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| NBC gave Colin a three-episode mandate to "do something different," and he certainly has. The show is fresh, funny, topical, and completely out of place next to that other NBC "Must See" mush. (Scrubs being a notable exception.) Which is too bad. I'd like to think there's a place for this show somewhere on TV, but with the way the business works (the show is doing terribly in the ratings), it's not going to be on NBC Monday nights at 9:30pm Eastern, 8:30pm Central. So, seriously, check this one out before it's gone for good. And support diversity of thought and opinion on television! Drop Jeff Zucker a line at NBC and let him know that you think this show deserves a place somewhere on NBC's schedule. It's probably relatively cheap to produce (a couple of writers, and Colin sitting around on a doorstep with other riffing comedians is a bunch cheaper than the 80 gazillion dollars the Peacock is paying for Friends) and would be perfect summer counter-programming. Let's have an all-original, all-Quinn summer season on NBC! Send those cards and letters to:
Jeff Zucker and:
Jeff Zucker |
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| Well, it's pleasant enough, but I certainly don't understand what all the fuss is about. I mean, it's not as good as Monsters, Inc., not even as good as Shrek, and yet it's a huge hit. Scrat, the little rat-thing character, is funny in a very Chuck Jones/50's Warner Bros. cartoon way. But nothing else in the movie is. If you've seen it, maybe you could tell me why Ray Romano's mammoth character is headed in the direction he's headed at the start of the film. What was the motivation there? 'Cause they sure never addressed it, as far as I could tell. (I've asked four different people this question, and gotten four different answers. I don't think the filmmakers were going for the Rashomon effect, but who knows, maybe I'm not giving them enough credit.) Two monkeys for the movie, three monkeys for Skrat, and a big "try harder" to the filmmakers who apparently animated the human characters in this film on an old Commodore 64. | |
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| Yeah we’re only two episodes in as I write this, but I have to say, I’m liking the idea of going “back to the beach.” No food, no water ... and no lack of compelling interpersonal conflict, either. It’s all about casting on this type of show, and this cast looks like it should be good for a few laughs. Still, there’s nothing like the very first time, and I will fully admit I’ll probably never be as captivated again as I was by the first Survivor. Sigh ... I miss Richard. | |
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| Finally, “reality” TV worth watching! MTV hits the ball out of the park with this offering, chronicling the “real life” exploits of rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his family. How much of this stuff is real, and how much is made up for the cameras? I don’t know and I don’t care. It’s damn funny, even if the entire thing is false, but one gets the feeling that a whole lot of it is right on the button. Watch Ozzy struggle to change the channel on his TV, as he fumbles with a super-complicated remote control! See Ozzy lounge around the house with his shirt off! (Very frightening.) Watch Ozzy’s kids get in to an argument about who uses the “Let Me In To This Club Because Ozzy’s My Dad” strategy more often! Great stuff, highly recommended. | |
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