{"id":376215,"date":"2021-12-04T04:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T01:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-mockumentary-style-series-abbott-elementary-gets-a-good-grade\/"},"modified":"2021-12-04T04:54:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T01:54:00","slug":"new-mockumentary-style-series-abbott-elementary-gets-a-good-grade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-mockumentary-style-series-abbott-elementary-gets-a-good-grade\/","title":{"rendered":"#New mockumentary-style series &#8216;Abbott Elementary&#8217; gets a good grade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#New mockumentary-style <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> &#8216;Abbott Elementary&#8217; gets a good grade<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/michael-starr-hs02.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Michael Starr\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/michael-starr-hs02.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/michael-starr-hs02.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/>     <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p> \u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d is a late arrival to ABC\u2019s fall schedule \u2014 and it makes a strong case to stick around in primetime for a while.<\/p>\n<p>The mockumentary-style comedy, written by and starring Quinta Brunson (\u201cA Black Lady Sketch Show\u201d), revolves around life at an inner-city  elementary school in Brunson\u2019s native city of Philadelphia \u2014 notably its staff of harried teachers and its unqualified principal, Eva Coleman (Janelle James), who\u2019s there only because she caught the school superintendent in a compromising position. <\/p>\n<p>Abbott Elementary is being filmed for a documentary about about \u201cunderfunded, poorly managed public schools in America,\u201d which is glaringly obvious as the series opens and we meet its employees. There\u2019s perky, earnest teacher Janine Teagues (Brunson), who\u2019s trying to remain upbeat while dealing with the soul-crushing frustrations of bureaucratic red tape and staff departures (\u201ctrauma bonding\u201d her co-workers, she calls it); no-nonsense Barbara Howard (Sheryl Lee Ralph), a \u201cwoman of God\u201d and who\u2019s taught at the school for decades and knows how to navigate its pitfalls (she\u2019s Janine\u2019s idol) over-woke Jacob Hill (Chris Perfetti): \u201cI teach history but live in the present\u201d; the tough-talking Melissa Schemmenti (Lisa Ann Walter), who wonders if the camera crew are cops; and Gregory Eddie (Tyler James Williams), a substitute teacher.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Abbott-Elemantary2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Photo showing &quot;Abbott Elementary&quot; co-stars Lisa Ann Walter, Janelle James and Sheryl Lee Ralph as their characters.\" class=\"wp-image-20368152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Abbott-Elemantary2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Abbott-Elemantary2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Abbott-Elemantary2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Abbott-Elemantary2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Melissa (Lisa Ann Walter), Ava (Janelle James) and Barbara (Sheryl Lee Ralph) in \u201cAbbott Elementary.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gregory was hired as the school\u2019s principal before Ava fell into the job and she flirts with him endlessly and shamelessly. But, as the series continues, it\u2019s obvious that he has chemistry with Janine\u2026 and she\u2019s having creeping doubts about her boyfriend, Tariq, a man-child irresponsible wannabe r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er. <\/p>\n<p>All the main characters walking the halls of \u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d are a \u201ctype\u201d \u2014 it\u2019s a sitcom, after all, and it\u2019s expected \u2014 but they mesh well onscreen and distinguish themselves from each other vis a vis their particular quirks. Kudos to Brunson and her co-executive producers, TV vets Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker. I especially like Williams, 29, who starred on \u201cEverybody Hates Chris\u201d as a kid and has worked steadily on television ever since.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d is briskly paced and doesn\u2019t take a sledgehammer approach to the often-perilous state of inner-city schools and the collateral effects this has on teachers and parents. There\u2019s no preachy pontificating here; Brunson uses a deft, delicate touch  underscored with comedy that\u2019s derived from believable situations and relationships \u2014 and not broad-stroke <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>izations, as is often the case. Nothing is dumbed-down, and that\u2019s helped, in part, by the fly-on-the-wall mockumentary format. Thankfully, the annoying mugging\/eye-rolling\/quizzical\/obvious looks to the camera, too often a tempting fallback for actors in this format, are kept to a minimum. <\/p>\n<p>The students at \u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d are in good hands.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/159077_5263.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The cast, including Tyler James Williams (fourth from left) as Gregory.\" class=\"wp-image-20368172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/159077_5263.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/159077_5263.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/159077_5263.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/159077_5263.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The cast, including Tyler James Williams (fourth from left) as Gregory.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>\u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d premieres Tuesday (Dec. 7) at 9:30 p.m. on ABC.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The mockumentary-style comedy, written by and starring Quinta Brunson (\u201cA Black Lady Sketch Show\u201d), revolves around life at an inner-city elementary&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":376216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/159080_6727.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[120829,1769,86,120906,77472,120907,120908,71367,120909],"class_list":["post-376215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-12-3-21","tag-abc","tag-comedy","tag-janelle-james","tag-mockumentary","tag-quinta-brunson","tag-sheryl-lee-ralph","tag-sitcoms","tag-tyler-james-williams"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}