New Girl
How realistic could a show about an odd and rather quirky women in her thirties moving in with three random guys be? Moving in with three guys in your thirties? C’mon, Leaving your twenties behind may be a little scary, but with age, comes a better living arrangement. And better doesn’t equate to shacking up with three random dudes—even if you do become really good friends.
Fresh Off the Boat
Moving is good, right? Not so much of the Huang family. The Huang family leaves Washington D.C. in hopes of a better life in Florida. Unfortunately, they don’t see very much sun. In reality, Florida has a lot to offer. Miami? Check. Beaches? Check. Disney World? Check. Universal Studios? Check. How can you go wrong?!
Beverly Hills, 90210
Usually, when we move to a new place it takes some time to get adjusted. But in Beverly Hills, 90210 Brandon and Brenda immediately become the talk of the town, landing dates and faking their way into nightclubs. Definitely skewed my perception of what would happen when I switched schools. It’s never that easy.
Futurama
The saying goes future's so bright you gotta wear shades, not future so dim you’d rather go back a few hundred years. Futurama kind of makes the future seem like a hot mess I don’t want to be part of and definitely makes me appreciate the time period I’m in. Also, a sentient robot that like doesn’t rust or go berserk when he drinks beer? Very fishy.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Kimmy literally goes from living underground to out on the town. Not just any town, New-frickin-York; one of the most difficult cities to make it in. And would you believe it, she immediately gets a job and finds an affordable place to live—How?!
The Cleveland Show
Cleveland and his son make their way to a new town, you know, how people do every now and then. But somehow within his first couple of days of being there he begins life with a new family. Takes me at least a week to feel comfy enough to go out on a date, so I feel like the show is making a mockery of my love life. Like, thanks Seth MacFarlane, thanks a lot.
The Walking Dead
Rick wakes up and the world has ended. We’ve all been through that (kind of). Might as well get some traveling done while you’re not a zombie, right? Rick makes the decision to head to Atlanta. Unfortunately, a whole gang of ravenous zombies is there to greet him. One, greeting parties are never that packed. Two, the attendees aren’t zombies. So many unrealistic standards.
Bottom line, if you’re moving to a new place don’t count on TV to give you any realistic expectations.
