Hank Azaria has been a supporting cast member for the last 20 years, and "
Free Agents" is his first lead role in a series. In it, he plays a recently divorced public relations executive who finds comfort in the bed of his coworker
Helen (
Kathryn Hahn from
My Idiot Brother and
"Crossing Jordan"), who's having trouble getting over the death of her fiancé. Yes, all of that sounds incredibly morbid, but I promise you it isn't. You'll laugh when elevator music subliminally brings him to tears while he's trying to ask
Helen out
on a date, when a post-coital conversation turns him into a
basket-case, and when he's forced to graphically describe their sex to
all of his coworkers when his politically incorrect boss asks him about
the previous night.
The series also boasts a great cast.
Helen, his reluctant friend-with-benefits, is embarrassingly dismissive towards his advances and hysterically obsessed with her late fiancé. His demanding boss
Stephen (
Anthony Head from "
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer") is a shockingly inappropriate Brit who reminds me of a suaver
Ricky Gervais. His bitchy executive assistant
Emma (comedian
Natasha Leggero) is abrasive, undercutting, and dry. And his married coworker
Gregg (above,
Al Madrigal from "
Gary Unmarried"), who practically begs to be included in all single-people conversation and activities, is a dorky, desperate putz who behaves like a nerdy freshman following around the cool senior jocks. The series has a solid cast with Tweet-worthy one liners, making a fine addition to the work place comedy subgenre.
BEST LINES
> "It's not sass. This is how it is. Lions don't eat deer because they're sassy. It's called Darwinism."-
Emma
> "You look like Willy Lohman."-
Helen's reference to
Death of a Salesman while describing
Alex's wardrobe
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