i personally know some right wingers who will probably suffer massive coronaries or strokes when

[arely staircase]

they find out about this. the ads are on the olympics today:

The New Normal is an upcoming American television comedy series that is scheduled to premiere on NBC Tuesdays at 9:30/8:30c after the new comedy series Go On, as part of the 2012–13 television season.[1] The network placed a series order in May 2012.[2] The series premiere is scheduled for September 11, 2012.[3]

Premise

A woman becomes a surrogate mother so a gay couple can start a family.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Normal_(TV_series)

[Xyzse]

1. Really?

I must say, I recommend Cardio.

[pnwmom]

2. A comedy series?

How can one pregnancy fill up a series?

I don't know. This just doesn't feel realistic to me as a comedy. I have a relative who considered a surrogate and decided to try for an adoption instead; the issues are so fraught. And there are so many children who need homes.

[arely staircase]

3. actually the commercial looked pretty lame

i just hope it lasts long enough for all my facebook "friends" who are posting pictures of themselves buying chick-fil-a and out of context bible quotes have a conniption.

[Warpy]

4. The surrogate will, of course, disappear quickly

and the show will be about two hapless daddies trying to cope with a baby. Yawn.

[arely staircase]

5. alternatively, the pregnancy idea is perfect

9 months = the one season it will probably last.

yes it did look like some bad, formulaic network citcom crap, just with gay people.

[xmas74]

6. It's from Ryan Murphy,

the same person who did Nip/Tuck and Glee.

[southernyankeebelle]

7. With so many problems in our country why do people worry about gays, surrogate mothers?

It really is so sad. I guess I grew up to believe you should let people make up their own minds. Everyone has a right to be happy. If gays want to marry then let them. They sure don't hurt my marriage. My goodness. I don't get it.