New on TV: Outsourced
We continue our weekend TV show preview with a look at the new NBC series, Outsourced!
Check out our previews of &#*! My Dad Says and No Ordinary Family.
Written by Meg M.
NBC’s latest Thursday night comedy, Outsourced, is adapted from the 2006 romantic comedy of the same name. Outsourced tells the story of Todd Dempsey, a 25-year-old man who works for an-American company making novelties. That is, until the call center is outsourced to India, and Todd is moved there to manage a group of less-than-enthusiastic Indian employees. Very quickly, he learns that he must teach his staff about America in order to increase sales and stay competitive with other American managers.
From what we’ve seen of NBC’s previews of the comedy, it seems like the show has the potential to be funny once it finds its groove. My only concern is that the writers will focus on (in my opinion) not-at-all-funny racial jokes that will be read as offensive rather than hilarious. Will NBC also experience fall-out for moving Outsourced into the timeslot previously held by the popular comedy, 30 Rock?
Check out the preview below and share your thoughts with us in the comment section. Tune in to Outsourced on Thursdays this Fall at 9:30 pm on NBC.
Meg lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, Ryan. Marketing professional by day, freelance writer by night, Meg writes about life, entertainment and everything in between on her blog, Morning Cup With Meg.
Category: Entertainment
I loved this show, watched ecvery episode. I get tired of the same old situation comedy and this one had some fresh ideas in it because of being in India. Not all call centers are located in India. I had a great talk with someone who was in Ireland. Problem was that she couldn’t help me but she did sound sypathetic. Now I can’t remember why I called, just that I liked her.
Carol Wong
Wow! This is news to me! I have actually seen the movie and found it pretty good! Hope they don’t mess up the TV series. Although, I wonder how they are going to drag it into a TV series since I felt the movie was sufficient.
Sorry to say this show was already cancelled
I think the show looks funny and probably not one that you have to follow from week to week.
I had someone calling me from India every month because I ordered a prescription on-line once (based on a friend’s advice). I would tell them every month that I did not want a refill, that I wasn’t taking that prescription. This probably went on for a year and a half. Then I started telling them that Sharon (me) had moved. I did that over and over and over. Every once and a while my husband or son would just say I was not home. I was getting to the point of yelling (swearing was next on the list). Now they only call about every 3-4 months. I do not have caller-id so I have to really be sure it is them before I tell them I moved.
Hubby and I really enjoyed the movie and are looking forward to this show. I’m not really sure how well it will go over with the TV public. There may be a lot of animosity about losing losing one’s job due to outsourcing.
We are originally from India and even we get frustrated by the call centers.
I saw the movie and thought it was cute and funny-not sure if I really think that they can make a sitcom out of it. I must say there are a few companies I deal with regularly and I appreciate that when you call customer service you are dealing with people in the US. My frustration is not so much the outsourcing but the press 1 for this and 2 for this and then 20 minutes later you get to talk to someone.
I saw a commercial for this during a football game a week or so ago, and thought it looked like a variation of ‘The Office’ — maybe trying to find something to fill that impending void? Looks funny … Not sure I’ll *have* to watch it, but I’ll probably catch it when I can, if for no other reason than to see if it’s really what I’m led to believe via the previews
This is one of the new shows this fall that I actually plan on watching. The commercials crack me up so I’m counting on the whole show being better!
I think this looks decent, but probably not something I would make a point of watching. If I were already sitting down and in front of the television, probably.
I give them credit for at least trying to come up with some fresh material. It seems like so much of television is reality shows or competitions – dancing or singing or losing weight. I don’t want to cheer for strangers, I just want to be mindlessly entertained.
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I saw a preview of this show on TV, and I’m hooked! One of the characters was saying how Indian support reps are trained to speak all accents, and an Indian guy was describing corn bread I believe in a dead on southern accent! It was just too funny, so I already have this on my DVR.
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I watched your clip, Vera, and I thought that accent part was the funniest too! We don’t have a DVR and I have a terrible memory regarding tv. If I really want to watch something, I have to tell my 5 year old to remind me to turn it on. “Tell mom to turn on the tv tonight at 8:00, okay?” Believe me, it’s a less than reliable system.
Not sure if I will like this one or not, but it does seem to have potential. I agree with the reviewer that this could get offensive fast, but if they do it right it can live up to the NBC Thursday night I have loved for years. Curious though…where is 30 Rock going? What will we be losing on Thursday nights?