tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post116137918136620958..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Binging and purgingAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1161716620396083002006-10-24T15:03:00.000-04:002006-10-24T15:03:00.000-04:00"Continued meh." mwah. I am on a Survivor strike. ..."Continued meh." <BR/><BR/>mwah. <BR/><BR/>I am on a Survivor strike. Burnett played me, so you know what? I don't care any more. I'd rather read your recaps than have to slog through the show, which has the most boring roster of people the show's had in some time. Snooze.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1161632253065095672006-10-23T15:37:00.000-04:002006-10-23T15:37:00.000-04:00I haven't seen the new UB yet, but I liked Survivo...I haven't seen the new UB yet, but I liked Survivor's ep a lot. Don't share your appreciation of Jonathan, though, since he seems to be the biggest offender in the "I don't know your name so I'll call you by your ethnicity" sweepstakes (this week's comment about whether the "Asians" will get back together once the tribe's merge is the latest example). There may be some context we're not seeing where those comments are not as bad as they sound, but...ugh :-( How hard is it to remember names like Becky and Brad, anyway? <BR/><BR/>And I guess I'm the only one who was sad to see Cao Boi go. He was fun to watch. Also bummed to see Cristina out because that leaves Ozzy as the last representative of the Latino tribe. You can do it, Ozzy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1161624008831933732006-10-23T13:20:00.000-04:002006-10-23T13:20:00.000-04:00I guess that explains why they were doing a Christ...I guess that explains why they were doing a Christmas layout in October. (I'm sure most magazines probably do plan holiday issues months in advance, but it seemed like something a tv show would avoid showing.)<BR/><BR/>Also, how great is Becki Newton? I saw the original pilot for "The Loop" and still don't understand why the producers recast her. She was the best thing on the show. I'm so glad to see she landed an even better job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1161608023240120352006-10-23T08:53:00.000-04:002006-10-23T08:53:00.000-04:00Joel, the TV.com episode list (which tend to be pr...Joel, the <A HREF="http://www.tv.com/ugly-betty/show/58486/episode_listings.html?tag=tabs;episodes&om_act=convert&om_clk=tabssh" REL="nofollow">TV.com episode list</A> (which tend to be pretty accurate in terms of production order) concurs. And it looks like they'll continue to go out of order for a while. This week is episode 5, then episode 7, then 8, then 4, and then 10. <BR/><BR/>Be curious to see how obviously the jumble shows. When NBC used to do this with "Homicide," the disconnect was so obvious (the deaths of characters discussed before they actually died, that sort of thing) that the episodes often had to begin with a "4 months earlier" type chyron.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1161572903781661132006-10-22T23:08:00.000-04:002006-10-22T23:08:00.000-04:00When I reviewed Ugly Betty on TV Squad, some of th...When I <A HREF="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/20/ugly-betty-feys-sleigh-ride/" REL="nofollow">reviewed Ugly Betty on TV Squad</A>, some of the commenters to my post said that this episode was aired out of order; this was the sixth episode but aired as the fourth. <BR/><BR/>That explains why a) Amanda and Marc are incrementally nicer to Betty than they were in the last episode and b) we saw two scenes in the "Previously on" teaser that we had not seen in the first three episodes (one was Betty's sister saying that their dad won't be covered by their HMO, and the other was a scene of Whilhelmina stealing Fey's music box from Bradford).<BR/><BR/>Think there's any truth to this, Alan?Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271095412998848104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1161535148966806572006-10-22T12:39:00.000-04:002006-10-22T12:39:00.000-04:00Regarding your article, I didn't realize that the ...Regarding your article, I didn't realize that the second page was on Bonaduce. When I saw co-dependent defined, I thought you were going to comment on how some very unhealthy relationships have effected the networks' ability to get reasonably priced scripted shows for the 8 o'clock hour. If you're going to fork over millions every time Aaron Sorkin tosses you a dirty cocktail napkin with his latest "idea" on it, or give people money for <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375355/" REL="nofollow">incredibly bad ideas</A> because they had an executive producer credit on one good show, you're going to spend a lot of money on a lot of crap.<BR/><BR/>Development isn't trivial, but thinking that it is has gotten the networks where they are today. Zucker and his minions (and all network executives) should start seeking out quality entertainments instead of brand-name products with no heart.<BR/><BR/>As any value shopper can tell you, brand-names cost more and are not <I>always</I> better.R.A. Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851961356321735388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1161528437628998462006-10-22T10:47:00.000-04:002006-10-22T10:47:00.000-04:00Ugly Betty was so good this week! Watching Amanda...Ugly Betty was so good this week! Watching Amanda devour everything in sight was almost as good as Wilhemina declaring, "He did what he had to do for his magazine!" (I have no idea why that cracked me up so much, but it did.) And the soapier aspects worked too; Daniel's reaction to the music box finally gives us a reason to care about Fey Summers.<BR/><BR/>One quibble: where the heck are the writers taking Betty and Walter? Song or no song he's clearly not good enough for Betty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com