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Squat!
With the help of a freakishly wise janitor, a newly-hired membership director struggles to keep a fitness center afloat while being given ridiculous tasks from an ethically-questionable owner.
Take an opinionated and all-around diverse group of fitness trainers, add a sketchy owner, a genius janitor, and throw in an endearing but largely incompetent general manager, and you have the perfect recipe for riotous, chaotic hilarity. You have Squat!
Set in a large fitness center in the Boston suburbs, the sitcom follows Scott Carter, a former big-shot marketing executive who takes a job at Squat Spot Fitness out of desperation. Carter quickly discovers that the place is run by an ethically-questionable owner willing to exploit staff and clients alike, and a general manager who’s in way over his head. With the help of a bright fitness director and a freakishly wise janitor, Carter manages to keep the gym open... for at least a bit longer.
Squat! features an interesting cast of characters who embody many of the social and political issues of the day. Rather than address these issues directly, they remain lightly veiled within seemingly petty arguments and conflicts. Each episode offers viewers the anticipation and fun of discovering the parallel “real world” political and social issues highlighted. Without taking sides, Squat! invites viewers to laugh at the absurdity of humanity while deepening understanding of those with differing beliefs.
The series presents an additional running theme of owner Jack Pemberton’s dubious assignment to Scott Carter. Carter struggles to satisfy his boss without compromising his values.
Squat! offers humor—of the smart, subtle, and laugh-out-loud varieties—along with lovable, fallible characters, and even an insight or two about creativity, understanding, and ethics.
The first season comprises ten fully-scripted episodes, rewritten as a comedic novel. Season One innocuously and hilariously provides a nod to such topics as COVID / mask-wearing, claims of election fraud, QAnon conspiracy theories, pronouns, “Karens,” defunding the police, multi-level marketing scams, cults, and even truth itself.
If Seinfeld had a threesome with Dodgeball and The Office, and miraculously conceived a lovechild, Squat! would be it.
Take an opinionated and all-around diverse group of fitness trainers, add a sketchy owner, a genius janitor, and throw in an endearing but largely incompetent general manager, and you have the perfect recipe for riotous, chaotic hilarity. You have Squat!
Set in a large fitness center in the Boston suburbs, the sitcom follows Scott Carter, a former big-shot marketing executive who takes a job at Squat Spot Fitness out of desperation. Carter quickly discovers that the place is run by an ethically-questionable owner willing to exploit staff and clients alike, and a general manager who’s in way over his head. With the help of a bright fitness director and a freakishly wise janitor, Carter manages to keep the gym open... for at least a bit longer.
Squat! features an interesting cast of characters who embody many of the social and political issues of the day. Rather than address these issues directly, they remain lightly veiled within seemingly petty arguments and conflicts. Each episode offers viewers the anticipation and fun of discovering the parallel “real world” political and social issues highlighted. Without taking sides, Squat! invites viewers to laugh at the absurdity of humanity while deepening understanding of those with differing beliefs.
The series presents an additional running theme of owner Jack Pemberton’s dubious assignment to Scott Carter. Carter struggles to satisfy his boss without compromising his values.
Squat! offers humor—of the smart, subtle, and laugh-out-loud varieties—along with lovable, fallible characters, and even an insight or two about creativity, understanding, and ethics.
The first season comprises ten fully-scripted episodes, rewritten as a comedic novel. Season One innocuously and hilariously provides a nod to such topics as COVID / mask-wearing, claims of election fraud, QAnon conspiracy theories, pronouns, “Karens,” defunding the police, multi-level marketing scams, cults, and even truth itself.
If Seinfeld had a threesome with Dodgeball and The Office, and miraculously conceived a lovechild, Squat! would be it.
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Published March 9, 2021
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January 11, 2022
A sitcom is the abbreviatory version of situation comedy. Squat, written by Bo Bennett, is a readable sitcom adapted from various screenplays. The book is divided into two seasons. Squat offers humor of the smart, subtle, and laugh-out-loud varieties, along with lovable, fallible characters, and even an insight or two about creativity, understanding, and ethics. The first season comprises ten fully scripted episodes, rewritten as a comedic novel. The screenplays are available on Amazon prime as an animated sitcom.
The stories undoubtedly serve as a great source of entertainment. The book is written in the present tense and at times, you will sense that you are reading through nothing but an actual screenplay. The wordings are simple, full of humor that allows you to develop the sitcom in your mind. Who doesn’t like sitcoms? This book is recommended irrespective of all ages. Grab it and laugh out your head a little bit!
The stories undoubtedly serve as a great source of entertainment. The book is written in the present tense and at times, you will sense that you are reading through nothing but an actual screenplay. The wordings are simple, full of humor that allows you to develop the sitcom in your mind. Who doesn’t like sitcoms? This book is recommended irrespective of all ages. Grab it and laugh out your head a little bit!
January 12, 2022
Squat!: A Readable Sitcom was the discovery of a new and highly entertaining genre of books for me. I really loved it. The plot presents the quick, witty humour typical of situational comedies and it also describes characters and situations in depth allowing readers to get involved in the story and have a real understanding of the narrative. Author Bo Bennet, together with Ryan Levesque, develops this funny, entertaining, controversial and interesting readable sitcom that I am sure will captivate readers and will leave them wanting for more.
In this first season, Scott Carter, a formerly important marketing executive, starts working in a fitness centre under the orders of an unethical owner and a questionable and strange general manager out of desperation. With the help of an intelligent fitness director and clever janitor, he will do his best to keep the gym afloat.
In this first season, Scott Carter, a formerly important marketing executive, starts working in a fitness centre under the orders of an unethical owner and a questionable and strange general manager out of desperation. With the help of an intelligent fitness director and clever janitor, he will do his best to keep the gym afloat.
January 17, 2022
In times of a pandemic that exposed tensions in different areas of societies, what better than a humorous book to ease them? That’s the reason I picked this title and it fulfilled its purpose and did not disappoint.
This book is written in a witty way since Bennett has resorted to a universal experience that readers are familiar with and assign humour to it. Actually, his own sense of humour comes out from each chapter. In this case, he used a fitness center as the ground where he built a story in a dialogue-based form that deals with the incongruities of an ethically-questionable owner and the ridiculous requests to employees. Even though these situations are not supernatural and may be likely to happen, of course the author has used exaggeration as a mainstay of his humorous fiction.
This book is written in a witty way since Bennett has resorted to a universal experience that readers are familiar with and assign humour to it. Actually, his own sense of humour comes out from each chapter. In this case, he used a fitness center as the ground where he built a story in a dialogue-based form that deals with the incongruities of an ethically-questionable owner and the ridiculous requests to employees. Even though these situations are not supernatural and may be likely to happen, of course the author has used exaggeration as a mainstay of his humorous fiction.
January 13, 2022
I have to say that this sitcom is a solid 4.5 stars. I loved meeting and getting to know Scott Carter, as well as the friends around him.
Set in a large and lovely fitness center in Boston, “Squat” is exceptionally touching, funny and captivating.
Bo Bennett finds humor in the everyday moments that make up reader’s lives and I personally think this is an amazing gift.
The characters were so believable and approachable; I wanted to meet them at one point or another in the podcast!
I'm excited to see that this is just one of the pieces written by this talented author, without any doubt I’ll read other titles of his authorship.
Set in a large and lovely fitness center in Boston, “Squat” is exceptionally touching, funny and captivating.
Bo Bennett finds humor in the everyday moments that make up reader’s lives and I personally think this is an amazing gift.
The characters were so believable and approachable; I wanted to meet them at one point or another in the podcast!
I'm excited to see that this is just one of the pieces written by this talented author, without any doubt I’ll read other titles of his authorship.
June 21, 2022
Two out of five stars
I won this book through a goodreads giveaway! So this is supposed to be a "readable sitcom" so I'm going to try to review this more as a potential TV show, and less for the writing quality. Honestly, there were some funny moments, and I could see how those could translate to TV. It kind of reminded me of IT Crowd and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The book was almost entirely satore based on current events. While that is funny, I think a lot of shows do that already and I don't see where the current events of 2020 being played out in a gym setting fits in. Some of the comedy was more outlandish then humorous, and I wasn't a huge fan.
I won this book through a goodreads giveaway! So this is supposed to be a "readable sitcom" so I'm going to try to review this more as a potential TV show, and less for the writing quality. Honestly, there were some funny moments, and I could see how those could translate to TV. It kind of reminded me of IT Crowd and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The book was almost entirely satore based on current events. While that is funny, I think a lot of shows do that already and I don't see where the current events of 2020 being played out in a gym setting fits in. Some of the comedy was more outlandish then humorous, and I wasn't a huge fan.
June 9, 2021
This was a really fun book! The characters are misfits and oddballs but really began to grow on me. The humor is prevalent but there's also a sense that it's real life with just some exaggeration to it. I can really see this as a sit-com (something along the order of 'The Office'). Turned out to be a pick-me-up that I enjoyed.
I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway for this honest review.
I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway for this honest review.
May 19, 2021
I was not expecting much when I read the intro explaining that it was written as a script and edited to create the story, but I really enjoyed the book! It was hilarious in parts and entertaining the rest of the time! I would definitely enjoy watching this series if and when it appears on TV. Thank you for the opportunity to read and enjoy this book in return for my review.
June 19, 2021
I won this book from a Goodreads give away and it took me a little while to get to it. First I have to say I don't like the style (the main reason for only 3 stars) but it was pretty funny. I think I would rather see this as a TV show than read it. I grew to really like some of the characters and started casting it in my head as I read along. In the end it was a fun read!
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