on Happy Endings, however as his character wasn't named — he was merely credited as 'Thief'^[15] — it is unclear whether the two characters are considered separate people. In addition, several guest stars on Marry Me — including Rob Huebel, Rob Riggle, Nat Faxon and Ryan Hansen — also had guest appearances as different characters on Happy Endings.

Episodes

International broadcast

The series premiered in the United Kingdom on E4 on 15 January 2015. The series will premiere in Australia on the Seven Network in 2015.^[31] The series premiered in New Zealand on TV2 (New Zealand) on 11 February 2015.

Reception

Critical reception

Season 1 of Marry Me has received generally positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the show a rating of 80%, based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The site's consensus states, "Marry Me‍ '​s premise may be simple, but the talents of stars Casey Wilson and Ken Marino – and a top-notch supporting cast – push it past other rom-coms."^[32] On Metacritic, the show has a score of 63 out of 100, based on reviews from 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews", some critics making favorable comparisons to the series Mad About You.^[33]

U.S. ratings

References

External links

• Official website
• Marry Me on Twitter
• Marry Me at the Internet Movie Database