tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post117111270475893517..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: What's Alan watching on a long delay?Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-46337456556557251752007-02-13T12:25:00.000-05:002007-02-13T12:25:00.000-05:00Despite how many times I saw the promo with the Ar...Despite how many times I saw the promo with the Arby's gag before the show, it still had me laughing my butt off when it finally occurred in context. Something about the way Rosselini said "Big Beef and Cheddar" totally cracked me up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1171303890006624832007-02-12T13:11:00.000-05:002007-02-12T13:11:00.000-05:00Juliek, I stopped watching Prison Break a couple o...Juliek, I stopped watching Prison Break a couple of months into this season. You can do a search for my old posts in the box at the top, but the show didn't interest me enough to keep watching once I had conflicts in the timeslot.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1171303359159163152007-02-12T13:02:00.000-05:002007-02-12T13:02:00.000-05:00Alan- I can't remember... have you ever done Priso...Alan- I can't remember... have you ever done Prison Break posts? Would love to hear your take.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1171295701625526812007-02-12T10:55:00.000-05:002007-02-12T10:55:00.000-05:00Tina Fey's real name is Elizabeth Stamatina Fey.I'...Tina Fey's real name is Elizabeth Stamatina Fey.<BR/><BR/>I'm guessing that's why she named her 30Rock character "Liz."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1171290780272860162007-02-12T09:33:00.000-05:002007-02-12T09:33:00.000-05:00She is?! I had absolutely no idea. I think I subco...She is?! I had absolutely no idea. I think I subconsciously expect every Greek-American to have ridiculously Greek names like Constantine Maroulis or something.dark tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461345493748899275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1171271169739658312007-02-12T04:06:00.000-05:002007-02-12T04:06:00.000-05:00Tina Fey's proudly Greek, isn't she? Married in th...Tina Fey's proudly Greek, isn't she? Married in the Greek Orthodox Church?Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1171268948544728372007-02-12T03:29:00.000-05:002007-02-12T03:29:00.000-05:00How weird was it that 30 Rock had two references t...How weird was it that 30 Rock had two references to Greece? I never thought that <I>anyone</I> in the US would know the meaning of the word Heston in Greek, which by the way is something that always amused me. (although it actually means "poop him", not "to poop yourself".) This meaning actually came quite handy whenever I wanted to reference his connection with the NRA. "Eh, Heston!"<BR/><BR/>Anyways. Nice episode in general, loved Pete's story ending on a meaningless gag, loved loved <I>loved</I> the sequence with Jack getting drunk, didn't care for anything else. Last week's episode was 30 Rock's "Slap Bet", I guess. Nothing could ever possibly compare!dark tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461345493748899275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1171255518982376362007-02-11T23:45:00.000-05:002007-02-11T23:45:00.000-05:00Funny, my read on the 30 Rock episode was 180 degr...Funny, my read on the 30 Rock episode was 180 degrees different. I thought the Jack stuff was the weakest part of the show - the drinking progression was a too-broad-by-half gag. I liked every other part better, especially the Liz subplot (though I do think it was missing a scene or two). <BR/><BR/>I liked seeing Jason Sudeikis in the show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1171184751819979272007-02-11T04:05:00.000-05:002007-02-11T04:05:00.000-05:00Yeah, not a great 30 Rock, but still worthwhile. L...Yeah, not a great 30 Rock, but still worthwhile. Loved the underpants; didn't recall 16 Candles. Liked Tracy's wife's line: "It's coming from my butt."Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1171162643605186582007-02-10T21:57:00.000-05:002007-02-10T21:57:00.000-05:00Pretty small sweet spot you're allowing that Morga...<I>Pretty small sweet spot you're allowing that Morgan character.</I><BR/><BR/>He's a character who has to be written just right, or else he's just in the way. Though if I had to choose one side to err on, it would be the crazy side; he's completely uninteresting when he's relatively normal.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1171153276900250022007-02-10T19:21:00.000-05:002007-02-10T19:21:00.000-05:00I know I should have loved this episode due to the...I know I should have loved this episode due to the way it was hyped, but it elicited nary a reaction from me. It annoyed me that as a surgeon, Meredith was walking around doing jack-s**t, especially after Bailey went on about how horrific it will be and how quickly they'll have to work. I mean, she was saying that you'd have to perform triage (is it grammatically correct to say "to triage"?) at a breakneck speed, but none of them were really doing that, but rather just focusing on the one patient.<BR/><BR/>And god damn it, but why won't they let up with the inclusion of the perky resident? I get it, she is perky to the point of annoying, but has this serious side to her that sees through everyone's ploys. The thing is, why bring her back this time if you're just going to rehash the same point? I'm all for introducing new characters into the show (as it is, this is one claustrophobic hospital), but pushing the limelight directly on them is not required. On a similar note, when's the last time we've seen that black nurse?<BR/><BR/>On a side note, if Calista Flockhart was cast as Meredith instead, would there even be a difference?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1171143241964148522007-02-10T16:34:00.000-05:002007-02-10T16:34:00.000-05:00One more addition to the complaints about Grey's t...One more addition to the complaints about Grey's this week -- George's storyline about looking for the little boy drove me nuts. Why didn't someone tell the mother that she won't do her son any good if she bleeds to death before they find him, and so they're getting her ass into surgery before she dies? We've seen Addison and Bailey and even George dish out tough love to their patients before, but when the plot requires it suddenly all of the surgeons are wimps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1171133776502739532007-02-10T13:56:00.000-05:002007-02-10T13:56:00.000-05:00>>Tracy was too sanePretty small sweet spot you're...>>Tracy was too sane<BR/><BR/>Pretty small sweet spot you're allowing that Morgan character.<BR/><BR/>I had no problem with <I>30 Rock</I> at all, even though it didn't have the farcical build of the last few (something about it continue into the next day hurt it). There was a whole lot to love.<BR/><BR/>The Pete bit couldn't have ended better than it did. It's great when scripted TV comedy decides to get visual w/o resorting to pie-throwing. Great image.<BR/><BR/>Loved the tongs during the Baldwin speech.<BR/><BR/>I never thought I'd laugh at Joy Behar. And now I have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1171128020334881042007-02-10T12:20:00.000-05:002007-02-10T12:20:00.000-05:00Sudeikis wasn't actually funny in his appearance o...Sudeikis wasn't actually funny in his appearance on 30 Rock, but I'm assuming that they're setting him up for a future appearance. And what are the odds that Kristen Wiig plays his girlfriend?Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092217234287469255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1171126214307082592007-02-10T11:50:00.000-05:002007-02-10T11:50:00.000-05:00I thought this week's 30 Rock was still pretty gre...I thought this week's 30 Rock was still pretty great. One moment I loved that you didn't mention was Liz's coversation with the flower shop. I actually tivoed it back immediately so I could rewatch it.<BR/><BR/>This week's Grey's Anatomy highlighted everything I hate about the show. The characters are just so incredibly selfish and self-absorbed. People are crushed, burned, and bleeding and Derek and Meredith decide to have a conversation about whether she's mad because he hasn't proposed yet? Wtf? It was like a scene directly from the MadTV spoof of the show (which if you haven't seen you must go watch on Youtube ASAP.) I was also incredibly annoyed at the storyline with Meredith and the little girl. I don't think kids do the mute thing in real life nearly as much as they do it on TV (and if anything, I think a kid in this situation would actually be crying hysterically.) It just seems like a lazy device to create fake drama. As did Meredith's fall in the water. First of all, we didn't see her hit her head or anything, so why are we supposed to think she's in danger? Second of all, are we really supposed to believe the kid would just walk away? What's going to happen next week? Will someone ask the kid why she didn't say anything and she'll tell them "because you didn't ask"? The whole thing had me laughing at the screen because it was so cheesy and stupid.<BR/><BR/>Finally, I think The OC has gone into lame mode again, but in a different way than in other seasons. In the past, the show became overly melodramatic and lost the funny. Right now it's still funny but the dramatic portion of the show stinks. Ryan/Taylor and Seth/Summer have literally been playing out variations of the same storyline over and over the last few weeks. But I'm finally beginning to understand why we had to sit through the Oliver/Lindsay/Alex/DJ/Zach/Sadie/Johnny parade the last few years. Because when the writers are left with only 2 parties in a relationship they have no idea what to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1171120558427065402007-02-10T10:15:00.000-05:002007-02-10T10:15:00.000-05:00LV, I still watch it, but I don't always feel move...LV, I still watch it, but I don't always feel moved to write about it.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1171119411172010032007-02-10T09:56:00.000-05:002007-02-10T09:56:00.000-05:00I laughed so hard and long at the underwear moment...I laughed so hard and long at the underwear moment that I missed the whole next scene. It was the high point of my Ugly Betty/Office/30 Rock night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com