tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post5950642954442330854..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: I don't. Really, I don't.Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-21328343894493563282007-03-08T22:18:00.000-05:002007-03-08T22:18:00.000-05:00I actually kind of liked this one. It's completel...I actually kind of liked this one. It's completely throwaway and disposable, but cotton candy-ish, and Missi Pyle (who's a regular) is great. Then again, I kinda liked "girls club" and watched McBeal to the bitter end.<BR/><BR/>The biggest problem I had is that it was not a good PILOT. It didn't establish the characters or give them background. That's somewhat understandable, since this is apparently a rewrite/combo of two failed pilots ("Wedding Album" and "DeMarco Affairs"), but a pilot has to establish character, and this one didn't.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295270766215749309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-47731295289505094142007-03-08T14:55:00.000-05:002007-03-08T14:55:00.000-05:00The only entertaining item in the pilot was Pamela...The only entertaining item in the pilot was Pamela Adlon.<BR/><BR/>I watched this because I enjoy "Boston Legal". However I didn't make it into the second half-hour.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure what there target demo is, but I'm certainly not it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-23109508742523041102007-03-08T12:17:00.000-05:002007-03-08T12:17:00.000-05:00When I saw this today on a work-related blog:"Sepi...When I saw this today on a work-related blog:<BR/><BR/>"Sepinwall reviews Heuer, The Family and the Nation: Gender and Citizenship in Revolutionary France"<BR/><BR/>I thought--wow, and here I thought he only reviewed television!<BR/><BR/>(Clearly, reading on, I find there is more than one Sepinwall in the world)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-89395293804229061142007-03-07T23:17:00.000-05:002007-03-07T23:17:00.000-05:00I hope Pyle's Pug is a regular.I hope Pyle's Pug is a regular.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28689231060709350302007-03-07T21:55:00.000-05:002007-03-07T21:55:00.000-05:00In defense of Idaho, though we may not be represen...In defense of Idaho, though we may not be represented in the reality contestant department--we are pretty much the go to state for anyone trying to make an allusion someplace so far out of the loop/off the map it may not actually exist. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, we are kind of way out there in nowhere which is why we still have mountains, rivers, and pretty open spaces.Heather Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803986002619715757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-84342206343855418172007-03-07T13:48:00.000-05:002007-03-07T13:48:00.000-05:00I thought Craig Bierko was only cast for a short s...I thought Craig Bierko was only cast for a short stint, not a full season. I wasn't at all surprised to see him leave (and was hoping it would have been sooner since his character was annoying--unless he was fighting with Mark Valley's Brad, which was hilarious).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, why do you expect Jerseyans to be treated any differently than, say, Californians, who are generally depicted as brainless fruitcakes? Every region of the US gets stereotyped on these shows :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-29097189349204696652007-03-07T10:49:00.000-05:002007-03-07T10:49:00.000-05:00Ah, it's a David E. Kelley show. That explains why...Ah, it's a David E. Kelley show. That explains why I can barely sit through one of the ads, let alone the actual show.<BR/><BR/>Poor Missy Pyle! She was great on Heroes last month, and of course Galaxy Quest. She deserves good things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-63548613336840893312007-03-07T10:04:00.000-05:002007-03-07T10:04:00.000-05:00Great review, Alan.It actually pains me when I thi...Great review, Alan.<BR/><BR/>It actually pains me when I think about how great shows like Picket Fences, Ally McBeal, and The Practice were driven into the ground by Kelley's obsession with quirk. But at least those shows started off good. Almost everything else he's done has been so middling that I doubt the shows would have gotten on the air without his name attached.<BR/><BR/>And you're totally right about him writing cartoons. Which I blame for the revolving door cast on his last two shows, Boston Public and Boston Legal. He only writes people who have one or two personality traits. And once he's done exploring them he just casts them aside and hires somebody else. Which is a shame when it means that talented actors like Craig Bierko and Nicky Katt are being wasted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com