No Tomorrow

Right off the bat, No Tomorrow is not as strong as Jane or Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, but its winning cast, and the hint of darkness in its hook imply that it may prove its mettle opposite its formidable companions.

This is pleasant and likable, at least for the length of the pilot.

While unquestionably a strange brew, No Tomorrow also is quite bewitching. It's fun falling under its spell.

It’s a charming and quirky romantic tale with an overarching twist thanks to the notion that the world may indeed be ending, and it’s pulled of by two completely watchable leads.

No Tomorrow is original, quirky and fun, not another remixed superhero story or movie remake.

No Tomorrow is a lovely hour, with romance, humor and serious moments along the way. The characters are appealing, and if the world really were ending in 8 months (it's not, is it?), this still wouldn't be a bad way to spend some time.

The opener for this CW charmer, TV's latest series based on a foreign hit, easily gets over the hurdle that stymies some romantic comedies: your willingness to accept the couple as made for each other.

This pilot's not quite as clever as those for Jane or Crazy Ex-Girlfriend were, but it's charming fun.

No Tomorrow isn’t going for authenticity so much as high-energy escapism. One’s ability to enjoy this series will hinge entirely on a willingness to suspend disbelief and embrace its sense of fun, a process that also requires an ability to overlook some contrivances in its writing.

Sasse and Anderson are pretty charming, and I’m curious to see if the show can sustain its premise into a second week.

The fantasy-dramedy is cute enough, though it doesn’t have the endearing daffiness of “Jane.” Tori Anderson and Joshua Sasse, who play Evie and Xavier, have a nice chemistry.

While it’s not as wildly inventive as either “Jane” or “Crazy,” “No Tomorrow” is a breezy diversion with charm to spare.

No Tomorrow feels more ordinary than “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and “Jane the Virgin,” but it’s more engaging than most other new network comedies, and it gets a big boost from the supporting performances of Amy Pietz as the nasty boss, Jonathan Langdon as Evie’s work husband and especially Jesse Rath as her long-suffering boyfriend, a tech journalist so soft-spoken he sometimes requires subtitles.

There's a good cast here, a template that has worked elsewhere and abundant promise. But No Tomorrow will need more tomorrows--multiple episodes--o find its groove and earn its spot alongside its stellar CW companions. Here's hoping that happens.

No Tomorrow nonetheless has some quirky laughs, and Anderson is an appealingly inept protagonist. You could do worse with your time.

The show’s first episode passes by quickly and enjoyably, but if every week Evie learns a lesson about living life to the fullest and Xavier’s efforts to get her to “go for it” go a little too far, No Tomorrow could quickly drift into the realm of formula. Yet there are promising grace notes in the pilot.

Anderson and Sasse are exceptionally charming together, and the premiere has a fast-paced and quippy style that helps mitigate some of the grating nature of Xavier’s hippie / hipster-esque, no-responsibility fantasy living.

Anderson is quite good in the lead role, though, and Sasse nicely upholds his half of the equation. But No Tomorrow decidedly is not a step-up from either Crazy Ex-Girlfriend or Jane the Virgin.

Anderson is charming and sells her sweet character. Sasse’s Xavier comes across as an amalgam of Russell Crowe, Jake Gyllenhaal and the sort I’ve always figured to be an urban­ cannibal.

If only I were 12 again. The tween in me would have loved the scruff and the cute and the “wild” antics.

Despite clawing so desperately to achieve quirkiness, No Tomorrow could work. It depends on whether chemistry can develop between Xavier/Sasse and Evie/Anderson. It doesn't quite work in the premiere, but chemistry can develop.