A group of friends, who live for fun and pleasure, achieve everything that pleases their desire. Charlie and Hank create online dating files. In the upcoming election of the coordinator of activities, Hank supports Charlie and Margaret supports Mr. Each of them tries to end his mission towards others.
The writing on The Cool Kids is hit-or-miss, and I would ratchet down the hyperactive laugh track... But the cast is appealing enough to overcome these quibbles.
These are comic vets, in some cases legends, and they will take The Cool Kids to heights that are probably higher than the material or even the format merits.
I'm hoping the mediocre writing can eventually rise to meet the level of the cast, but for now, there are worse ways to spend your Friday nights than with this cozy throwback.
A Cool Kids that actually looked at what it feels like to be living in a retirement community, beyond the easy gags, would have been something new. But corny jokes about race and sexuality are barely enough to shock anymore; we've heard them all before.
