History Series / GoOn

* EmasculatingCuckold: ExtremeDoormat Danny was serving in Afganistan and so missed his wife giving birth--and also missed the conception. After he came back his wife made him accept her Bull living with them while they continue their affair. He finally files for divorce towards the end of the first season.

** You could also see ''Series/{{Shrinking}}'' as an expy of this show, considering both sitcoms share the premise that a fortysomething man (played by another [[Creator/JasonSegel acclaimed actor]] best known for his role as the goofy yet sensible NiceGuy in a [[Series/HowIMetYourMother long-running NYC-set sitcom from the 2000s about a friend group]]) is MovingBeyondBereavement (their wives dying in car accidents) by dishing out BrutalHonesty to his quirky therapy patients.

* {{Expy}}: According to some, the show is essentially ''{{Series/Community}}'' [[RecycledINSPACE IN A THERAPY CLASS!]] Both shows share the basic premise of a high-powered, sarcastic jerk being forced to join a group of quirky misfits. Plus, both have a weird Asian guy who's not part of the group. Carrie, at least, doesn't have a ''Community'' counterpart, at least not an obvious one.

* TheSnarkKnight: Ryan. It's gone UpToEleven since his wife's death, and his [[StepfordSnarker Stepford snarkery]] prompts Steven to get him to seek help.

** Mr. K is shaping up to be one as well for Ryan. Turned UpToEleven in "Win At All Costas," where he starts following Ryan around and trying to be a surrogate Janie. The show keeps it light by having Ryan get more upset with K over his bumbling rather than K pretending to be his wife. Nevertheless, as Anne so delicately puts it, "[[PrecisionFStrike What the]] [[SoundEffectBleep f**k]] [[PrecisionFStrike is this?!?]]"

* AbsenteeActor: George is missing for a number of episodes.
** Danny soon fades into this trope as well in the final three episodes, meaning that, sadly, he was nowhere to be seen in the finale.
*** Technically, they're both recurring characters.

Do not confuse this with ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger''.

* EnsembleCast / LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Interestingly, the pilot episode seemed to suggest that the show would be a vehicle for Matthew Perry, the only well-known star in the cast. As Ryan King the character has become less narcissistic, so has the show, developing into the ensemble comedy in the later half of the first season. Ryan is still a central figure, but his role in any given episode may be vary from protagonist to supporting character for someone else.

** Ryan is yet another snarky guy played by Matthew Perry. Compare [[Series/{{Friends}} his]] [[Series/Studio60OnTheSunsetStrip previous]] [[Series/MrSunshine roles]] as you see fit.

* {{Cuckold}}: ExtremeDoormat Danny was serving in Afganistan and so missed his wife giving birth--and also missed the conception. After he came back his wife made him accept her Bull living with them while they continue their affair. He finally files for divorce towards the end of the first season.

* YourCheatingHeart: Danny's wife had a child when he was away at Afghanistan. So he ended up missing the birth, and the conception.

* SommelierSpeak: Ryan enjoys going to wine country and trolling the wine connoisseurs by picking a theme with which to discuss the wine. In the one episode we see it, he describes wine using the names of [[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs seven dwarfs]].

* EarWorm: In-universe. Mr. K spontaneously makes up a song called Electric Night. Ryan subsequently starts hearing it everywhere... to the point that it becomes part of the episode's sound track!

* GilliganCut: Right at the end of "Ring and a Miss," [[spoiler:Mr. K opens his umbrella and flies off the roof of Anne's house, MaryPoppins-style...then cut to him sprawled out on the ground where he fell, and Anne and the kids rushing to his aid.]]

* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Mr. K claims to have seen ''MaryPoppins'' over 500 times... but not by choice. "It's a compulsion known as supercalifragilisticexpialidocia."

''Go On'' is an American sitcom that premiered on Creator/{{NBC}} in August 2012 after the Summer Olympics. It stars Creator/MatthewPerry as Ryan King, a UsefulNotes/LosAngeles radio sportscaster whose wife recently died in a car accident, so at the request of his coworkers he joins a support group for people who have experienced loss in life. This bunch of people is about as eccentric as they come, as are King's coworkers. Deftly combining deadpan snark and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming warm and fuzzy moments of deep insight,]] the series has achieved positive reviews from critics, like many NBC sitcoms.

Unfortunately, the show ended up canceled after its first and only season.

* DudeLooksLikeALady: When Anne takes Ryan along with her to her friend's wedding, one of the guests mistakes him for RachelMaddow.

** It's hard to believe that so many people would mistake Ryan for RachelMaddow.

''Go On'' is an American sitcom that premiered on Creator/{{NBC}} in August 2012 after the Summer Olympics. It stars Matthew Perry as Ryan King, a UsefulNotes/LosAngeles radio sportscaster whose wife recently died in a car accident, so at the request of his coworkers he joins a support group for people who have experienced loss in life. This bunch of people is about as eccentric as they come, as are King's coworkers. Deftly combining deadpan snark and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming warm and fuzzy moments of deep insight,]] the series has achieved positive reviews from critics, like many NBC sitcoms.

** Also, Bradley Whitford, Matthew Perry's co-star in {{Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip}}, guest-stars in one episode.

''Go On'' is an American sitcom that premiered on {{NBC}} in August 2012 after the Summer Olympics. It stars Matthew Perry as Ryan King, a UsefulNotes/LosAngeles radio sportscaster whose wife recently died in a car accident, so at the request of his coworkers he joins a support group for people who have experienced loss in life. This bunch of people is about as eccentric as they come, as are King's coworkers. Deftly combining deadpan snark and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming warm and fuzzy moments of deep insight,]] the series has achieved positive reviews from critics, like many NBC sitcoms.

'''''Go On''''' is an American sitcom that premiered on {{NBC}} in August 2012 after the Summer Olympics. It stars Matthew Perry as Ryan King, a UsefulNotes/LosAngeles radio sportscaster whose wife recently died in a car accident, so at the request of his coworkers he joins a support group for people who have experienced loss in life. This bunch of people is about as eccentric as they come, as are King's coworkers. Deftly combining deadpan snark and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming warm and fuzzy moments of deep insight,]] the series has achieved positive reviews from critics, like many NBC sitcoms.

* ActorAllusion: [[{{Friends}} Matthew Perry dating Courteney Cox?]] [[BlatantLies Never seen that before.]]

** Ryan is yet another snarky guy played by Matthew Perry. Compare [[{{friends}} his]] [[Series/Studio60OnTheSunsetStrip previous]] [[Series/MrSunshine roles]] as you see fit.

* HiddenDepths: Ryan, though mostly towards his co-workers. He opens up a lot quicker when with the group. For instance, in "Dinner Takes All", [[spoiler: the group pantomimes the opening credits sequence to TheBradyBunch. It takes all of 3 seconds and one snarky comment before Ryan admits it's actually kind of fun and joins in.]]

* AutoErotica: Admit it, you got tingly when Sonia purred.

** Ryan is yet another snarky guy played by Matthew Perry. Compare [[{{friends}} his]] [[Studio60OnTheSunsetStrip previous]] [[MrSunshine roles]] as you see fit.

* SommelierSpeak: Ryan enjoys going to wine country and trolling the wine connoisseurs by picking a theme with which to discuss the wine. In the one episode we see it, he describes wine using the names of [[SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs dwarfs]].