'Kevin Can F**k Himself' and 'Physical' feature different spins on desperate housewives
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Desperate housewives stand front and center in a pair of new series, "Kevin Can F**k Himself" and "Physical," with the former offering the more intriguing template, in part because of its satiric take on the long history of beleaguered sitcom wives.
Aside from one of those titles seemingly designed to drive copy editors crazy, "Kevin" turns out to be highly inventive if a little too slow moving: A woman whose interactions with her husband unfold like an old-time sitcom, complete with laugh track, and whose scenes apart from him are shot as a stark drama, where she plots how to escape him, murder being her best option. The genre-bending approach to this AMC series (which already premiered on its streaming service) proves bracing in the pilot episode, as Allison ("Schitt's Creek's" Annie Murphy) smiles along during the sitcom portion with husband Kevin (Eric Petersen), a doughy, sports-loving Neanderthal who treats her like little more than a nagging maid.More Related News