Premise Partners is a comedy based on the lives of creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, about two life-long best friends and business partners whose "bromance" is tested when one of them is engaged to be married. Joe is an accomplished architect who leads with his head and not his heart, especially in his love life. That's in stark contrast to his gay co-worker, Louis, who is spontaneous, emotional and prone to exaggeration. Both have found joy in their love lives: Joe is newly engaged to Ali, a beautiful and sophisticated jewelry designer, and Louis' companion is Wyatt, a vegan nurse who Louis insists is just a promotion away from becoming a doctor. As news of Joe's engagement settles, time will tell if their business and personal bond can adapt to the addition of two other important relationships.
First impression: Partners has a good cast and decent writing. The first episode left me thinking that the cast could gel well at some point down the line but for right now was overacted.
Cast: The main character of Partners (If I had to choose one) would be David Krumholtz who is best known for his role a few years back on the series Numbers. Playing his fiancé is Sophia Bush who is best known for her very long stint on One Tree Hill (not to mention her starring role in the remake of Texas Chain Saw Massacre). Both of these actors bring their characters to life in a way that makes them quite likeable, it’s the other two (Michael Urie and Brandon Routh) that need to polish up their acting skills and dial back the overacting.
Overall Feel: Partners is cute and with a little work could become funny.
Prediction: I believe that Partners will last the season if the actors get more comfortable with each other and their characters.
Rating (1=low, 10=high): I give this a 5 out of 10
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