What were they thinking?
I didn’t watch the original.......................
The vile, man-hating feminist shrews of yesteryear don’t play well with the women of middle America.
I expected some barbs thrown at conservatives but had planned to watch it until I saw a promo with her saying something to the effect "she didn't want any Trump Supporters". It was easy to cancel the recording and to bypass more liberal crap.
NO ONE wants to watch MEAN OLD NASTY LEFTY LADIES...not even OTHER MEAN OLD NASTY LEFTY LADIES!
At least Rowan and Martin seemed to satirize all sorts of things and people regardless of political stripe. And it also seemed to be that great deal funnier and entertaining. I know it might be a silly comparison, but I would not mind hearing other thoughts on something like this as “Laugh In” was that little bit before my time.
Did....done!
I just saw a clip from this show on the news. ‘Murphy’ was interviewing Hillary Clinton for a secretary position. I guess it was supposed to be funny, because all the news people were laughing and giggling.
The very early ratings (household) numbers are in and Murphy Brown’s household rating is less than half of what Roseanne got for the first episode back in March. The full ratings will be out pretty soon.
Gave it a shot.
Turned it off.
Do not like being called a Nazi.
Lefty virtue signaling can be played for laughs when its goals are a pipe dream and its consequences are invisible.
In 2018, our world is permeated by the unpleasant effects of liberal lunacy, and it’s not so funny anymore.
I watched last night's show in order to compare it to Roseanne, both in terms of production value and story writing. I thought Roseanne did a good job of making the show be about the family, with politics being the backdrop. Murphy Brown was the opposite, it was machine-gun politics for 30 minutes.
From an acting standpoint, on Roseanne the actors were comfortable in their roles and interactions with each other. On Murphy Brown, I swear I kept catching sideways glances from all the actors, as if they kept checking their cue cards for their next set of lines. It made for very unnatural interactions with each other.
Finally, and this may be a quirk from the timing of the filming of the premier episode, the scene when they go on the air with their new show had a backdrop of a screen that was supposed to display hot trending topics. Just over Murphy Brown's shoulder we saw the hash tags #SCOTUS followed by #MichaelAvenatti.
That said it all.
-PJ
A bitter old leftist “comedy”?
They would have to pay me significant money to watch that garbage.
Madame Mal:
Go back to France and live out your days among the Cheese-eating Surrender Monkeys you seem to prefer. Stay out of Hollywood and the USA proper.
Merci.
Is it just me or that review virtually unreadable? I think that guy moonlights writing Chinese takeout menus.
I was going to watch it but had a phone call from a friend to discuss Kavanaugh. I figured it would an outdated reboot, everyone is now in their 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s.
I may try and catch it on Amazon if it possible. Will not subscribe to CBS All Access for that.
I don’t think it will last long. Fake newsroom where everyone hates Trumps, that plot hasn’t done much for CNN’s ratings.
Looking back at the original Murphy Brown with today’s “eyes” it is clear the character Murphy Brown was a self center, vengeful, mean, ex-addict that bullied everyone around her.
Her “hi-jinks” today would at minimum earn her a restraining order from everyone she came in contact with.
In some ways she was portrayed accurately as a “reporter” or interview since she usually already had a preconceived idea about a story or a person before she did any research and made sure her view would be the one presented.
The shows “humor” was topical and did not hold up well. I can not see any of young generation watching re-runs or even tuning in to watch the re-boot. One season of less before it is gone for good.
Hate TV.
Whoever thought this was a good idea must be devoid of any new creativity.
To see Bergen and company 20 years after going off the air originally is sad and pathetic. These people trying to relevant again and push the Lefty Democrat propaganda is just unbearable to watch. It's like a reunion of old Communists after the Soviet Union fell looking back on the “Good” times.
Watching poor Frank is terrible, a totally emasculated man with nothing going for him. Miles is a train wreck, and poor Corky is still trying to be perky, at least she looks pretty good for her age.
All in all this reboot was a huge mistake and unless they got a one season guarantee it will mercifully be canceled soon.