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It’s a different kind of love story. Instead of going on a journey with two characters and wonder if they will eventually end up together, you instead find out right away what the outcome will be with these two people.
The premise for the new NBC comedy A to Z is unconventional yet intriguing. In the first few moments of the pilot, the narrator tells the audience straight away that the two main characters, Andrew and Zelda “will date for eight months, three weeks, five days and one hour; this television program in the comprehensive account of their relationship from A to Z.”
As an audience, you know exactly what to expect, yet there is still a high level of interest to continue watching the show to see what will happen during this journey.
The show follows two different people and their journey together, starting from how they meet. Andrew, played by Ben Feldman, is a hopeless romantic working at a trendy new online dating website called Wallflower. Zelda, played by Cristin Milioti, is a strong, independent lawyer whose office is right across from Andrew’s. The first episode, “A for Acquaintances,” tells the audience right away that we will be watching this story play out right from the beginning. They both meet when Zelda goes to Andrew’s office to discuss an issue with her Wallflower account. Andrew becomes instantly smitten. Zelda tries to turn down his advances but eventually gives in. By the end of the first episode, we witness their first kiss.
One interesting side of this show is using social media to its advantage. They are trying to portray a love story that could actually take place in this day in age. Whether it is the emojis the two send to each other or Zelda scrolling through Andrew’s Twitter feed, it truly is a modern take on infatuation in today’s society. There is even an app that resembles Tinder that becomes a central part of the second episode.
The cast really makes the show enjoyable to watch. Feldman’s Andrew portrays the hopeless romantic very well and has excellent chemistry with Miliot, who is more recently known as being the mother on How I Met Your Mother. Both of these character are quirky in their own sense, which really meshes well together. Their best friends and colleagues on the show provide a nice comedic relief to their love story.
The show has been compared to the movie 500 Days of Summer – a romantic comedy where the timeline and plot is given to you right from the beginning. However, with Andrew and Zelda being the driving force to the show, it makes you want to know what will happen after eight months, three weeks, five days and one hour. Hopefully, it will have a happy ending.
Watch the journey unfold from A to Z on Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. on NBC.
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