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Miss Guided

By Marshall Fine

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Thursday, March 20, 8PM, ABC

In this new sitcom, Judy Greer ("27 Dresses") stars as an unpopular student who comes back to her old high school as a guidance counselor in hopes of being more popular. But life never works out that way, does it? The most popular girl in high school (Brooke Burns) is now a teacher at the same school - and her competition for the attention of the hunky Spanish teacher (Kristoffer Polaha). This one will remind you of "Arrested Development," pulling comedy from the mismatch between expectations and reality. The writing is uneven but funny enough to keep you watching. Greer is a comic gem and, with luck, the scripts will match her exquisite timing.
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