tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post114979959341196238..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: 'Lucky' linksAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1150215704158050912006-06-13T12:21:00.000-04:002006-06-13T12:21:00.000-04:00I finally saw "Lucky Louie" last night and found i...I finally saw "Lucky Louie" last night and found it to be mostly a suckfest. A few funny things, but mostly unfunny. Or if they find something funny, like the little girl asking daddy, "Why?", they run it into the ground. Too bad because I like Louis C.K.'s stand-up, but I won't be watching this show.<BR/><BR/>And that Norton guy is ug-leee (snerk).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1149878075093578622006-06-09T14:34:00.000-04:002006-06-09T14:34:00.000-04:00I figured those guys would give you credit for bei...I figured those guys would give you credit for being honest. They pride themselves on saying what they think and not sugar-coating it, and they should give you credit for going on the air and giving your honest opinion without trying to spare Norton's feelings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1149874733258636482006-06-09T13:38:00.000-04:002006-06-09T13:38:00.000-04:00Jim, as you say and as I tried to tell Norton yest...Jim, as you say and as I tried to tell Norton yesterday, comedy is subjective. And as I tried to convey in the review, I did find parts of it funny. I definitely didn't hate it nearly as much as <A HREF="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/09/DDGEAJ9HF51.DTL" REL="nofollow">Tim Goodman</A>, who says it might be the worst HBO show ever. <BR/><BR/>And in an amusing twist, given the O&A kerfuffle yesterday, the guy on TV Tattle linked to my review, highlighting only the portion where I called it "refreshing."Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1149834315123965752006-06-09T02:25:00.000-04:002006-06-09T02:25:00.000-04:00I just watched the first episode (available here),...I just watched the first episode (available <A HREF="http://www.tv.com/lucky-louie/show/22532/summary.html?q=lucky%20louie&tag=search_results;title;0" REL="nofollow">here</A>), and I liked it a lot more than you did. But your point was that either something makes you laugh or it doesn't, and this didn't. That's basically the only real answer you can give. He was trying to use logic or something, like "How can you laugh at this but not this." He's just too close to it, I think. I did like his character, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1149821087911775072006-06-08T22:44:00.000-04:002006-06-08T22:44:00.000-04:00You came off about as well as could be expected, g...You came off about as well as could be expected, given the odds that were stacked against you. <BR/><BR/>It just seems you and Norton were at an impasse: he was trying to make the point that the cheesy sets and stock situations were meant as a satire of the traditional sitcom format and (if I'm reading you right) your point was that "why would you satirize something that was crap to begin with?".BFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264282750160516858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1149818695528514752006-06-08T22:04:00.000-04:002006-06-08T22:04:00.000-04:00I thought you handled yourself very well on the O ...I thought you handled yourself very well on the O and A show. For what it's worth a large majority of the show's fans turned heel on Jimmy for the way he handled the situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1149806691117692132006-06-08T18:44:00.000-04:002006-06-08T18:44:00.000-04:00Die in a fire.Die in a fire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com