What if you were minding your own business at a temp job answering phones at a gene splicing company when you were attacked by a genetic accident and then learned that all the evil scientists, aliens and robots from comic books were really true? That is the premise for a new show on ABC Family called “The Middleman”.

Wendy Watson (Natalie Morales) thought mindless temp jobs were tough. Then she bravely faced a creature way beyond the bounds of her reality, and in so doing, impressed the straight-laced hero known as the Middleman (Matt Keeslar). Hello, new career! Now she’s balancing her art, her friends, and saving the planet while battling alien evils for the world’s most ludicrously secret organization. “The Middleman” — fighting evil so you don’t have to.

This quirky comedy with witty banter made me laugh out loud. I love it, but I can’t predict if if will become popular or will be yet another series that is too smart for TV. So tell your friends about The Middleman… but tell your smart friends… or your mad scientist trying to take over the world friends.