chitowngirl March 30, 2022 Share March 30, 2022 HOW WE ROLL, based on professional bowler Tom Smallwood’s life, stars Pete Holmes as Tom, a stoic Midwest husband and dad who gets laid off from a car assembly line and makes the extraordinary decision to provide for his family by following his dream of becoming a professional bowler. As a skilled player, Tom knows that in bowling you get two chances; no matter what you do with the first ball, you get another one to make it right—the ultimate second chance. Keeping that in mind, Tom begins his new career with the loving okay from his wife, Jen the unfaltering support of Archie, his mentor and the proud owner of Archie’s Lanes: Home of the Curly Fry, the cautious backing of his protective mom, Helen, and the encouragement of his son, Sam. It remains to be seen if Tom will strike it big on the Pro Bowler circuit, but right now, the pins are set, he’s taking his second shot and it’s 300 or bust! Link to comment
AnimeMania March 30, 2022 Share March 30, 2022 How We Roll is an 11 half-hour episode Comedy Series airing on March 31 on CBS. In Real Life: The real Tom Smallwood is a professional 10-pin bowler currently competing on the PBA Tour. After early struggles on the PBA tour, he took a job at a metal shop, which led to him being hired by General Motors’ Pontiac East Assembly Plant in 2008 but he was laid off just months later. Tom Smallwood, makes the extraordinary decision to provide for his family by following his dream of becoming a professional bowler and winning his first of 3 PBA Tours in 2009 an is still going strong. Tom Smallwood was able to practice bowling for free at the bowling lane owned by his friend and neighbor, Steve Doyle on which the character Archie is loosely based. For the TV Series: Pete Holmes plays Tom Smallwood, a family man through and through. He is an emblematic Midwest husband and dad who gets laid off after working a car assembly line all his life, and decides to do something he never thought he’d do – take a chance – and shoot for the moon, by following his dream of becoming a professional bowler. As a skilled player, Tom knows that in bowling you get two chances; no matter what you do with the first ball, you get another one to make it right — the ultimate second chance. Keeping that in mind, Tom begins his new career with the loving OK from his wife, Jen (Katie Lowes), and the unfaltering support of Archie (Chi McBride), his mentor and the proud owner of Archie’s Lanes: Home of the Curly Fry. It remains to be seen if Tom will strike it big on the pro bowlers circuit, but right now, the pins are set, he’s taking his second shot, and it’s 300 or bust! Katie Lowes plays Jen, Tom’s warm and caring wife and son Sam's loving mother. When she’s not working at the hair salon, her supportive “family first” approach will ensure things stay the course as Tom pursues his dream. Mason Wells plays Sam Smallwood, son of Tom ans Jen. Julie White plays Helen Smallwood, Tom’s outspoken mother who raised him on her own, working two jobs to make ends meet. Ever since her husband died 30 years ago, she’s been frozen in time – going to the same place, making the same tuna casserole and drinking the same beer. Chi McBride plays Archie, the proud owner of the bowling alley Archie’s Lanes: Home of the Curly Fry. Archie is both Tom’s mentor and longstanding father-figure. His direct and unequivocal look on life urges Tom to pursue his dream. Tahj Mowry plays Lewell, Tom’s best friend who works at the bowling alley. He thinks it’s a good idea for Tom to go pro and for him to get a piece of the action as his manager. Rondi Reed plays Ruth, Jen’s boss, and the owner of Uptown Beauty Salon. Ruth is a no nonsense traditional woman, old school when it comes to hair styling and how she runs her salon. Judy Kain plays Mimi, a regular at the bowling alley. Sharp-witted and quick with comebacks, she knows everyone’s business and isn’t afraid to chime in on conversations. Amanda Perez plays Tia, a hair stylist at the beauty salon with Jen. She’s party girl who’s always up for a good time. But as wild as she gets, Tia is still a dear friend to Jen, and there to listen and offer love and support. Matt McCarthy plays Carl. Recently laid off from his factory job, Carl is Tom’s bowling nemesis and always around to trade insults and jabs. Greg Romero Wilson plays William. Link to comment
chitowngirl March 30, 2022 Author Share March 30, 2022 Is this going to make it through all 11 episodes? I really don’t see this making it to season 2… 1 Link to comment
AnimeMania March 31, 2022 Share March 31, 2022 TV Reviews (best if you watch show first) Spoiler CBS’ ‘How We Roll’: TV Review The Hollywood Reporter Review ‘How We Roll,’ With Pete Holmes, Is a Bowling Comedy Without Bowling or Comedy: TV Review Variety Review Link to comment
AnimeMania March 31, 2022 Share March 31, 2022 (edited) Pete Holmes Discusses New Sitcom ‘How We Roll,’ Bowling Shirts and Rethinking Comedy Tours Pete Holmes strikes back: The How We Roll star bowls down memory lane Edited March 31, 2022 by AnimeMania Link to comment
AnimeMania April 1, 2022 Share April 1, 2022 CBS’ ‘How We Roll’ Scores Second-Most Watched Broadcast Comedy Debut of Season Behind ‘Ghosts’ Broadcast TV’s New Comedies of the 2021-2022 season 1. “Ghosts” (CBS) — 5.551 million viewers 2. “How We Roll” (CBS) — 4.104 million viewers 3. “The Wonder Years” (ABC) — 3.233 million viewers 4. “American Auto” (NBC) — 2.963 million viewers 5. “Abbott Elementary” (ABC) — 2.893 million viewers 6. “Pivoting” (Fox) — 2.434 million viewers 7. “Grand Crew” (NBC) — 2.358 million viewers 8. “Welcome to Flatch” (Fox) — 1.039 million viewers 1 Link to comment
chediavolo April 24, 2022 Share April 24, 2022 On 4/1/2022 at 12:51 PM, AnimeMania said: CBS’ ‘How We Roll’ Scores Second-Most Watched Broadcast Comedy Debut of Season Behind ‘Ghosts’ Broadcast TV’s New Comedies of the 2021-2022 season 1. “Ghosts” (CBS) — 5.551 million viewers 2. “How We Roll” (CBS) — 4.104 million viewers 3. “The Wonder Years” (ABC) — 3.233 million viewers 4. “American Auto” (NBC) — 2.963 million viewers 5. “Abbott Elementary” (ABC) — 2.893 million viewers 6. “Pivoting” (Fox) — 2.434 million viewers 7. “Grand Crew” (NBC) — 2.358 million viewers 8. “Welcome to Flatch” (Fox) — 1.039 million viewers This is a big WTF !!! How we roll got more viewers than Abbott Elementary ? even pivoting was more interesting and also welcome to flatch. this is one of the worst shows I have seen in a while🤮 Link to comment
AnimeMania April 24, 2022 Share April 24, 2022 Just now, chediavolo said: This is a big WTF !!! How we roll got more viewers than Abbott Elementary ? even pivoting was more interesting and also welcome to flatch. this is one of the worst shows I have seen in a while🤮 It is very clean and family friendly and I think it comes on after Ghosts which is extremely popular. Link to comment
chediavolo April 24, 2022 Share April 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, AnimeMania said: It is very clean and family friendly and I think it comes on after Ghosts which is extremely popular. So a certain demographic likes it. It’s also not funny. And boring. Link to comment
possibilities May 13, 2022 Share May 13, 2022 I thought it was a lock after seeing those ratings recently. I guess the way these things are calculated has changed. Link to comment
marketdoctor May 13, 2022 Share May 13, 2022 I'm going to miss it, but I'm not entirely surprised. It had an old-fashioned feel, which might not have clicked with newer viewers. Link to comment
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