tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post5039527994580408734..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: The honkies shot me!Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-51763037350002923862007-10-27T17:11:00.000-04:002007-10-27T17:11:00.000-04:00It has become quite the norm in the year 2007, ple...<I>It has become quite the norm in the year 2007, please join us.</I><BR/><BR/>That makes it okay?<BR/><BR/>There are plenty of places online to go and bitch about peoples' looks and/or put words in other peoples' mouths. Why not go there and leave us to talk about television good and bad?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-8330499884682022362007-10-27T16:43:00.000-04:002007-10-27T16:43:00.000-04:00paul c. said...""It's not the age, it's the mileag...paul c. said...<BR/><BR/>""It's not the age, it's the mileage." Carrie Fisher has done a lot of partying over the years. By "partying" I mean drugs. She ran with the Jon Belushi crowd."<BR/><BR/>No kidding. But be careful, you might upset Tuck and his "everyone is beautiful on the inside" world. And we are all beautiful on the inside. No really, let's sing a song...<BR/><BR/>Tuck: "It's one thing to say someone's let herself go--whether true or not--but it's another thing to gratuitously insult people. But if you're going to do it, at least spell "Leia" right."<BR/><BR/>So now it was ok for me to say she let herself go? Make up your mind already. And if it really upsets you that public figures, particularly celebrities of film and television, are picked on, then you might want to move to another country. It has become quite the norm in the year 2007, please join us. Seriously, what decade do you exist in? Do cell phones exist in your world yet, or is everyone still into ham radio? <BR/><BR/>Sorry I misspelled Leia, I don't belong to the Star Wars Honor Guard of self-righteous nerds like, well, some appear to. If I say that Mark Hamill was a terrible actor with bad acne, will you be able to sleep tonight? Just realize that Luke, Han, and Leia aren't really your friends and you might deal better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-9439324972181901942007-10-27T15:08:00.000-04:002007-10-27T15:08:00.000-04:00"It's not the age, it's the mileage." Carrie Fish..."It's not the age, it's the mileage." Carrie Fisher has done a lot of partying over the years. By "partying" I mean drugs. She ran with the Jon Belushi crowd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-75865149103398656582007-10-27T08:29:00.000-04:002007-10-27T08:29:00.000-04:00UAM--It's not PC righteousness, it's just basic hu...UAM--<BR/><BR/>It's not PC righteousness, it's just basic human decency.<BR/><BR/><I>It's just shocking to think that she is even the same species now as when she was Princess Lea back then.</I><BR/><BR/>You're kidding, right? The same species? It's one thing to say someone's let herself go--whether true or not--but it's another thing to gratuitously insult people. But if you're going to do it, at least spell "Leia" right.<BR/><BR/><I>I'm pretty sure I'm a lot younger than you</I><BR/><BR/>No question there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-39340710728001051572007-10-27T07:55:00.000-04:002007-10-27T07:55:00.000-04:00I saw Carrie Fisher on that terrible Fox show "On ...I saw Carrie Fisher on that terrible Fox show "On the Lot", believe me, they really didn't do to much to make her look old and disheveled here on 30 rock.<BR/><BR/>tuckpendleton: "You should not only feel depressingly old but depressingly ashamed of yourself."<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure I'm a lot younger than you, seeing as how uptight you are about current reality. And I don't feel ashamed because I don't subscribe to your fuddyduddy PC righteousness. CF put on a lot of weight, maybe normal for a woman her age, but it's true nonetheless. It's just shocking to think that she is even the same species now as when she was Princess Lea back then. Uh oh, I think that remark will get tuck's old-man long johns in a bunch. I guess I should feel ashamed again, but... nope.<BR/><BR/>The other funny thing about the Followship Award is the statue - a little boy following a grown man step for step. I want one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-20567273346261791712007-10-27T04:12:00.000-04:002007-10-27T04:12:00.000-04:00The memo portion of the check said "mindless follo...The memo portion of the check said "mindless following". <BR/><BR/>--bad dadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-76968737831624631792007-10-27T01:05:00.000-04:002007-10-27T01:05:00.000-04:00for those of us who already deleted the episode fr...for those of us who already deleted the episode from TiVo, what was the Followship memo?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14538100183108510032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-42726979500840471982007-10-27T00:35:00.000-04:002007-10-27T00:35:00.000-04:00Rachel Dratch is the epitome of unfunny. I am sooo...Rachel Dratch is the epitome of unfunny. I am soooo very glad that Krakowski replaced her. <BR/><BR/>I can't think of anyone but Krakowski who could pull off great scenes such as Jack's age check of her and everything she did in the season opener.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous Asian Guy, thanks so much for making me go back and check out the Followship Award. For those wondering what the hidden gag was, go to the 7:31 mark of the episode and check out what the memo says.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-25437444525686742202007-10-26T20:46:00.000-04:002007-10-26T20:46:00.000-04:00Enough people have remarked on the sheer genius of...Enough people have remarked on the sheer genius of the therapy scene, and Baldwin's comic chops, that anything I say would be superfluous.<BR/><BR/>So, I'll just admire Baldwin's ability to take the piss out of himself: when Jack told Tracy that the only thing that people won't forgive a celebrity for is dogfighting, it seemed like a sly poke at the bad behavior Baldwin himself was notorius for last spring. I guess dogfighting really is worse than viciously berating one's young daughter.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288100796201737845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-41867020398249215572007-10-26T20:39:00.000-04:002007-10-26T20:39:00.000-04:00Thanks for the info on Earl's second marriage. I ...Thanks for the info on Earl's second marriage. I just want to add my Tony Bennett reference was because I love Baldwin's impression of Tony Bennett on SNL, and the father sounded like a more gravelly voiced Bennett. (I knew it wasn't supposed, that's why I added the smiley.) It probably was Foxx, but I'm a little too young to recognize his actual voice.afogliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02820361829972093800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-68631480859613172712007-10-26T18:34:00.000-04:002007-10-26T18:34:00.000-04:00Carrie Fisher was playing a character who seemed a...Carrie Fisher was playing a character who seemed a good 20 years older than she is, so that really didn't make a lot of sense to me. Carrie obviously isn't old enough to have been a comedy writer on a major network TV show during the Watergate era, if she was only 19 when she did SW years later.<BR/><BR/>I don't see where she has "let herself go" either. She looks like most women her age, better in fact than most of the ones I know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-33310804626055831862007-10-26T18:29:00.000-04:002007-10-26T18:29:00.000-04:00Did they just pay Rachel Dratch off to go away? Wh...Did they just pay Rachel Dratch off to go away? Whenever that blond chick is clunkin' up the screen, i think of how much funnier the show would be if they had her as a regular.<BR/><BR/>I thought Carrie Fisher was great. They oughta figure out a way to bring her back. Not often, just once a season or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-38910762802371669702007-10-26T17:41:00.000-04:002007-10-26T17:41:00.000-04:00Undercover Asian Man -- she's 51. Exactly how wou...Undercover Asian Man -- she's 51. Exactly how would you like her to look? And don't you think the show made her look older and disheveled on purpose? You should not only feel depressingly old but depressingly ashamed of yourself.TuckPendletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09205887129563034955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-21002537897240831602007-10-26T16:22:00.000-04:002007-10-26T16:22:00.000-04:00Earl married Joy and also Ralph Mariano's Mom to m...Earl married Joy and also Ralph Mariano's Mom to make for the list item "Slept with Ralph's Mom" in the episode "Van Hickey" from Season 2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-11597353611344192952007-10-26T16:03:00.000-04:002007-10-26T16:03:00.000-04:0030 Rock is one of the few shows that I will watch ...30 Rock is one of the few shows that I will watch multiple times to make sure I don't miss anything. This week's hidden laugh: take a closer look at the "followship" award - I mean the actual award itself. Simply hilarious.<BR/><BR/>Didn't really like the page-off stuff, but the therapy session is an instant classic. Alec Baldwin is easily the best thing about this show - and to think he wanted out of it so soon. Carrie Fisher - funny and willing to poke at herself, but, man, I can't believe Princess Lea has let herself go so badly. It makes me feel depressingly old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-62506394335298364322007-10-26T15:03:00.000-04:002007-10-26T15:03:00.000-04:00Everything about this episode was perfect. I espec...Everything about this episode was perfect. I especially appreciated Carrie Fisher's ability to mock herself endlessly--she really was married to a gay guy for two years just like Samantha Stevens. And don't ever make Jack Donaghey talk to a woman that old again! Alec Baldwin is fantastic. He was working it so hard he was sweating.CincyNathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674464576702200923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28353536319698865282007-10-26T14:03:00.000-04:002007-10-26T14:03:00.000-04:00The therapy scene was great, but I wish they'd pus...The therapy scene was great, but I wish they'd pushed the dogfighting bit further. Felt like they were walking on eggshells there, which kept diminishing the initial boldness of it as a plotline. I'd much rather have seen Kenneth mixed up in Tracy's dogfighting scandal than saddled with the dopey Page-Off stuff. Ugh to the Star Wars line, but bravo to the hippie one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-52523430169114881442007-10-26T13:29:00.000-04:002007-10-26T13:29:00.000-04:00Just have to say although it has been said twice, ...Just have to say although it has been said twice, that "Never go with a hippie to a second location." had my husband and I laughing for way too long. Only if you have ever gone with a hippie to a second location does the true humor of that come out, but man oh man that is some funny stuff. And the therapy scene, and the whole walk back to carrie fisher's apt, really really great episode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-78754326978289724862007-10-26T12:40:00.000-04:002007-10-26T12:40:00.000-04:00I assumed all of Jack's impersonations were celeb ...I assumed all of Jack's impersonations were celeb proxies. Father as Redd Foxx, Tracey as Jimmie Walker, mother as Ruby Dee...Shawn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703481653646144923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-11499424434282545932007-10-26T12:11:00.000-04:002007-10-26T12:11:00.000-04:00While closed captioning can be useful (and was rig...While closed captioning can be useful (and was right about Redd Foxx), next on The Office, "Andy and Kelly" repeatedly came out as "Indian Kelly."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-48812016621326196892007-10-26T11:30:00.000-04:002007-10-26T11:30:00.000-04:00Oddly enough, my favorite jokes were those complet...Oddly enough, my favorite jokes were those completely inane Haldeman references.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-3376902883117668172007-10-26T10:50:00.000-04:002007-10-26T10:50:00.000-04:00Earl continues to amaze me by staying so fresh whe...<B>Earl</B> continues to amaze me by staying so fresh when its original premise seemed to make it destined for formula. It just gets better and better for me.Edward Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463676135131274426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-88871052970691975162007-10-26T10:38:00.000-04:002007-10-26T10:38:00.000-04:00The closed captioning depends on the company doing...The closed captioning depends on the company doing it. Some work from the actual scripts, others apparently work by ear, and some apparently trust their computer spellcheckers a little too much. I've seen episodes of "Seinfeld" where it looked like someone had just fallen asleep on the keyboard.<BR/><BR/>But I think it's pretty safe to say Jack was doing Redd Foxx when he called his son "Dummy" right off the bat. Beautiful setup, beautiful payoff.David J. Loehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03730376433424754068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-47525332228227448882007-10-26T10:22:00.000-04:002007-10-26T10:22:00.000-04:00Although I agree it was Redd Foxx and "hat shoppin...Although I agree it was Redd Foxx and "hat shopping," I don't think we can always trust the closed captioning, as evidenced by "Deadwood" DVDs, where "reconnoiter" is "wreck and order" and "ball of dope" is "bottle of dope."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-14152176556755507412007-10-26T10:17:00.000-04:002007-10-26T10:17:00.000-04:00I thought "hat shopping," too--but "axe shopping" ...I thought "hat shopping," too--but "axe shopping" is comedy gold. That made me laugh more than anything in the episode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com