Parents' Guide to

Ground Floor

By Joyce Slaton, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 15+

Sitcom throwback has drinking and lots of sex jokes.

TV TBS Comedy 2013
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Based on 2 parent reviews

raygrizr
raygrizr Adult
January 20, 2015
age 18+

foul words are foul

I am not a nerd nor a saint in the religious world but I don't believe using God's name in vain is needed on any TV show open to the general population. I won't tune in to see it again nor use the sponsor's products until the brazen swearing is calmed down.

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Too much swearing
Jester™
Jester™ Adult
November 22, 2013
age 14+

Awesome Sitcom from Scrubs' Creator

My interest in Ground Floor was piqued by two things: that its by the creator of Scrubs, Bill Lawrence, and that it stars two of the cast from Pitch Perfect, Skylar Astin and Alexis Knapp. The show starts off feeling a bit try-hardish but once you've settled into the sense of humour and the almost-immediately likeable characters, Ground Floor will keep you laughing the whole way. There are frequent jokes regarding sexual issues, but no more than your average sitcom, and less so than popular ones like How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory. In saying that it is only 3 episodes in so it could escalate. Language isn't shocking regarding air time but it is worth mentioning that McGinley's character does use the S-word in both the second and third episodes. Overall, i would definitely recommend Ground Floor as a light-hearted comedy that keeps you laughing, provided you don't try and take it seriously; it doesn't take itself seriously after all, so why should we? Jester's Rating: 8/10

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Too much sex
Too much swearing
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What's the Story?

Brody (Skylar Astin) and Jenny (Briga Heelan) have made a mistake: After a raucous company party, they wake up in bed together and find they actually like each other. The only problem? Jenny works at a low-level job on the GROUND FLOOR at the office, and Brody's a top-floor guy, up with their master of the universe boss Remington Mansfield (John C. McGinley) and his suite of be-suited investment bankers. Coworkers on both sides of the great blue collar/white collar divide mock the couple for going rogue. But it looks like Brody and Jenny have something special here.

Is It Any Good?

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With its improbably gorgeous characters, rapid-fire quips, and laugh track, if you squint, Ground Floor could be any one of the 1990s series its creators worked on: Spin City, Friends, Will & Grace. But that doesn't mean Ground Floor is bad: These shows are both classic and beloved, as well as missed; it's not such a bad thing to have a TV comedy that hearkens back to the time when everyone sat home watching sitcoms on Thursday nights.

Ground Floor's leads are cute and charming, and the show has a gem in the form of John C. McGinley, basically playing his character from Scrubs but still pulling it off. The show's secondary characters, Brody and Jenny's office cohorts, have enough quirks to make for amusing bot mots, and the upstairs/downstairs tension could prove fruitful. In short, if you mourn the 1990s comedy block, Ground Floor is worth a look, and may be good whole-family viewing for families with mature teens.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about whether the workplace featured on Ground Floor is realistic. Do the workers look and dress like people at work? Are the female cast members realistic looking? Does it matter to a comedy to have a realistic setting?

  • The creators of Ground Floor are veterans of other television sitcoms. What similarities does Ground Floor have to other TV comedies you have seen?

  • What audience is Ground Floor trying to reach? Old, young? Rich, poor? People of all ages and ethnic backgrounds? Men and women?

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