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Old 01-17-06 | 11:04 PM
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Has potential, but reminded me a bit too much of Jerry Maguire.
Old 01-18-06 | 12:00 AM
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I liked it a lot, especially the camaraderie between the guys. Maybe a little too musically hip though. And Ed has already picked up on his new Carol Vessey.

"Well, that's seven words you never want to hear."
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Old 01-18-06 | 12:21 AM
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"Tom" stole Ed's black bag.

I liked it enough to want to keep watching. For a pilot, I thought it showed a lot of potential...though I have to agree the whole speech to Tom's boss seemed more like a mission statement. I can't believe no one could come up with something a bit more original.
Old 01-18-06 | 07:11 AM
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Did Judy Greer get her front teeth capped? The gap between her front teeth doesn't look as wide as it's been previously. I also disappointed that she didn't try to flash Tom.
Old 01-18-06 | 07:39 AM
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I found the pilot to be entertaining. I figured it couldn't be too bad as I am a huge music and Ed fan. The only thing that got to me was this...here's this show about a guy who loves music for music and not for the money...there's references to the greats (the Sex Pistols, Dylan, Zeppelin, etc) and snippets or plugs of some great new artists (Franz Ferdinand, Interpol poster). So, WTF was "Pretty Vegas" by the "new" INXS doing playing in the background when Tom's crew was offering their support?? Oh yeah, that's right...Rock Star: INXS was a CBS show.
Old 01-18-06 | 08:31 AM
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Well, the dialogue was terrible, but I'll keep watching. If they can fix that, it'll be a good show.
Old 01-18-06 | 09:05 AM
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Not too bad, but I'm not sure if I'll bother to watch going forward.

Whenever they were discussing "music" stuff, it was really well-written and snappy. When they did "normal" stuff or "relationship" stuff, the dialog was really, really awkward. Still, I expected to only watch this for a few minutes to "sample" it, and I stayed for the whole episode. Can't be all bad.

I'll give it a 'meh' for now, leaning towards a 'could be decent'.
Old 01-18-06 | 06:45 PM
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I wanted to check this show out, but the bad timeslot caused me to only flip over when Boston Legal would go to commercial. It really bothered me that he gave a Bob Dylan "Best Of" as a shower gift. No real music person would give a Best Of. Made me think it's a crap show.
Old 01-18-06 | 06:55 PM
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Actually, after giving the CD there was a funny/interesting comment about "The Essential Bob Dylan" versus the Greatest Hits album. Where he picked "The Essential" because it had some of the best songs where the Greatest Hits would have just that -- the hits.

Besides, the gift was for an unborn child.
Old 01-18-06 | 10:34 PM
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Anyone else recognize Gabby (Milena Govich) as Candy the call girl on "Rescue Me"?
Old 01-18-06 | 11:13 PM
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Ivana Milicevic is a hottie! I'd work for free at that place she worked at.
Old 01-19-06 | 01:07 AM
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I wasn't "wow"-ed by it, but I liked it. And I will definitely continue to watch to see how it develops.
I'm in the same boat. I like the record label idea instead of another lawyer, doctor or cop show. It does have a lot in common with Ed except it wasn't funny at all. I loved Ed from the start. I am curious to see where it's headed, so I'll watch at least a few more episodes.
Old 01-19-06 | 03:25 AM
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Pretty decent start. I like the music industry angle plus Ivana Milicevic and Judy Greer adds some incentive. Hopefully this one will hang around for long enough to get started.
Old 01-19-06 | 07:27 AM
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Anyone else recognize Gabby (Milena Govich) as Candy the call girl on "Rescue Me"?
I'm still mad about what that bitch did to Lou.
Old 01-19-06 | 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Roto
I'm in the same boat. I like the record label idea instead of another lawyer, doctor or cop show. It does have a lot in common with Ed except it wasn't funny at all. I loved Ed from the start. I am curious to see where it's headed, so I'll watch at least a few more episodes.
I can't compare this show to Ed simply because it doesn't have the diverse, off-the-wall cast that the Worldwide Pants' classic had.
Old 01-19-06 | 09:13 AM
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Anyone else recognize Gabby (Milena Govich) as Candy the call girl on "Rescue Me"?
Yup - striking woman. Good to see her on the small screen again. ...but...
Old 01-19-06 | 09:14 AM
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I'm still mad about what that bitch did to Lou.
...will never forgive her!
Old 01-19-06 | 09:46 AM
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I want Ed back
Old 01-19-06 | 03:24 PM
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Ivana Milecivic was not the hooker who scammed Lou in Rescue Me. I don't know who it was, but the only other thing I ever remember seeing Ivana in was the short lived series Mind of the Married Man on HBO.
Old 01-19-06 | 04:48 PM
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Ivana Milecivic was not the hooker who scammed Lou in Rescue Me. I don't know who it was, but the only other thing I ever remember seeing Ivana in was the short lived series Mind of the Married Man on HBO.
Never said she was - Patman said "Milena Govich".
Old 01-19-06 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by SexualPudding
Ivana Milecivic was not the hooker who scammed Lou in Rescue Me. I don't know who it was, but the only other thing I ever remember seeing Ivana in was the short lived series Mind of the Married Man on HBO.
You are confused.
Old 01-19-06 | 07:47 PM
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Just watched this on my DVR. I liked it alot. Great background music too. I think the show has alot of potential.
Old 01-20-06 | 12:30 AM
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It was decent enough for me to give it another shot.

I love Tom Cavanaugh and Judy Greer, so that helps. My biggest problem was that it seems to have all the conventional pitfalls of television: the obligatory black character, the newly inducted obligatory gay character, the characters who are secretly in love with each other but neither is willing to admit it.

But, that having been said - next week I'm there.
Old 01-20-06 | 04:25 PM
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My biggest problem was that it seems to have all the conventional pitfalls of television: the obligatory black character, the newly inducted obligatory gay character, the characters who are secretly in love with each other but neither is willing to admit it.
Same here. as soon as they showed Tate in the credits "token black guy" was the first thing I thought of.

It was good enough that I'll give it another shot.
Old 01-20-06 | 06:47 PM
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Did anyone else notice that Jason Priestley seemed to be looking up in the air the entire episdoe? He's so short compared to the others, it was just goofy. Other than him, I loved it. The mental sidebars were great. Ed's back, and I'm gonna check this one out some more.


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