tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post116488699802583131..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Comedy. Ha-ha.Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1165347466173413432006-12-05T14:37:00.000-05:002006-12-05T14:37:00.000-05:00Did anyone notice the odd handling of the brother'...<I>Did anyone notice the odd handling of the brother's partner in the show-ending "year later" scene? </I><BR/><BR/>No, I was too focused on Ted still being with Robin to notice that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1164937395343297802006-11-30T20:43:00.000-05:002006-11-30T20:43:00.000-05:00When Barney first confronted James about being mon...When Barney first confronted James about being monogamous, wasnt there a very clear picture of 'the partner' (I want to say Tony?) on Jame's hiptop phone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1164926597286375832006-11-30T17:43:00.000-05:002006-11-30T17:43:00.000-05:00Count me as another one excited for the new Thursd...Count me as another one excited for the new Thursday NBC lineup. I adore 'Earl' and 'Office', and from the little I've seen of 'Scrubs' I like it. I only saw one eppy of '30 Rock' and liked it as well. So, I predict I'll be addicted to Thursday night TV in short order with this new lineup.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1164908700630966992006-11-30T12:45:00.000-05:002006-11-30T12:45:00.000-05:00I would like to see the death track finally fade o...I would like to see the death track finally fade off into obscurity once and for all.<BR/><BR/>I am truly excited for tonights lineup, along with the return of Scrubs I am a giddy goat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1164907364328124682006-11-30T12:22:00.000-05:002006-11-30T12:22:00.000-05:00Dunno about Gilmore (I'm behind on that one, too) ...Dunno about Gilmore (I'm behind on that one, too) but Grey's last episode was almost as powerful as the Super Bowl episode, and this one didn't even have a bomb :P<BR/>Best Grey's this season. Everything has been kinda building up to this.dark tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461345493748899275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1164900698391646232006-11-30T10:31:00.000-05:002006-11-30T10:31:00.000-05:00And, vis a vis Friday Night Lights, I watched the ...And, vis a vis Friday Night Lights, I watched the episode a couple of weeks ago when I thought I might review it, and it wasn't fresh enough in my memory to say something cogent on. <BR/><BR/>I realize I'm running behind on commentaries on a bunch of shows (Dexter, Doctor Who, Grey's, Gilmore Girls), but I'm working solo these days, so sometimes I have to pick and choose what I feel passionate enough about to blog on.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1164900568455672332006-11-30T10:29:00.000-05:002006-11-30T10:29:00.000-05:00The DVD featured rough cuts of each episode withou...The DVD featured rough cuts of each episode without credits, so I had no idea Gervais and Merchant wrote it. Not a shock, though, as it felt more like the British show. It's not remotely a bad episode, but the post-merger shows have been just a shade squirmier than I like my American "Office."Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1164899694308059142006-11-30T10:14:00.000-05:002006-11-30T10:14:00.000-05:00Anonymous, I think they just wanted to keep the pa...Anonymous, I think they just wanted to keep the partner vague so that when (if) they bring Barney's brother back for another episode, they have a lot of leeway in (stunt) casting his partner.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351452512636422112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1164898948934712422006-11-30T10:02:00.000-05:002006-11-30T10:02:00.000-05:00I think there's a pronounced difference between Br...I think there's a pronounced difference between British Office and US Office. Because US Office has already produced (I think) twice as many episodes as the UK version, certain things have to change--namely, Michael/David can't be quite so oblivious and incompetent. It doesn't surprise me that Gervais/Merchant might have a little difficulty with that.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295270766215749309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1164897318323694672006-11-30T09:35:00.000-05:002006-11-30T09:35:00.000-05:00This week's The Office was written by Ricky Gervai...This week's The Office was written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. I'm surprised you left that out of your review, especially since you claim it was an off episode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1164897173121425952006-11-30T09:32:00.000-05:002006-11-30T09:32:00.000-05:00Alan,No thread on Friday Night Lights this week? ...Alan,<BR/><BR/>No thread on Friday Night Lights this week? Or have you just been too busy with columns for your real job?<BR/><BR/>On a side note, I think NBC may be the first network to have 4 comedies without laughtracks at all much less on the same night. I'm glad to be excited about Thursday for NBC again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1164891044102728472006-11-30T07:50:00.000-05:002006-11-30T07:50:00.000-05:00My apologies for hijacking this as-yet empty post....My apologies for hijacking this as-yet empty post. Maybe I'll be back on-topic once I watch the shows.<BR/><BR/>I caught up with my time-shifting and had a belated observation about HIMYM. (Alan, when blogging about hot-button shows like HIMYM, S60 & Heros, guaranteed to draw much comment, it might be better to make three little bloglets than one with a long set of unrelated but intertwined threads.)<BR/><BR/>Did anyone notice the odd handling of the brother's partner in the show-ending "year later" scene? We first see Swarley's brother at a table in the background of other characters talking. He's tending his baby. Sitting next to him is a White guy with thick black hair, face carefully obscured by the placement of an extra in the middle ground.<BR/><BR/>Later, Barney approaches the table to bond with the kid. As he walks up, we glimpse this mystery guy, back to camera, getting up, apparently making a ritual "gotta-go-to-the-bathroom" excuse, and exiting to the left.<BR/><BR/>The scene resolves with Barney, brother & baby, with no mention of partner, not even a "he'll be right back." It's possible there was no time and/or money to write lines & hire a real actor. It's possible that Barney's brother won't be a continuing character,so backstory is wasted & distracting.<BR/><BR/>But the way they handled it seemed oddly furtive, as if there was something about the brother's partner we weren't supposed to know. This seemed doubly odd as the brother's new-found monogamy and comitment to this partner, including adoption, was the narrative point of the entire episode.<BR/><BR/>If anyone still has it Tivoed, check out the last five minutes.<BR/><BR/>eyebrownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com