NBC’s new sitcom “Outsourced,” has aired two episodes so far. The show, airs at 9:30 on Thursdays (following NBC’s workplace comedies “The Office” and “30 Rock”), a young American named Todd (Ben Rappaport) is sent by his employer, a manufacturer of tacky novelties, to run its new call center in Mumbai, India. The show lacks creativity and when that fails, all one can rely on is the fact that most Americans still find the Indian accent funny. It’s hard not to laugh when an operator asks a caller, “Sir, how would you like to pay for your vomit and your poo?”
American culture — or the lack of it — is the target of some jokes. The problem with Todd’s gradual adjustment to his surroundings is that to be realistic, it has to end. Eventually, he’ll stop having comical misunderstandings based on cultural differences. Unfortunately, the show’s producers have probably drawn up plans to drag that story out for at least five seasons. It’s hard to see how they’re going to avoid the usual traps of a sitcom.
For now, however, “Outsourced” likely has a few more good episodes in the can. But viewers who get hooked should be forewarned that the networks are as quick as any other corporation to give subpar performers the pink slip.
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reviews_21/-Outsourced-and-likely-to-run-out-of-gas.asp
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