'Ground Floor' review: Could rise to the top

Welcome to "Ground Floor," the latest from TBS, and from "Scrubs" mastermind Bill Lawrence, who brings along that show's medical overlord, John C. McGinley, here the banking overlord of central go-getter Skylar Astin ("Pitch Perfect"). The eager young biz whiz has a one-nighter with spunky "ground floor" support-staffer Briga Heelan (Holly from Lawrence's "Cougar Town"). And despite their upstairs-downstairs mismatch, they seem suited for each other long-term.

He scores again here, with an instantly appealing ensemble, from Astin's "soulless upstairs tool" to Rory Scovel as the downstairs dude from "a very competitive community college."

Lawrence's characters don't trade rhythmic punchlines. They converse in talk bursts and unexpected pauses, leaving you awaiting what they'll spout next. Cigars fall from the sky. The scarf police come on the scene.

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And all's well in sitcomland.