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Ubiquitous
Mar 30, 2020, 4:13:20 PM3/30/20
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1995 was a unique year for television, particularly NBC. Seinfeld was coming
into its role as a gem in the crown that was Thursday night Must-See TV
Lineup, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air began its final season, and a unique
sitcom was making its debut. NewsRadio premiered on March 21, 1995, and
became one of the single greatest shows of all time. At the time, though, it
wasn't recognized for its creative genius. A policy adopted by the sitcom
Seinfeld was no hugging and no learning, mostly on the part of the actors.
For NewsRadio, the policy would probably be no rules allowed and no learning.
By adopting this policy, this show was groundbreaking in how it dodged
network suggestions and was able to dive into the abyss of sitcom craziness.
Much of the show centered on the staff of WNYX, the second highest-rated AM
news radio station in New York City where Dave Nelson, played by Kids in the
Hall alum Dave Foley, is beginning his turn as news director in the pilot.
However, on his first day, he learns that he has to fire the person he is
supposed to be replacing. To Dave, this seems wrong but the station's owner,
Jimmy James, played by Stephen Root, thought this would be the perfect test
for the kind of job he will do as a news director.
In addition to this, he had to deal with the wrath of reporter Lisa Miller,
played by Maura Tierney. Lisa feels she earned the position by putting in
more effort than anyone else at the station. Dave also has to contend with
the fierce rivalry between the anchors of the station, Bill McNeal, played by
Phil Hartman, and Catherine Duke, initially played by Ella Joyce in the pilot
and later played by Khandi Alexander. It's later revealed this came about due
to an office affair gone horribly awry.
Bill and Catherine are vying for an interview with Al Gore but Bill is trying
to annoy Ed into giving it to him. Dave finally gains the strength and
courage to tell Ed the truth after he is fired for doing a bad sports report.
The interview then is given to Catherine because Dave will not put up with
Bill's behavior.
Rounding out the cast is Andy Dick as ditzy and clumsy reporter Matthew
Brock, Vicki Lewis as Dave's secretary Beth and Joe Rogan as Joe Garelli, the
station's repairman.
During the second episode, Dave begins a sexual relationship with Lisa, which
became a plot point of the show's first few seasons. NBC initially wanted
those two characters to be more like Sam and Diane of Cheers. However, show
creator Paul Simms didn't want Dave and Lisa to be like them, by having the
chemistry build-up throughout the seasons.
Another quintessential plot of the show was Mr. James's search for a wife.
Rather than look for a wife by dating, he had a candidate list and treated it
like it was strictly business. At one point, Catherine was on the list,
though she was eliminated after voicing her disgust for the idea.
Much of what separated this show was how Simms ignored or twisted the notes
NBC gave the show. During the show's run, NBC, which was owned by Universal
Studios at the time, wanted to do a promotion for the film, Four Weddings and
a Funeral. This meant that four shows would have weddings and one would do a
funeral episode. NewsRadio got the funeral but Simms was not about to kill
off a character. Instead, NBC got the episode "Rat Funeral".
The episode centers on Dave setting up rat traps around the office to catch
some pests but the staff reveals they've grown attached to the one rat in the
office, affectionately named Mike. Soon Dave and the staff discover that
aside from Mike there are numerous rats infesting the offices of WNYX. Since
its debut, this episode has become a shining example of how NewsRadio was
more than just another NBC sitcom. However, this also cost them dearly.
During the show's run, Preston Beckman, the head of scheduling at NBC,
disliked the show and changed its timeslot nine times across the show's brief
but memorable five-season run. While the show was championed by NBC President
of Entertainment Warren Littlefield, Simms was furious at how NewsRadio had
been screwed over. In an article done by Rolling Stone, he said that viewers
aren't as dumb as NBC executives may think. He called the Thursday night
lineup "a double decker s*** sandwich" and said that people need to realize
how dumb the line-up was. The comment was noticed by NBC but no one is sure
what repercussions this had on the show except for the changing time slot.
Other suggestions from NBC they refused to listen to were that about Andy
Dick's pratfalls. During the cold open of seasons two and three, Matthew's
clumsiness became apparent through the pratfalls that would end each cold
open. Whether it was slipping on a bunch of coins, setting a soundboard on
fire, or falling through a card table after he sat on it, these gags got
funnier every episode. However, NBC didn't want the pratfalls anymore but
they remained a part of the show, though they were taken away during later
seasons.
Season 3 also saw the first appearance of the editorial show The Real Deal
with Bill McNeal which had an episode all its own featuring a cameo with
Jerry Seinfeld. The episode centers on Bill and Lisa, who produces the show,
trying to keep the show from being cancelled by Dave and Mr. James. While
having lunch at a restaurant, they meet Jerry Seinfeld, the actor not the
character on Seinfeld. Though Bill's interview is nothing more than a series
of Jerry telling Bill to go away, he manages to attempt to edit it so it
seems like Jerry is a deranged star. Bill thinks he can get away with this
since Jimmy owns the station. However, Mr. James reveals that Bill is liable
for any lawsuits brought forward by Jerry, according to Bill's contract.
Just as NewsRadio became increasingly known for its absolutely bizarre
situations that rival Seinfeld in their levels of insanity, there came the
third and fourth seasons. While some episodes simply reached the heights of
nonsensical storytelling that could be found throughout the supporting cast
of the CBS series Newhart, others delve directly into the wild side of
sitcoms, which was unchartered territory. The best examples of this can be
found in the finales of Seasons 3 and 4.
Season 3's finale was the first "what if" episode called "Space." It centered
on the idea of WNYX being a space news radio station set in the future, with
Phil Hartman telling the audience that is what the episode will be as a cold
open. The episode is perfect NewsRadio as it deals with Dave and Lisa having
a problem deciding to move in together, and Mr. James dressing like he is
from the late 20th century. The best part is a news report Catherine reads.
The report is about how rebel forces destroyed a certain Death Star and how
Lord Vader was able to escape. The other "what if" episode was the Season 4
finale, "Sinking Ship" which parodied the film Titanic.
During Season 4, there were major changes to the show such as the addition of
Lauren Graham as an efficiency expert, Andrea. She comes into WNYX and
immediately clings to Lisa as a friend, though Lisa is initially
apprehensive. However, she manages to flip things completely upside down
after seeing Lisa berated by Bill and learns she was dumped by Dave. After
that Andrea made Lisa the news director, Dave became Bill's producer, and
Matthew was fired, though he regularly came back to WNYX and was later
rehired in the same season. This season also saw the departure of Khandi
Alexander's Catherine Duke. She left NewsRadio because she felt she wasn't
being used enough on the show. Alexander was given a grand send-off in the
season four episode "Catherine Moves On".
The episode centers on Catherine calling a staff meeting to announce she is
resigning, effective immediately, from WNYX. However, because everyone was
preoccupied with their own problems. Lisa can't handle the stress of her job,
Dave is annoyed by the noises Bill makes, Beth is annoyed that Matthew broke
the coffee pot, and Bill is preoccupied with Catherine's body. After
Catherine announces that she's leaving, everyone tells Mr. James the reasons
they think she's leaving. She finally reveals that she has been hired as the
new London Correspondent for a satellite news service. Then came the final
nail in the coffin of NewsRadio - the tragic death of Phil Hartman in 1998.
Just a few weeks after filming the last episode of season 4, Hartman's wife
Brynn killed him while he slept, then herself. NewsRadio had to deal with
this directly and killed off his character Bill McNeal. The episode is hard
to watch, even 25 years later. While the character was unlikeable, Hartman
was known to be the exact opposite. The Season 5 premiere, "Bill Moves On,"
dealt with the character of Bill McNeal's death by a heart attack. The odd
thing was that NewsRadio was going to be cancelled after the fourth season
but was brought back for a fifth season after Hartman's death.
Cast members on the show could hardly get through it without crying and the
episode ends with a loving tribute to Hartman, in NewsRadio's comic fashion.
Everyone takes something off Bill's desk to remember him. However, Jimmy
decides to remove the desk entirely leaving an empty spotlight in front of
Bill's chair. It's quite a tear-inducing moment. However, throughout the
remainder of the last season, a copy of Radio Ink magazine with Hartman on
the cover can be seen displayed in Dave's office.
After "Bill Moves On," Jon Lovitz was brought in to replace him. Lovitz
played a similar character to Bill named Max Lewis, who was just as callous
and uncaring as Bill. Other additions to the season were Lisa's boyfriend
turned jail-bound fiancee, Johnny Johnson, played by Patrick Warburton. He
was introduced as a rival to Mr. James, though he is swiftly defeated and is
reduced to a homeless man living in a subway station. He married Lisa but was
put in jail not long after because he stole her wedding ring from a jewelry
store in an armed robbery.
Though Lovitz and Warburton were able to fill the gap left by Hartman's
death, the changes to the season weren't able to help the show remain on the
air. After the last season, which is most notably the weakest, NewsRadio was
put out of its misery. The show ended on a cliffhanger, with Mr. James and
the rest of the staff moved to New Hampshire to run another news radio
station. Dave remains at WNYX but seems to regret that choice when he sees
Matthew hiding under his desk.
While NewsRadio was not always a rating darling, it was the office comedy
that launched an era of office comedies. Shows like 30 Rock and Parks and
Recreation would use the format of a harried leader, a wealthy captain of
industry, and a bunch of dysfunctional employees. NewsRadio was the epitome
of office sitcoms and has had just as long of a legacy off the air than on
it.
--
Every American should want President Trump and his administration to handle
the coronavirus epidemic effectively and successfully. Those who seem eager
to see the president fail and to call every administration misstep a fiasco
risk letting their partisanship blind them to the demands not only of civic
responsibility but of basic decency.
into its role as a gem in the crown that was Thursday night Must-See TV
Lineup, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air began its final season, and a unique
sitcom was making its debut. NewsRadio premiered on March 21, 1995, and
became one of the single greatest shows of all time. At the time, though, it
wasn't recognized for its creative genius. A policy adopted by the sitcom
Seinfeld was no hugging and no learning, mostly on the part of the actors.
For NewsRadio, the policy would probably be no rules allowed and no learning.
By adopting this policy, this show was groundbreaking in how it dodged
network suggestions and was able to dive into the abyss of sitcom craziness.
Much of the show centered on the staff of WNYX, the second highest-rated AM
news radio station in New York City where Dave Nelson, played by Kids in the
Hall alum Dave Foley, is beginning his turn as news director in the pilot.
However, on his first day, he learns that he has to fire the person he is
supposed to be replacing. To Dave, this seems wrong but the station's owner,
Jimmy James, played by Stephen Root, thought this would be the perfect test
for the kind of job he will do as a news director.
In addition to this, he had to deal with the wrath of reporter Lisa Miller,
played by Maura Tierney. Lisa feels she earned the position by putting in
more effort than anyone else at the station. Dave also has to contend with
the fierce rivalry between the anchors of the station, Bill McNeal, played by
Phil Hartman, and Catherine Duke, initially played by Ella Joyce in the pilot
and later played by Khandi Alexander. It's later revealed this came about due
to an office affair gone horribly awry.
Bill and Catherine are vying for an interview with Al Gore but Bill is trying
to annoy Ed into giving it to him. Dave finally gains the strength and
courage to tell Ed the truth after he is fired for doing a bad sports report.
The interview then is given to Catherine because Dave will not put up with
Bill's behavior.
Rounding out the cast is Andy Dick as ditzy and clumsy reporter Matthew
Brock, Vicki Lewis as Dave's secretary Beth and Joe Rogan as Joe Garelli, the
station's repairman.
During the second episode, Dave begins a sexual relationship with Lisa, which
became a plot point of the show's first few seasons. NBC initially wanted
those two characters to be more like Sam and Diane of Cheers. However, show
creator Paul Simms didn't want Dave and Lisa to be like them, by having the
chemistry build-up throughout the seasons.
Another quintessential plot of the show was Mr. James's search for a wife.
Rather than look for a wife by dating, he had a candidate list and treated it
like it was strictly business. At one point, Catherine was on the list,
though she was eliminated after voicing her disgust for the idea.
Much of what separated this show was how Simms ignored or twisted the notes
NBC gave the show. During the show's run, NBC, which was owned by Universal
Studios at the time, wanted to do a promotion for the film, Four Weddings and
a Funeral. This meant that four shows would have weddings and one would do a
funeral episode. NewsRadio got the funeral but Simms was not about to kill
off a character. Instead, NBC got the episode "Rat Funeral".
The episode centers on Dave setting up rat traps around the office to catch
some pests but the staff reveals they've grown attached to the one rat in the
office, affectionately named Mike. Soon Dave and the staff discover that
aside from Mike there are numerous rats infesting the offices of WNYX. Since
its debut, this episode has become a shining example of how NewsRadio was
more than just another NBC sitcom. However, this also cost them dearly.
During the show's run, Preston Beckman, the head of scheduling at NBC,
disliked the show and changed its timeslot nine times across the show's brief
but memorable five-season run. While the show was championed by NBC President
of Entertainment Warren Littlefield, Simms was furious at how NewsRadio had
been screwed over. In an article done by Rolling Stone, he said that viewers
aren't as dumb as NBC executives may think. He called the Thursday night
lineup "a double decker s*** sandwich" and said that people need to realize
how dumb the line-up was. The comment was noticed by NBC but no one is sure
what repercussions this had on the show except for the changing time slot.
Other suggestions from NBC they refused to listen to were that about Andy
Dick's pratfalls. During the cold open of seasons two and three, Matthew's
clumsiness became apparent through the pratfalls that would end each cold
open. Whether it was slipping on a bunch of coins, setting a soundboard on
fire, or falling through a card table after he sat on it, these gags got
funnier every episode. However, NBC didn't want the pratfalls anymore but
they remained a part of the show, though they were taken away during later
seasons.
Season 3 also saw the first appearance of the editorial show The Real Deal
with Bill McNeal which had an episode all its own featuring a cameo with
Jerry Seinfeld. The episode centers on Bill and Lisa, who produces the show,
trying to keep the show from being cancelled by Dave and Mr. James. While
having lunch at a restaurant, they meet Jerry Seinfeld, the actor not the
character on Seinfeld. Though Bill's interview is nothing more than a series
of Jerry telling Bill to go away, he manages to attempt to edit it so it
seems like Jerry is a deranged star. Bill thinks he can get away with this
since Jimmy owns the station. However, Mr. James reveals that Bill is liable
for any lawsuits brought forward by Jerry, according to Bill's contract.
Just as NewsRadio became increasingly known for its absolutely bizarre
situations that rival Seinfeld in their levels of insanity, there came the
third and fourth seasons. While some episodes simply reached the heights of
nonsensical storytelling that could be found throughout the supporting cast
of the CBS series Newhart, others delve directly into the wild side of
sitcoms, which was unchartered territory. The best examples of this can be
found in the finales of Seasons 3 and 4.
Season 3's finale was the first "what if" episode called "Space." It centered
on the idea of WNYX being a space news radio station set in the future, with
Phil Hartman telling the audience that is what the episode will be as a cold
open. The episode is perfect NewsRadio as it deals with Dave and Lisa having
a problem deciding to move in together, and Mr. James dressing like he is
from the late 20th century. The best part is a news report Catherine reads.
The report is about how rebel forces destroyed a certain Death Star and how
Lord Vader was able to escape. The other "what if" episode was the Season 4
finale, "Sinking Ship" which parodied the film Titanic.
During Season 4, there were major changes to the show such as the addition of
Lauren Graham as an efficiency expert, Andrea. She comes into WNYX and
immediately clings to Lisa as a friend, though Lisa is initially
apprehensive. However, she manages to flip things completely upside down
after seeing Lisa berated by Bill and learns she was dumped by Dave. After
that Andrea made Lisa the news director, Dave became Bill's producer, and
Matthew was fired, though he regularly came back to WNYX and was later
rehired in the same season. This season also saw the departure of Khandi
Alexander's Catherine Duke. She left NewsRadio because she felt she wasn't
being used enough on the show. Alexander was given a grand send-off in the
season four episode "Catherine Moves On".
The episode centers on Catherine calling a staff meeting to announce she is
resigning, effective immediately, from WNYX. However, because everyone was
preoccupied with their own problems. Lisa can't handle the stress of her job,
Dave is annoyed by the noises Bill makes, Beth is annoyed that Matthew broke
the coffee pot, and Bill is preoccupied with Catherine's body. After
Catherine announces that she's leaving, everyone tells Mr. James the reasons
they think she's leaving. She finally reveals that she has been hired as the
new London Correspondent for a satellite news service. Then came the final
nail in the coffin of NewsRadio - the tragic death of Phil Hartman in 1998.
Just a few weeks after filming the last episode of season 4, Hartman's wife
Brynn killed him while he slept, then herself. NewsRadio had to deal with
this directly and killed off his character Bill McNeal. The episode is hard
to watch, even 25 years later. While the character was unlikeable, Hartman
was known to be the exact opposite. The Season 5 premiere, "Bill Moves On,"
dealt with the character of Bill McNeal's death by a heart attack. The odd
thing was that NewsRadio was going to be cancelled after the fourth season
but was brought back for a fifth season after Hartman's death.
Cast members on the show could hardly get through it without crying and the
episode ends with a loving tribute to Hartman, in NewsRadio's comic fashion.
Everyone takes something off Bill's desk to remember him. However, Jimmy
decides to remove the desk entirely leaving an empty spotlight in front of
Bill's chair. It's quite a tear-inducing moment. However, throughout the
remainder of the last season, a copy of Radio Ink magazine with Hartman on
the cover can be seen displayed in Dave's office.
After "Bill Moves On," Jon Lovitz was brought in to replace him. Lovitz
played a similar character to Bill named Max Lewis, who was just as callous
and uncaring as Bill. Other additions to the season were Lisa's boyfriend
turned jail-bound fiancee, Johnny Johnson, played by Patrick Warburton. He
was introduced as a rival to Mr. James, though he is swiftly defeated and is
reduced to a homeless man living in a subway station. He married Lisa but was
put in jail not long after because he stole her wedding ring from a jewelry
store in an armed robbery.
Though Lovitz and Warburton were able to fill the gap left by Hartman's
death, the changes to the season weren't able to help the show remain on the
air. After the last season, which is most notably the weakest, NewsRadio was
put out of its misery. The show ended on a cliffhanger, with Mr. James and
the rest of the staff moved to New Hampshire to run another news radio
station. Dave remains at WNYX but seems to regret that choice when he sees
Matthew hiding under his desk.
While NewsRadio was not always a rating darling, it was the office comedy
that launched an era of office comedies. Shows like 30 Rock and Parks and
Recreation would use the format of a harried leader, a wealthy captain of
industry, and a bunch of dysfunctional employees. NewsRadio was the epitome
of office sitcoms and has had just as long of a legacy off the air than on
it.
--
Every American should want President Trump and his administration to handle
the coronavirus epidemic effectively and successfully. Those who seem eager
to see the president fail and to call every administration misstep a fiasco
risk letting their partisanship blind them to the demands not only of civic
responsibility but of basic decency.
Rhino
Mar 30, 2020, 7:55:09 PM3/30/20
to
an office comedy a decade before News Radio. It was even set in a radio
station, which makes this an even more startling omission.
>
> --
> Every American should want President Trump and his administration to handle
> the coronavirus epidemic effectively and successfully. Those who seem eager
> to see the president fail and to call every administration misstep a fiasco
> risk letting their partisanship blind them to the demands not only of civic
> responsibility but of basic decency.
>
Rhino
anim8rfsk
Mar 31, 2020, 12:39:21 AM3/31/20
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Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:09:37 -0700 Ubiquitous<web...@polaris.net> wrote:
> During Season 4, there were major changes to the show such as the addition of
> Lauren Graham as an efficiency expert, Andrea. She comes into WNYX and
> immediately clings to Lisa as a friend, though Lisa is initially
> apprehensive. However, she manages to flip things completely upside down
> after seeing Lisa berated by Bill and learns she was dumped by Dave. After
> that Andrea made Lisa the news director, Dave became Bill's producer, and
> Matthew was fired, though he regularly came back to WNYX and was later
> rehired in the same season.
Graham just vanished unmentioned between episodes. I've always wondered what
> During Season 4, there were major changes to the show such as the addition of
> Lauren Graham as an efficiency expert, Andrea. She comes into WNYX and
> immediately clings to Lisa as a friend, though Lisa is initially
> apprehensive. However, she manages to flip things completely upside down
> after seeing Lisa berated by Bill and learns she was dumped by Dave. After
> that Andrea made Lisa the news director, Dave became Bill's producer, and
> Matthew was fired, though he regularly came back to WNYX and was later
> rehired in the same season.
happened there.
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anim8rfsk
Mar 31, 2020, 12:58:46 AM3/31/20
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Ubiquitous
Mar 31, 2020, 5:06:31 AM3/31/20
to
review on a show there, including, if memory serves, Stoopidgirl.
Ubiquitous
Mar 31, 2020, 5:16:12 AM3/31/20
to
anim...@cox.net wrote:
>Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:09:37 -0700 Ubiquitous<web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>> During Season 4, there were major changes to the show such as the addition
>> of Lauren Graham as an efficiency expert, Andrea. She comes into WNYX and
>> immediately clings to Lisa as a friend, though Lisa is initially
>> apprehensive. However, she manages to flip things completely upside down
>> after seeing Lisa berated by Bill and learns she was dumped by Dave. After
>> that Andrea made Lisa the news director, Dave became Bill's producer, and
>> Matthew was fired, though he regularly came back to WNYX and was later
>> rehired in the same season.
>
>Graham just vanished unmentioned between episodes. I've always wondered what
>happened there.
Didn't Kathy Griffin join the cast at some point, or am I thinking of Andy
>Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:09:37 -0700 Ubiquitous<web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>> During Season 4, there were major changes to the show such as the addition
>> of Lauren Graham as an efficiency expert, Andrea. She comes into WNYX and
>> immediately clings to Lisa as a friend, though Lisa is initially
>> apprehensive. However, she manages to flip things completely upside down
>> after seeing Lisa berated by Bill and learns she was dumped by Dave. After
>> that Andrea made Lisa the news director, Dave became Bill's producer, and
>> Matthew was fired, though he regularly came back to WNYX and was later
>> rehired in the same season.
>
>Graham just vanished unmentioned between episodes. I've always wondered what
>happened there.
Dick?
anim8rfsk
Mar 31, 2020, 8:20:33 AM3/31/20
to
Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:05:09 -0700 Ubiquitous<web...@polaris.net> wrote:
> anim...@cox.net wrote:
> > Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:09:37 -0700 Ubiquitous<web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>
> > > During Season 4, there were major changes to the show such as the addition
> > > of Lauren Graham as an efficiency expert, Andrea. She comes into WNYX and
> > > immediately clings to Lisa as a friend, though Lisa is initially
> > > apprehensive. However, she manages to flip things completely upside down
> > > after seeing Lisa berated by Bill and learns she was dumped by Dave. After
> > > that Andrea made Lisa the news director, Dave became Bill's producer, and
> > > Matthew was fired, though he regularly came back to WNYX and was later
> > > rehired in the same season.
> >
> > Graham just vanished unmentioned between episodes. I've always wondered what
> > happened there.
>
> Didn't Kathy Griffin join the cast at some point, or am I thinking of Andy
> Dick?
No, Griffin launched her career doing a shameless and unfunny rip-off of
> anim...@cox.net wrote:
> > Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:09:37 -0700 Ubiquitous<web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>
> > > During Season 4, there were major changes to the show such as the addition
> > > of Lauren Graham as an efficiency expert, Andrea. She comes into WNYX and
> > > immediately clings to Lisa as a friend, though Lisa is initially
> > > apprehensive. However, she manages to flip things completely upside down
> > > after seeing Lisa berated by Bill and learns she was dumped by Dave. After
> > > that Andrea made Lisa the news director, Dave became Bill's producer, and
> > > Matthew was fired, though he regularly came back to WNYX and was later
> > > rehired in the same season.
> >
> > Graham just vanished unmentioned between episodes. I've always wondered what
> > happened there.
>
> Didn't Kathy Griffin join the cast at some point, or am I thinking of Andy
> Dick?
Vicki Lewis.
A Friend
Mar 31, 2020, 9:31:19 AM3/31/20
to
In article <0001HW.2433058409...@NEWS.EASYNEWS.COM>,
I didn't care for it, likely for the same reason that doctors don't
care for medical shows.
I didn't care for it, likely for the same reason that doctors don't
care for medical shows.
anim8rfsk
Mar 31, 2020, 1:56:59 PM3/31/20
to
But I loved THE DUCK FACTORY even though it didn't even remotely resemble any
animation studio set up I've ever known.
Ubiquitous
Apr 2, 2020, 5:28:43 AM4/2/20
to
[Misquoting by Adam-H-Kerman fixed]
a...@chinet.com wrote:
quit after Phil Hartman's death. :-(
>>:(
>
>>But I loved THE DUCK FACTORY even though it didn't even remotely resemble
>>any animation studio set up I've ever known.
>
>It helped that it was funny and absurd and Jim Carrey was the straight
>man and not the over-the-top clown for once.
It didn't help for me.
a...@chinet.com wrote:
>anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
>>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 06:31:17 -0700 A Friend<no...@noway.com> wrote:
>>>anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
>>>>NewsRadio was methadone for WKRP addicts.
>>>
>>>I didn't care for it, likely for the same reason that doctors don't
>>>care for medical shows.
I remember watching it off and on, mostly out of habit, but I'm pretty sure I
>>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 06:31:17 -0700 A Friend<no...@noway.com> wrote:
>>>anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
>>>>NewsRadio was methadone for WKRP addicts.
>>>
>>>I didn't care for it, likely for the same reason that doctors don't
>>>care for medical shows.
quit after Phil Hartman's death. :-(
>>:(
>
>>But I loved THE DUCK FACTORY even though it didn't even remotely resemble
>>any animation studio set up I've ever known.
>
>man and not the over-the-top clown for once.
It didn't help for me.
Ubiquitous
Apr 2, 2020, 5:31:03 AM4/2/20
to
[Incorrect quoting syntax by Adam-H-Kerman fixed]
a...@chinet.com wrote:
>Also, I really didn't find it funny. Yeah, I know a lot of people loved it.
TBH, I do not remember a lot about it, but it must have been better than the
alternatives.
a...@chinet.com wrote:
>A Friend wrote:
>>anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
>>>NewsRadio was methadone for WKRP addicts.
>>
>>I didn't care for it, likely for the same reason that doctors don't
>>care for medical shows.
>
>Yeah. It was clear they had no idea how a radio news operation functioned.
>>anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
>>>NewsRadio was methadone for WKRP addicts.
>>
>>I didn't care for it, likely for the same reason that doctors don't
>>care for medical shows.
>
>Also, I really didn't find it funny. Yeah, I know a lot of people loved it.
TBH, I do not remember a lot about it, but it must have been better than the
alternatives.
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