MISS TV GIRL'S PICK: MAY 30 - JUNE 5

 Men of a Certain Age (Wednesday, 10/9c, TNT)

This wonderful drama about the trials and tribulations of three best friends and their midlife crises returns for the second half of its season two. The first six episodes finished in January.

What can we expect ? Joe ( Ray Romano), the divorced, slightly neurotic party-store owner and father of two, finds himself drawn into a friendship with his neighbor and former bookie, who has been diagnosed with cancer. Joe is also working hard to rekindle his professional golf career by training for a spot on the senior tour. Though he has managed to overcome his gambling problem, a new temptation arises.

Owen (Andre Braugher), who has a wonderful wife (LisaGay Hamilton) and three young children, is finally starting to assert himself after his father turned over the keys to the family automobile dealership. But so far, the job has been a nightmare. Resistant to the idea of retiring, Owen’s father (Richard Gant) constantly tries to undermine his authority and has told Owen that the dealership is financially in the red.

Terry (ScottBakula) has decided to give up his acting career and go to work for Owen as a car salesman, a job that seems well suited to his ample charms and need for stability. Terry also reconnected with Erin (Melinda McGraw), a woman who once played opposite him in a popular commercial. But their relationship has left him confused about the possibility of pursuing a life together.

"MEN OF A CERTAIN" AGE RENEWED FOR A SECOND SEASON

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TNT has renewed one of my favorite tv "Men of a Certain Age" for a episode sescond season.

The midlife crisis drama  originally premiered in December to great ratings and has continued to be a viewers and critics favorite.

"Men of a Certain Age" stars Ray Romano, Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula and currently airs Mondays on TNT .  The current season will end February 22,

MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE: PILOT REVIEW ( A MUST SEE)

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 “Men of a Certain Age”, the Ray Romano-Scott Bakula- Andre Braugher new TNT series premiered last night and I hope that I am not speaking to soon, but I love this show already.

The show tells the story of three male friends who have reached that point in life called middle-age.  Romano, who co-created and co-wrote the pilot with Mike Royce, plays Joe, a party supply store owner and father of two teens.  Joe is also not quite ready to admit that his marriage is over, due to his gambling addiction.  We see in the pilot that his gambling addiction will wreck havoc in future episodes.  I was really pleasantly surprised with Romano portrayal.  He goes far beyond anything he showed his fans in ‘Everybody Loves Raymond” The anxiety and angst of Joe, tampered in with self deprecating humor was executed perfectly by Romano.

Scott Bakula co-stars as Terry, a lifelong bachelor and aspiring actor. Terry is essentially an actor, who feels that auditioning for TV-movie jobs are beneath him.  He takes random jobs that he could care less about and sleeps with random women.  I am really looking forward to seeing how this character develops.

Then there’s Andre Braugher who plays Owen, a married father of three.  He sells cars at his father’s dealership, though he doesn’t like the work and is not good at it, he feels and believes that his father will leave everything for him to run in the future. When his father tells him that he is a disappointment and he will not succeed him in the family business and walks away, well let me just that it was heartbreaking watch.

I would truly recommend this show.  “Men of a Certain Age" deals with real life situations told through the lives of three very different life long friends, who you can’t help, but root for in the end.