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A grieving therapist begins telling his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making major changes in people’s lives—including his own. Check out our list of renewals and cancellations to see if your favorite show made the cut when Brett Goldstein, Jason Segel, and Bill Lawrence were asked to appear on the show. When asked how they got Harrison Ford to appear on the show, Segel said that Goldstein originally wanted someone who looked like “Harrison Ford” and intended to audition people who looked like Ford. Segel told Goldstein that they should at least pitch the project to Ford first, thinking that he would reject it outright, but at least other people would hear that Harrison Ford had been asked to do the project, which sparked interest from other famous actors. Ultimately, Goldstein talked to Ford and convinced him to take the role. Goldstein still doesn’t understand what he did to convince him, but he was still very happy. Featured on WatchMojo: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2023 (So Far) (2023). The rest of the show is great, too. Jason Segel is perfectly cast in this scenario. He has the awkward, idiotically confident energy needed for this role. And Jessica is perfect. Her humor is perfect for the dialogue. It’s a new form of situational comedy. No real jokes, just engaging personalities with a bit of quirkiness and family circumstances that are a little off the beaten path but still relatable. Sure, Jimmy’s behavior as a therapist is completely absurd. You’d lose your license immediately. Just impossible. But in drama, we allow metaphorical situations. And in this scenario, we feel a strong intentionality in the decisions. We have to give the writers the benefit of the doubt and try to get the message across. For me, it’s easy and fun. Apparently, other reviewers had issues.