tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post2103088369439669554..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Sepinwall on TV: 'Worst Week' reviewAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-73884476778528394452008-09-23T09:57:00.000-04:002008-09-23T09:57:00.000-04:00Remember not all shows start out rockin!! This one...Remember not all shows start out rockin!! This one made me laugh so I'll watch moreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-8486061194962688572008-09-23T07:26:00.000-04:002008-09-23T07:26:00.000-04:00I love farce. Caveat: I love farce that starts fro...I love farce. Caveat: I love farce that starts from a solid foundation. "Noises Off," "Lend Me a Tenor," yes. "Boeing-Boeing," no. (Too much, too soon.)<BR/><BR/>Lots of great critical buzz from Alan and others, so I was looking forward to this. But the cracks developed early and often:<BR/><BR/>1. Why did he have to take his colleague in the cab instead of tossing her in the back seat and giving the driver some money?<BR/><BR/>2. Why didn't he just call for another cab after they got thrown out of the first one?<BR/><BR/>3. (You pick) Whose bathroom has no towels in it? / Who doesn't notice there are no towels in a bathroom?<BR/><BR/>4. Even in a blackout, how does he mistake the kitchen for the bathroom?<BR/><BR/>Click.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Smith and Lenehan were funny, but neither of their characters was different from those on "'70s" and "Earl." My sympathies to the actress playing the daughter, whose character would be right at home on any hour-long dramedy, but here -- not so much.Jon88https://www.blogger.com/profile/16908049871851563389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-48921698209345218112008-09-22T23:47:00.000-04:002008-09-22T23:47:00.000-04:00I thought it was pretty funny. I definitely could ...I thought it was pretty funny. I definitely could see how it could get real stale real quick, but I think I'll stick around for the next few episodes to see how it goes.<BR/><BR/>Sam is likable enough to root for him and everything that happens seems to be a genuine accident and not solely stupidity.Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00544909289143764466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-10828986838001145292008-09-22T21:59:00.000-04:002008-09-22T21:59:00.000-04:00I guess pressing override on an inactive recording...I guess pressing override on an inactive recording schedule doesn't actually cause anything to actually *record.*<BR/><BR/>oh well.<BR/><BR/>Big Bang was good and so was HIMYM.Pamela Jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135379188588301400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-46439393558739817992008-09-22T15:16:00.000-04:002008-09-22T15:16:00.000-04:00ok, i'll try it. since you laughed. i may also che...ok, i'll try it. since you laughed. i may also check out ep 2 of The Office. I just retried<BR/>the pilot, and endured longer than the first try, but still only 2/3rds of the way thru - it was just torture.Pamela Jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135379188588301400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-74491154528496055402008-09-22T11:06:00.000-04:002008-09-22T11:06:00.000-04:00I tried watching the original British version seve...I tried watching the original British version several times, because on the academic side of theatre, farce is one of my specialties. I never could see the appeal of the show--it broke one of the cardinal rules of good farce by featuring people who were too stupid to live.<BR/><BR/>The beauty of <I>Frasier</I>'s farces was that we were seeing smart people trying to be clever and outsmarting themselves. (It also didn't hurt to have Joe Keenan on the writing staff; check out any one of his three novels, but especially <B><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Heaven-Contemporary-American-Fiction/dp/0140107649" REL="nofollow">Blue Heaven</A></B>, which is laugh out loud funny at times and builds to a smashing ending.)<BR/><BR/>So I'll give this version a try, but I'm dubious. Then again, the original didn't have Kurtwood Smith, which already means it's improved...David J. Loehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03730376433424754068noreply@blogger.com