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Ian J. Ball

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Nov 18, 2008, 11:36:28 PM11/18/08
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Turns out, the new "90210" is significantly more watchable when
Elisabeth Harnois guest stars.

Go figure.


Ian (P.S. Turns out, the same is also true about "Without a Trace".)

Charles Galloway

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Nov 19, 2008, 12:10:16 AM11/19/08
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regarding your P.S. same with ER

Rob Jensen

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Nov 19, 2008, 2:50:18 AM11/19/08
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On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:36:28 -0800 (PST), "Ian J. Ball"
<ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:

>Turns out, the new "90210" is significantly more watchable when
>Elisabeth Harnois guest stars.
>
>Go figure.

I try to pretend that 90210 doesn't exist because I object to Lori
Loughlin having to live down another crap show after Full House.

>Ian (P.S. Turns out, the same is also true about "Without a Trace".)

I find Without a Trace to be watchable, but seriously, Jack needs to
get addicted to something -- speed, meth, caffiene, imagining Sam &
Yelena doing each other -- anything that could potentially give him a
pulse.

-- Rob
--
LORELAI: I am so done with plans. I am never, ever making one again.
It never works. I spend the day obsessing over why it didn't work
and what I could've done differently. I'm analyzing all my shortcomings
when all I really need to be doing is vowing to never, ever make a plan
ever again, which I'm doing now, having once again been the innocent
victim of my own stupid plans. God, I need some coffee.

Your Name

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Nov 19, 2008, 2:59:02 PM11/19/08
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"Rob Jensen" <Shut...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:36:28 -0800 (PST), "Ian J. Ball"
> <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >Turns out, the new "90210" is significantly more watchable when
> >Elisabeth Harnois guest stars.
> >
> >Go figure.
>
> I try to pretend that 90210 doesn't exist because I object to Lori
> Loughlin having to live down another crap show after Full House.

Full House was the high point of her career (same for Saget and that other
guy who made Scooby Doo voices). Everything else has been MUCH worse drivel.


> >Ian (P.S. Turns out, the same is also true about "Without a Trace".)
>
> I find Without a Trace to be watchable, but seriously, Jack needs to
> get addicted to something -- speed, meth, caffiene, imagining Sam &
> Yelena doing each other -- anything that could potentially give him a
> pulse.

He is addicted ... to work.


Rob Jensen

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Nov 20, 2008, 12:08:05 AM11/20/08
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:59:02 +1300, "Your Name" <your...@isp.com>
wrote:

>
>"Rob Jensen" <Shut...@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:5ee7i4tqcil8aibpo...@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:36:28 -0800 (PST), "Ian J. Ball"
>> <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Turns out, the new "90210" is significantly more watchable when
>> >Elisabeth Harnois guest stars.
>> >
>> >Go figure.
>>
>> I try to pretend that 90210 doesn't exist because I object to Lori
>> Loughlin having to live down another crap show after Full House.
>
>Full House was the high point of her career (same for Saget and that other
>guy who made Scooby Doo voices). Everything else has been MUCH worse drivel.

Summerland and the movie The New Kids were much *much* better than
either Full House or 90210.2.0. But then again, to get any worse than
Full House or 90210.2.0 you pretty much have to go to the worst
reality shows -- yeah, there are differing degrees of crapitude even
amongst reality crap, BID -- Rock of Love, The Hills, anything
starring Scott Baio, Christopher Night, Flavor Flav or anyone who's
ever come into physical contact with Flavor Flav.

Summerland and The New Kids -- much better work than Full House or
90210.2.blow (job).

>> >Ian (P.S. Turns out, the same is also true about "Without a Trace".)
>>
>> I find Without a Trace to be watchable, but seriously, Jack needs to
>> get addicted to something -- speed, meth, caffiene, imagining Sam &
>> Yelena doing each other -- anything that could potentially give him a
>> pulse.
>
>He is addicted ... to work.

That would imply that he's making an effort to do anything. That
wasn't happening for at least a couple of years *before* his recent
trip to the hospital.

Ian J. Ball

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Nov 20, 2008, 12:01:38 PM11/20/08
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On Nov 19, 9:08 pm, Rob Jensen <ShutUp...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:59:02 +1300, "Your Name" <your.n...@isp.com>
> wrote:
> >"Rob Jensen" <ShutUp...@aol.com> wrote in message

> >news:5ee7i4tqcil8aibpo...@4ax.com...
> >> On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:36:28 -0800 (PST), "Ian J. Ball"
> >> <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >> >Turns out, the new "90210" is significantly more watchable when
> >> >Elisabeth Harnois guest stars.
>
> >> >Go figure.
>
> >> I try to pretend that 90210 doesn't exist because I object to Lori
> >> Loughlin having to live down another crap show after Full House.
>
> >Full House was the high point of her career (same for Saget and that other
> >guy who made Scooby Doo voices). Everything else has been MUCH worse drivel.
>
> Summerland and the movie The New Kids were much *much* better than
> either Full House or 90210.2.0. But then again, to get any worse than
> Full House or 90210.2.0 you pretty much have to go to the worst
> reality shows...

Full dissent - "Summerland" makes The All New! NEW!! "90210" look like
Shakespeare in comparison.

"Summerland" was actually one of the worst shows to ever grace The
WB.

Rob Jensen

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Nov 21, 2008, 3:06:05 AM11/21/08
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:01:38 -0800 (PST), "Ian J. Ball"
<ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:

>On Nov 19, 9:08 pm, Rob Jensen <ShutUp...@aol.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:59:02 +1300, "Your Name" <your.n...@isp.com>
>> wrote:
>> >"Rob Jensen" <ShutUp...@aol.com> wrote in message
>> >news:5ee7i4tqcil8aibpo...@4ax.com...
>> >> On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:36:28 -0800 (PST), "Ian J. Ball"
>> >> <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> >Turns out, the new "90210" is significantly more watchable when
>> >> >Elisabeth Harnois guest stars.
>>
>> >> >Go figure.
>>
>> >> I try to pretend that 90210 doesn't exist because I object to Lori
>> >> Loughlin having to live down another crap show after Full House.
>>
>> >Full House was the high point of her career (same for Saget and that other
>> >guy who made Scooby Doo voices). Everything else has been MUCH worse drivel.
>>
>> Summerland and the movie The New Kids were much *much* better than
>> either Full House or 90210.2.0. But then again, to get any worse than
>> Full House or 90210.2.0 you pretty much have to go to the worst
>> reality shows...
>
>Full dissent - "Summerland" makes The All New! NEW!! "90210" look like
>Shakespeare in comparison.
>
>"Summerland" was actually one of the worst shows to ever grace The
>WB.

The problem with you and your total misunderstanding of Summerland is
that Taylor Cole is over the age of consent.

Although Zac Efron's "acting" in Summerland was soooooo bad he never
should have been able to land another role. Ever. Sure, he's able to
act *now,* but I wonder who his agent had blackmail pictures of to
ever get him another audition.

Tony Calguire

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Nov 21, 2008, 3:38:46 AM11/21/08
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Rob Jensen <Shut...@aol.com> wrote in
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>
> The problem with you and your total misunderstanding of Summerland is
> that Taylor Cole is over the age of consent.
>


Didn't Summerland have both Panabakers? I woulda thought Ian would've been
all over that. :-)

Ian J. Ball

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Nov 21, 2008, 11:08:42 AM11/21/08
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Nice try. Now why don't you actually go about trying to convince the
rest of us that "Summerland" wasn't an unadulterated piece of crap.


Ian (I'll even spot you 24 hours to come up with an answer. Not that
it'll help.)

Rob Jensen

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Nov 21, 2008, 12:43:16 PM11/21/08
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On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:08:42 -0800 (PST), "Ian J. Ball"
<ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:

Read: you. I know that I don't have to convince too many other people
that it was at least watchable. Pretty much the entire cast except
for Efron and the kid that played the younger brother, despite
differing weaknesses in their acting, were still acting rings around
everyone in 90210.2.blowjob except Lori Loughlin and Jessica Walter.

WQ, of course, hates everything, though.

>that "Summerland" wasn't an unadulterated piece of crap.
>
>
>Ian (I'll even spot you 24 hours to come up with an answer. Not that
>it'll help.)

For you, the Panabaker sisters, you perv.

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Your Name

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Nov 21, 2008, 5:56:28 PM11/21/08
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"Ian J. Ball" <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote in message
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>
> Nice try. Now why don't you actually go about trying to convince the
> rest of us that "Summerland" wasn't an unadulterated piece of crap.

I'm not sure what the name was of something that played here recently in a
weekend afternoon time slot with Lori in it. It might have been
"Summerland". Whatever it was though, it WAS hopelessly unwatchable.


Ian J. Ball

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Nov 22, 2008, 1:30:38 AM11/22/08
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On Nov 21, 2:56 pm, "Your Name" <your.n...@isp.com> wrote:
> "Ian J. Ball" <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote in messagenews:b242f51a-f81e-4c4c...@q30g2000prq.googlegroups.com...

>
> > Nice try. Now why don't you actually go about trying to convince the
> > rest of us that "Summerland" wasn't an unadulterated piece of crap.
>
> I'm not sure what the name was of something that played here recently in a
> weekend afternoon time slot with Lori in it. It might have been
> "Summerland". Whatever it was though, it WAS hopelessly unwatchable.

If you were watching the cable channel The N, and it was a show set in
a So.Cal. beach town, what you saw was "Summerland".

And your description is shockingly accurate for that show!

Your Name

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Nov 22, 2008, 1:45:21 AM11/22/08
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"Ian J. Ball" <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote in message
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I'm in New Zealand, so it wasn't a cable channel, but is was a beach show
and very likely was "Summerland".


Rob Jensen

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Nov 22, 2008, 4:08:11 AM11/22/08
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:45:21 +1300, "Your Name" <your...@isp.com>
wrote:

>
>"Ian J. Ball" <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote in message
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>On Nov 21, 2:56 pm, "Your Name" <your.n...@isp.com> wrote:
>> > "Ian J. Ball" <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote in
>messagenews:b242f51a-f81e-4c4c...@q30g2000prq.googlegroups.co
>m...
>> >
>> > > Nice try. Now why don't you actually go about trying to convince the
>> > > rest of us that "Summerland" wasn't an unadulterated piece of crap.
>> >
>> > I'm not sure what the name was of something that played here recently in
>a
>> > weekend afternoon time slot with Lori in it. It might have been
>> > "Summerland". Whatever it was though, it WAS hopelessly unwatchable.
>>
>> If you were watching the cable channel The N, and it was a show set in
>> a So.Cal. beach town, what you saw was "Summerland".
>>
>> And your description is shockingly accurate for that show!
>
>I'm in New Zealand, so it wasn't a cable channel, but is was a beach show
>and very likely was "Summerland".

Four adults raising three kids -- the niece and nephews of Lori
Loughlin's character -- in a So. Cal. beach house. Lori Loughlin and
Merrin Dungey (Francine on Alias) are fashion designers, one of the
two guys is a surfer who now plays Anna Paquin's brother on True
Blood.

Ian J. Ball

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Nov 22, 2008, 9:59:50 AM11/22/08
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On Nov 22, 1:08 am, Rob Jensen <ShutUp...@aol.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:45:21 +1300, "Your Name" <your.n...@isp.com>
> wrote:
>
> Four adults raising three kids -- the niece and nephews of Lori
> Loughlin's character -- in a So. Cal. beach house.  Lori Loughlin and
> Merrin Dungey (Francine on Alias) are fashion designers, one of the
> two guys is a surfer who now plays Anna Paquin's brother on True
> Blood.

Shawn Christian is on "True Blood"?!
<checking IMDb...>
Oh, the *other* surfer...

Your Name

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Nov 22, 2008, 5:34:55 PM11/22/08
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"Rob Jensen" <Shut...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Yep, that's definitely the same show - unwatchable drivel. Although not that
good itself, Full House is infinitely better and the pinacle of Lori's
career so far.


Anim8rFSK

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Nov 23, 2008, 11:46:03 PM11/23/08
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In article <gg7e7m$sas$1...@lust.ihug.co.nz>,
"Your Name" <your...@isp.com> wrote:

I really really want to watch a Lori show, but it's pretty much
impossible.

--
Crap Trek 2009: "No Shat, No Show"

Rob Jensen

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Nov 24, 2008, 1:00:33 PM11/24/08
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On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:34:55 +1300, "Your Name" <your...@isp.com>
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Ka-THUNK! (Jaw drops) So I take it you must have had a crush on John
Stamos?

Charles Galloway

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Mar 26, 2011, 10:04:48 PM3/26/11
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Who was she on both series?

Ian J. Ball

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Mar 27, 2011, 1:06:08 AM3/27/11
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Yikes, it's been a while.

Basically, she played kind of a generic "popular girl" on "90210". I
don't even remember what her role was on WAT - I think it was a like a
bank teller or something...

Charles Galloway

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Mar 27, 2011, 1:39:38 PM3/27/11
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I had forgotten about the IMDB so here is what they said:

90210 (TV series)
The Blonde Blended
– Love Me or Leave Me (2009) … The Blonde Blended
– That Which We Destroy (2008) … The Blonde Blended

2008 Without a Trace (TV series)
Erin MacNeil / Erin Mcmillan
– Live to Regret (2008) … Erin MacNeil
– Closure (2008) … Erin Mcmillan

Don't think I havce seen either episodes

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