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grenier 02-05-08 12:47 PM

I thought it was blah, but I'll give it another shot. I've seen a fair amount of bad pilots that turned out to be decent shows.

RichC2 02-05-08 12:51 PM


Originally Posted by grenier
I thought it was blah, but I'll give it another shot. I've seen a fair amount of bad pilots that turned out to be decent shows.

30 Rock and American Dad come to mind.

BuddyRevell 02-05-08 01:03 PM

Same here. Not funny...but I'll give it another shot next week.

grenier 02-05-08 04:22 PM


Originally Posted by RichC2
30 Rock and American Dad come to mind.

The pilot to How I Met Your Mother was pretty bad too, the laughtrack was overpowering.

mphtrilogy 02-06-08 10:11 AM

Finally watched it. I thought it had its moments, the acupuncture potential girlfriend reminded me of Cheryl Hines of Larry David Curb Fame.

I think the show has a lot of potential and could be a mild verison of Arrested Development, which seems to be what the producers may be shooting for in a CBS watered down version kind of way.

CreamyGoodness 02-06-08 01:23 PM


Originally Posted by mphtrilogy
Finally watched it. I thought it had its moments, the acupuncture potential girlfriend reminded me of Cheryl Hines of Larry David Curb Fame.

I think the show has a lot of potential and could be a mild verison of Arrested Development, which seems to be what the producers may be shooting for in a CBS watered down version kind of way.

Wow, did I miss something...? I didn't get that at all. I can think of one other show that seemed to have an AD vibe to it - ABC's Sons & Daughters (which was actually a pretty funny show). Of course, AD, in turn, owed something to the film The Royal Tenenbaums.

Eh, I probably will give it another chance. What else is there to watch...?

invisiblegt 02-06-08 01:27 PM

Aside from being mildly amused at recognizing "2 Week-Shower Curtain Girl" as "Waitress Who Blackmails Robin into paying $50 for a shaver, but no cream, and then subsequently takes her date out for a drink" from this season of "HIMYM," there was very little humor.

Although, Jesus showed some potential...

Ayre 02-06-08 02:07 PM

How soon people forget 2006's "Twenty Good Years".

grenier 02-11-08 10:21 PM

The second episode was weak.

wetsprockets 02-12-08 12:09 AM

Poor second episode. I don't know if I'm projecting his character from The TV Set or what, but Fran Kranz is annoying. Also Jesus was the funniest thing about the pilot, so having less of him this week was not a good thing. Pop Pop deserves better than this. Now the debate becomes whether or not this deserves a third chance.

BuddyRevell 02-12-08 12:14 AM

Three times a charm???

aktick 02-12-08 08:12 AM

IMO it's just not good as a comedy. It's better as a drama, and then just average.

mphtrilogy 02-12-08 08:49 AM

Well I thought Ep one had some moments and I thought it could be a gem work in progress.

Ep 2 regressed big time, it was a crapfest.

I don't know if I'll make Ep 3.

Bobby Shalom 02-12-08 10:09 AM

This is one of those shows where I think it needs a laugh track... because that shit aint funny!

I also couldn't stop thinking of The TV Set, while watching Fran Kranz.

Dan G 02-12-08 10:35 AM

In the first episode Jeffrey Tambor made it a point that he be called Uncle Saul, rather than just Saul.
In episode 2, the word "Uncle" was never uttered and Saul didn't seem bothered in the least at just being called "Saul."

BuddyRevell 02-19-08 12:19 AM

Best episode so far. I actually found Chris Klein pretty funny. Jesus did a pretty good job too. Hope it keeps up.

mike7162 02-26-08 01:53 AM

What I want to know is...
How does a show like this get on the air? Someone had to see that there wasn't a single funny moment here.

Not one laugh.

Not a single laugh.

Al Madrigal looks like Zach Braff's love child - very distracting. I'm checking out of the Captain.

Patman 02-26-08 06:47 AM

This show is sort of growing on me, plus they brought in Shiri Appleby.

whotony 02-26-08 09:34 AM

during the first ep i thought he was zac braff, i thought it was some kind of inside joke.

BuddyRevell 02-26-08 04:33 PM

Yeah...this show is growing on me as well. I see how it can get better with new tenants arriving. There's plenty of room to grow and be a great show. The last two episodes were good, but the 3rd episode was the best so far IMO.


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