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Totally Random Video: Looking back at “Partners” starring Michael Urie and Brandon Routh and as gay couple
When this sitcom got canceled in 2013 I quoted Nancy Kerrigan during that awful moment in her life: “Whhyyyyyyy?’
Partners was such a wonderful showcase for the brilliant Michael Urie and Brandon Routh who could not have been more adorable and sweet as his boyfriend.
Most television sitcoms would have loved to have the ratings achieved by this show which also starred David Krumholtz and Sophia Bush who were delightful in their roles.
But for CBS, 5.5 million viewers was not enough and show about a pair of best friends – one gay and one straight – and it was canceled after one season.
The comedy aired on Monday nights between How I Met Your Mother and Two Broke Girls. It was from is from Will & Grace creators Max Mutchick and David Kohan.
Urie played the over-the-top gay character which is based on Mutchick while Krumholz played the straight character based on Kohan and Bush played his fiance.
Urie, the out actor who came to fame on Ugly Betty, was the comic center of the show with his over-the-top character.
‘Any kind of extreme is fun – especially when you’re doing comedy,’ he told me in 2013. ‘It opens up the boundaries so much for what you can do. I don’t like being confined. Since Ugly Betty I’ve gotten to play some subtle characters and that’s really fun and really interesting but I much prefer to go for the back of the house.’
Below is a compilation of some of the show’s funniest scenes. Enjoy this trip down memory lane or enjoy it for the first time!
Comments
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Mitch says:
I loved this show and wished CBS gave it a real chance. Maybe if it moved to NBC, it would have been a hit on Thursday nights.
Brian (from Indiana) says:
Dear Greg…and Mitch:
The television show ‘Partners’ was on the NBC network, not CBS. I know, because I too was disappointed when NBC did not give the show enough time to find a larger audience. And you are correct, Brandon Routh was a cutie and played the boyfriend part convincingly.
Not to worry, NBC was not the only network to kill a gay-themed comedy. Do you recall the TV show ‘Some of My Friends’ with Jason Bateman, Danny Nucci, Alec Mapa, and Jessica Lundy? The episodes are available on YouTube for those who never saw the show. And yes, they still stand the test of time (comedy).
There were seven (7) episodes that aired from February 28, 2001 thru April 11, 2001. As with ‘Partners’, CBS never gave the show much of a chance. Ironically, it was CBS who almost cancelled ‘The Big Bang Theory’ after it’s first year on the Monday night schedule. Glad to know the ‘stupid’ people were not participating in that meeting.
Thank you for keeping the quality of your website at 100%. Appreciate your efforts.
Thank you for your time.
Brian (from Indiana)