Why I watch Cougar Town

Strike that. I don’t just watch Cougar Town. I love Cougar Town.

I stumbled upon this show late last season when, during three days of being sick, I exhausted all my backlog on Hulu. And, fuck, what was I going to do? Watch Psych or any of those other “quirky” shows from USA? Go over to CBS’s wasteland?

I figured, eh, I’ll watch Cougar Town and be offended and it will entertain me for a while.

Sadly for my love of righteous outrage, it was actually funny. And not about “cougars.” (Even though I think the early part of Season 1 tried to make that happen. It failed. Because that concept sucks.)

You should take the show for a test run. It’s fluffy and entertaining and contains my favorite character on TV right now (sorry, it’s not Aubrey Plaza). It’s Busy Phillips as “Laurie.”

I have a soft spot for crass women with big, loud personalities. And an especially soft spot for people who don’t take themselves seriously and are kind of vulnerable to boot.

Laurie fits that bill perfectly. I loved her when she tormented her ex-boyfriend’s father – “I just can’t remember if I left my hairdryer here. Must be my pregnancy brain.” Or when she talked with Cox’s character “Jules:”

Laurie: But drama is such a turnon! It makes my lady parts beep.
Jules: Would you rather be with someone emotionally stable or someone who, at game night, carves “die bitch” on the kitchen table because you think he sucks at Jenga?
Laurie: There are positives and negatives to both.
Jules: There really aren’t.
Laurie: I know. And, honey, I am sorry about your table.
Jules: That’s OK. I added a T so now it says “diet bitch.” So actually it’s really helpful!

She is a badass and I like her.

(I have the video embedded, but it isn’t working, so here is a link to what I tried to post.)