The Odd Couple (play) (a photographer in the television series), is thrown out by his wife, and moves in with his friend Oscar Madison, a slovenly sportswriter. Despite Oscar's problems – careless spending, excessive gambling, a poorly kept house filled with spoiled food – he seems to enjoy life. Felix, however, seems utterly incapable of enjoying anything and only finds purpose in pointing out his own and other people's mistakes and foibles. Even when he tries to do so in a gentle and constructive way, his corrections and suggestions prove extremely annoying to those around him. Oscar, his closest friend, feels compelled to throw
Brian Unger has written a book review for "The Washington Post". He is a commentator on the internet talk show "The Young Turks", which streams on YouTube; it is one of the most watched news programs produced solely for the web. The show was briefly broadcast on the Current TV television network from 2011 to 2013. Unger was even the narrator for the PBS American version of Nature's "Spy in the Wild". Unger hosted a documentary special on The History Channel titled "How the States Got Their Shapes". In 2011, the network expanded the special into a weekly series, which Unger hosts.