Am I the only one who finds this sort of thing creepy?
To: Paul Atreides
ABC/Disney... it's doomed.
To: Paul Atreides
Yes. Report to indoctrination camp THX-1138...
Seriously, that's pretty low what they did. Jerry Springer becomes sitcom, news at 11, right? How frikken gross!
To: Paul Atreides
No, you are NOT the only one. We thought that this show had potential as well, and purposely watched it.
We won't again.
To: Paul Atreides
Many people in the "Humor" business feel that they must get edgier and edgier to be "creative" or "relevant" or, mostly, to call attention to themselves. I tried some stand-up recently, and the other, more experienced ones there talked about not wanting to be middle-of-the-road. BUT, they drew the line at some new trends in incest or child molestation humor that is now on the scene! Haven't been back, needless to say.
I thought the Partridge skit was a little over the top, to say the least. But no more than the site of a grisled, unshaven, mini-Danny!
To: Paul Atreides
Yet further justification for my boycott of anything on the tube (with the exception of the Green Bay Packers, of course).
To: Paul Atreides
It was just an awful show, not even funny.....
I can't wait to see the Anna Nichole show though....
9 posted on
08/02/2002 12:41:40 PM PDT by
WhiteGuy
To: Paul Atreides
titled The Rerun Show, that is a parody of old television programs of the past Gross and distasteful, yes, but I can see the potential for humor. Take it easy. Like you say, it's a parody.
10 posted on
08/02/2002 12:41:43 PM PDT by
Mr. Bird
To: Paul Atreides
Linda Stasi, the NY Post's (fairly liberal) television reviewer warned readers yesterday.
She said it was the most disgusting, unfunny, and appalling thing she'd ever seen.
She gave it "four garbage cans".
I was going to post her review, but I couldn't find it online.
11 posted on
08/02/2002 12:41:49 PM PDT by
dead
To: Paul Atreides
I remember the "Gumby Christmas Special" on SNL had Donny and Marie Osmond ending a duet with frantic smooching. It was pretty damn funny, imho.
To: Paul Atreides
Yea, that's disgusting, but what's new?
I stopped watching Saturday Night Live 25 years ago when Dan Akroyd and O. J. Simpson french kissed.
If you have kids, put a lock on the TV and the computer.
To: Paul Atreides
I caught it at the same time you did (during the Diff'rent Strokes parody) and I thought that was hillarious! I meant to watch the rest, but something came up. It sounds like it took a turn for the worse there!
To: Paul Atreides
Did anyone catch last night's episode of The Rerun Show? No, I'll have to catch it in reruns...
To: Paul Atreides
What's creepy is the fact that this was based on a real script from the REAL Partridge Family show -- Keith tries to make another girl interested by pretending Laurie is his girlfriend... Back then the entendres were a little more subtle, but I remember being more than a little freaked out by this whiff of incest at age 13.
Hollywood: Still a cesspool, but they've finally stopped being embarassed by it.
To: Paul Atreides
If Rerun ain't in it, I ain't watchin' it...
To: Paul Atreides
The US entertainment industry is a business, not a social study. The "blue" part of the map vs. the "red" part of the map in a political race is also important to consider when looking at Hollywood. It's all about money, not values today or any sense of responsibilty. Shame is removed from the equation and the level of entertainment drops accordingly.
To: Paul Atreides
I have to say, I missed the show. But just from watching the promos for it I knew it would be trash.
To: Paul Atreides
The Onion is right: we are running out of retro. Or running out of ideas. Heard that there were 4 projects in the works for a movie about Alexander the Great, whiddled down to 2 now. Bunch of bandwagon hoppers-on.
31 posted on
08/02/2002 1:46:09 PM PDT by
lelio
To: Paul Atreides
Creepy yes, incestuous no.
They were not related in the least, they were thrown together because their cheating ass parents decided a new piece of ass beat the one who begot their children.
The whole premise of the show was to show that divorce was cool.
37 posted on
08/13/2002 9:35:15 AM PDT by
dtel
To: Paul Atreides
Well the homo thing is being done add nausea. They have to break new ground.
52 posted on
08/13/2002 11:08:52 AM PDT by
stevio
To: Paul Atreides
No I didn't see that, but last night my wife and I did watch Becker in which he lectured a class of 8 year olds on sex. This inappropriate display was met with a meeting with the parents in which he proceeded to shame them into submission. He did this by implying how stupid and inept in educating their own children they were. Last time for that show. Last week, during prime time the phrase 'We'll meet you at the corner of main st. and kiss my a$$'. Stupid shows.
61 posted on
08/13/2002 11:22:56 AM PDT by
tang-soo
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson