tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post6805794105884514511..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Better Off Ted, "Love Blurts": I'm Taye Diggs!(*)Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-33040970595024582542009-12-17T00:51:05.657-05:002009-12-17T00:51:05.657-05:00Absolutely correct about the nipple shadow. It wa...Absolutely correct about the nipple shadow. It was unintentional, and I am positive that it was a poorly covered tattoo. It's actually how I found this blog, trying to find a photo of him shirtless. It was clear that the tattoo was rather large, and that it circled his nipple. I actually imagine that it is one of those oh-so-dated sunburst tattoos like this one: http://www.bme.com/tattoo/A51102/high/bmepb159579.jpg It makes me curious about Jay Harrington's personal life.Angushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471604653859229579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-45508191132481490132009-12-10T22:00:33.288-05:002009-12-10T22:00:33.288-05:00Re: 7s Tim's comment about Ted's shaved ch...Re: 7s Tim's comment about Ted's shaved chest--I could swear they showed him with hair last season. Also, I didn't think it was 5 o'clock shadow--my first thought was a tattoo that they covered up poorly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-24878260756061384502009-12-10T12:39:33.559-05:002009-12-10T12:39:33.559-05:00Supposedly, they were using an actual Native Ameri...Supposedly, they were using an actual Native American language called Lakota in the episode, and in the scene where Ted is in bed he says "I'm actually wearing pants right now".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844468942913753515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-84605961426649954182009-12-09T22:15:50.677-05:002009-12-09T22:15:50.677-05:00The made-up language thing was weak. They certainl...The made-up language thing was weak. They certainly could have come up with something a lot better than that for Ted to get himself into trouble with. But overall I thought that there were so many funny lines that the positives far outweighed the negatives. Still must see TV for me.Oaktown Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811331454878606058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-35831775135775742972009-12-09T15:54:04.659-05:002009-12-09T15:54:04.659-05:00I'm with @toonsterwu. Yeah, I guess I see the...I'm with @toonsterwu. Yeah, I guess I see the complaints, but they just seem nitpicky (except for the absence of a Veridian Dynamic commercial--that has got to STOP). <br /><br />I laughed throughout the entire show. There were so many great lines I can't even remember them all. Worked for me.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288100796201737845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-870571126290334202009-12-09T13:59:17.143-05:002009-12-09T13:59:17.143-05:00So glad I found this show last year, albeit only a...So glad I found this show last year, albeit only a few episodes before the finale. I agree with the comments about the use of some hackneyed comedy plot-lines (early I love you, escalating lie) but overall I found myself laughing at multiple times during the episode.<br /><br />I was also dissapointed by the "I'm all bluff" line. Why are writers, and presumably audience members, so keyed in on showing the softer side of their edgier characters?WilforkForFoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11798238079832851114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-40973667322638519412009-12-09T11:49:04.039-05:002009-12-09T11:49:04.039-05:00toonsterwu said...
I think Jay Harrington is soli...toonsterwu said...<br /><br />I think Jay Harrington is solid, and Andrea Anders has a good rapport with him, much better than she ever had with Matt LeBlanc. And Portia de Rossi is awesome in that role.<br /><br />It's funny you should say that, considering Andrea Anders is actually romantically involved with Matt LeBlanc in real life.Her and Matt's chemistry on "Joey" was OK,but I still think they were better than Linda/Ted.I personally think her and Harrington are kinda cringe-worthy and very awkward to watch most of the time.But each to his/her own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-66846311207219871552009-12-09T11:21:01.733-05:002009-12-09T11:21:01.733-05:00...and as I read the review, and the link to Taye ......and as I read the review, and the link to Taye Diggs informing us he is Taye Diggs, Wholi beat me to it. Well played sir, well played.7s Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-47047751680046757522009-12-09T11:17:30.294-05:002009-12-09T11:17:30.294-05:00two of my favorite things in the episode were sigh...two of my favorite things in the episode were sight gags, and only one was intentional: during the argument as Phil Lem and Veronica try getting the medical records (just before the "bluff" cop out) there is an out of focus poster in the back ground that says "Drugs: They take the edge off". Can't remember if that's a call back to a first season joke, which means it was new to me, and I laughed.<br /><br />The other was when Ted rolls off of Danielle right after sex and, as just as he blurts the love bit, you see that his shaved chest has a five o'clock shadow just around his right nipple, kinda a Spuds McKenzie looking thing, and I laughed very much. Go check it out, you will too.<br /><br />Taye Diggs' "You know, bear stuff" line was pretty good too.7s Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-60297619293536313092009-12-09T11:10:36.684-05:002009-12-09T11:10:36.684-05:00I didn't realize about the episode order shuff...I didn't realize about the episode order shuffle, but I would also assume that the Taye Diggs factor - giving ABC a hook to promote the season premiere - got this one pushed up.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-40344570471280811472009-12-09T11:04:44.428-05:002009-12-09T11:04:44.428-05:00I definitely feel the "something's not ri...<i>I definitely feel the "something's not right" gripe, but there was enough funny to make me not worry so much about the things that didn't quite work. </i><br /><br />ITA. I enjoyed the ep, even if a little of it wasn't quite there yet. And I bought that Veronica would be bluffing about her physical prowess; I think she's more comfortable with a gun than her fists :-)<br /><br /><i>I remember, for whatever reason, thinking that Tom Cavanagh saying "Little Taye Diggs is right..." was hilarious.<br /></i><br /><br />He is kind of short for a dude (seen him up close before). Definitely a very charismatic, great-looking guy, too.deznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-748893066778349912009-12-09T10:57:32.552-05:002009-12-09T10:57:32.552-05:00My favorite non-line was the blurred sign in the m...My favorite non-line was the blurred sign in the medical clinic over Phil's shoulder: "Drugs! They take the edge off!"<br /><br />Also loved Phil's, "Sorry Ted. I'm actively disappointing you!"<br /><br />I was actively disappointed there was no VD commercial! Certainly not the best episode but not horrible.Wholihttp://www.teamvico.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-37199495784762435742009-12-09T10:37:05.309-05:002009-12-09T10:37:05.309-05:00Even after assuming this wouldn't be very funn...Even after assuming this wouldn't be very funny after reading Alan's review, I still laughed a ton. It probably helped that i was watching with my husband who was giggling like crazy at Ted's made-up language...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-45235488941982392092009-12-09T10:37:00.120-05:002009-12-09T10:37:00.120-05:00One guess: Taye Diggs.
@MelT: I had completely f...One guess: Taye Diggs. <br /><br />@MelT: I had completely forgotten about that episode of "Ed". I remember, for whatever reason, thinking that Tom Cavanagh saying "Little Taye Diggs is right..." was hilarious.<br /><br />On the subject of wonky episode orders, I looked back at the epguides listing for last season and it was pretty random then as well. I don't remember it feeling off then, but now that we know the characters and their relationships (and potential relationships)a little better, making season two random could be a little weird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-68496448305730912162009-12-09T10:12:16.130-05:002009-12-09T10:12:16.130-05:00apparently this was actually the 6th episode that ...apparently this was actually the 6th episode that was shot of season 2 (according to tv squad)<br /><br />Alan-- any idea why ABC switched things up (especially considering this episode wasn't overly strong?jcpbmgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-16817694208148926312009-12-09T08:24:46.729-05:002009-12-09T08:24:46.729-05:00It seemed like "The Graduate" after watc...It seemed like "The Graduate" after watching that lame episode of Scrubs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-91816467014151206342009-12-09T07:43:22.930-05:002009-12-09T07:43:22.930-05:00I agree about the-lie-that-gets-out-of-control bei...I agree about the-lie-that-gets-out-of-control being an old TV trope (as is, in fact, the involuntary and quickly rescinded "I love you" after sex). And also, maybe, the softening of Veronica's invincibility (could this, following on last season's magician plot, be part of of a Ted-Knight-esque demand for character rounding by de Rossi?). But otherwise I have few complaints, and I positively like some of the stories to be about Ted.<br /><br />I'm also recalling thinking early last season that the series was funny-but-not-quite-there until the utter brilliance of "Racial Sensitivity," several episodes along. (For the record, the final shutdown in that one was based on parking, not insurance.)Rinaldonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-64359300639353387152009-12-09T05:16:03.827-05:002009-12-09T05:16:03.827-05:00"...air vent". That was awkward and hila..."...air vent". That was awkward and hilarious. Thanks, Mike!<br /><br />After a couple of my favourite crickets had hinted that the first episodes of this season weren't that good, I had my expectations turned way down. Although I agree with Alan's list of letdowns, I still enjoyed the heck out of "Love Blurts". The tone and acting of the show is so pitch perfect to me that it's easy to look past the bum notes of an episode like this. It's sad that we won't get more than half a season's worth of episodes (if that) before it's cancelled, but hey, at least we get half a seasons worth of episodes before it's cancelled!Karl Rubenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046303307901837031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-82139500790226533432009-12-09T04:34:14.040-05:002009-12-09T04:34:14.040-05:00Check out the new EW segment 30 Second Plea in whi...Check out the new EW segment 30 Second Plea in which they are devoting a flat 30 seconds to stars to promote their shows that should be watched but haven't been...<br /><br />A great idea (if tough to pull of in 30s) and they start with Jay Harrington here:<br /><br /> <a href="http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/12/08/jay-harrington-better-off-ted-2/" rel="nofollow">Jay Harrington 30 Seconds Or You're Ted</a>.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832514378406993907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1427490421544298212009-12-09T02:51:47.206-05:002009-12-09T02:51:47.206-05:00While not their best, still one of the funnier sho...While not their best, still one of the funnier shows on the air. And yes, very lacking in heart compared to other series, but it makes me laugh. A lot. Even tonight.<br /><br />And certainly made me laugh a lot more than tonight's Scrubs.Tyrocnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-68451406489430939232009-12-09T02:03:55.881-05:002009-12-09T02:03:55.881-05:00I didn't even notice this while watching the e...I didn't even notice this while watching the episode, but it's interesting that two of the three results we saw of the company's "genetic compatibility" experiment were interracial pairings. I don't know if that demonstrates how far mainstream TV culture has come, or if it's just something you'd expect from a show that could do a hilarious "Racial Sensitivity" episode without being offensive.BigTednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-34601264943900802232009-12-09T01:42:28.348-05:002009-12-09T01:42:28.348-05:00My previous comment was when I paused during the m...My previous comment was when I paused during the moment of deepest cringe while the lie was building, but after that point I think they handled it really well, and I got several great laughs out of it.<br /><br />Veronica slays me, especially because I'm re-watching Arrested Development for dinner entertainment these days.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324828987699178581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-50139361141508016372009-12-09T01:30:00.884-05:002009-12-09T01:30:00.884-05:00Lem had a filthy throwaway line tonight that slaye...Lem had a filthy throwaway line tonight that slayed me: "But, once when I was a teenager, I did abandon them at a bus stop."<br /><br />Almost -- but not quite -- as good as last season's "goo coming out of Dr. Bhamba's 'Johnny.'"drblumanhttp://drbluman.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-68254063543156076452009-12-09T01:28:05.973-05:002009-12-09T01:28:05.973-05:00I haven't even finished the episode, but I had...I haven't even finished the episode, but I had to pop over and see if you mentioned a guy named Ted saying I love you on a first date. Looks like a certain anonymous had the same idea. :)<br /><br />I definitely agree about the web of lies storylines being annoying. I'm just glad to have BOT back!!anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324828987699178581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-5569916779563823952009-12-09T01:05:23.966-05:002009-12-09T01:05:23.966-05:00honestly, i thought it was a solid episode. Had m...honestly, i thought it was a solid episode. Had me cracking up the whole time. Do I see some of the complaints? Yeah, I guess. Maybe my standards are lower now than they were before - admittedly, there aren't that many great comedies on.<br /><br />I think Jay Harrington is solid, and Andrea Anders has a good rapport with him, much better than she ever had with Matt LeBlanc. And Portia de Rossi is awesome in that role.<br /><br />I know the chances for this show aren't high, so I'm going to enjoy every episode.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692618958209796563noreply@blogger.com