The Unicorn

Breaking Up is Hard To Do

Getting back into the dating game after 20 years is hard. On The Unicorn Season 1 Episode 2, Wade has no idea what he's getting into when he dates another woman. He doesn't want to be mean. He's too nice of a guy. And he wants to feel normal. Getting back to normal isn't an easy thing to do either because where do you begin? All of them want to get back to normal, but it's not an easy thing to do after your life is turned upside down. more

Moving On

Losing a spouse is devastating. While many people think it's similar to divorce, it's not. By a longshot. Believe me, i know. My husband dropped dead of a heart attack at 42 leaving me with a young son to raise. That's why The Unicorn is so relatable. And on The Unicorn Season 1 Episode 1 we get a glimpse into Wade's (Walton Gogg[ns) life and how he maneuvers through his loss and tries to keep his family on track. Not only that, he begins to delve ... more

'The Unicorn' Review: CBS Snags a Magic Cast for a Sitcom That's Ready to Fly

If you miss having a steady influx of mid-budget family comedies in the multiplex, consider “The Unicorn” an instant fix to your absent “Instant Family.” Like “Single Parents” on ABC (and, arguably, “Bob’s Burgers” on Fox), the new CBS sitcom starring Walton Goggins aims for the heart of modern, middle-aged parents — not the same folks who fall for the CBS brand of fast-f... more

TV Review: 'The Unicorn'

“The Unicorn’s” first very smart move is to begin well into the situation it depicts. Its central character, Walton Goggins’s Wade Felton, has been mourning his wife for a year; he and his daughters (R... more

New Fall Shows Try Nuanced Take on Generation Gap

Apple TV Plus this month moved off a project in which Richard Gere was set to play a Vietnam veteran whose life is upended when the woman he loved 50 years ago dies in a car crash. According to the logline for the shelved series, her death leads to his and another character’s “lifelong regrets and secrets” colliding with their “resentment of today’s self-absorbed millennials.” The duo then “go on a shooting spree.” The very next day, Netflix announced a series order for a Kevin James comedy in which the actor play... more