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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk
I started out watching it, but gave up halfway through the season. I love Aaron Sorkin, but I think that the stakes just weren't high enough for a one-hour drama. I think it would have worked much better as a half-hour comedy, where the stakes would have seemed appropriate- I mean, how much drama can you find in a bunch of very wealthy TV people putting on a show every week? Lots of comedy, yes, but drama?
And, as pretty as the actress playing Harriet is, she's clearly not a comedienne, which made her kind of unbelievable as Matthew Perry's muse.
And the sketches weren't funny or dangerous. They should have gotten Bob Odenkirk to write those parts of the show.
That said, I did stay for half the season because Aaron Sorkin's dialogue is always great and I thought Matthew Perry and what-his-name-I-can-never-remember were terrific in it.
(As you can see, I've had many discussions about this show before. I just wanted it to be better than it is. Well, I still have Sports Night reruns...  ) |
The sketches are funnier than anything SNL's been doing lately though. I figure the issues with drugs and sexual harassment that were there recently were getting into the grit. There is some stuff coming up in the next show that would've been more dramatic supposedly. I mean this is about a family really--the thing is I'm kinda frustrated that they don't have at least someone that's obnoxious and hard to deal with on the cast but is supposedly super talented. I mean they need to hire more writers besides Andy, Lucy, and Darius, the fact that they haven't been trying too hard is weird, and to have some breakthrough talent that's hard to handle backstage would be more believable. I still think there are things I enjoy a lot. Go back and watch old shows on iTunes or DVR. You'll like it better than maybe you did the first time. I just find it hard to believe some of these shows on tv either have a big following or are still getting support from networks when they're crap. Seriously Criminal Minds? Mandy Patinkin is a known jerk. CSI: Miami has Caruso-itis. What About Brian--yipes... They renewed Men in Trees which is likable fluff for me but c'mon why not renew this show too? The Save One Show campaign starts Friday on E!Online at Kristin's page in the gossip section. Check it out and vote for this show.