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John R. Donald
review was scathing--in short, I called it the "worst episode ever."
I recently discovered that this post was somewhat notorious for being
the first on this newsgroup to use that phrase. See
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=451131. I recently took
the time to watch this episode again and with the wisdom of hindsight,
it seems clear to me now that my criticism was unduly harsh. My
apologies to those involved in the making of this episode.
John R. Donald
On Nov 6 1992, 12:56 pm, jdon...@us.oracle.com (John R. Donald) wrote:
> In article <BALDWIN.92Nov5162...@csservera.scs.usna.navy.mil> bald...@csservera.scs.usna.navy.mil (J.D. Baldwin) writes:
>
> >In article <1992Nov4.202847.1...@oracle.us.oracle.com>
> >jdon...@us.oracle.com (John R. Donald) writes:
>
> >>I thought this was easily the worst episode ever. Simply not funny.
>
. . .
> >I think you are judging it *way* too harshly. It did "exploit" a
> >couple of cliches, maybe (though the "Star Trek" bit is the only
> >example I can think of, and that one isn't too strong). I don't know
> >that any character traits were "twisted," excepting Homer's brief
> >rendezvous with intelligence.
>
> >Besides, you've missed the point: you didn't once mention Itchy and
> >Scratchy in your post! We were treated to some of the funniest, most
> >twisted Itchy and Scratchy footage ever, and plenty of it (though,
> >once again, I will not rest until there is a 24-hour Itchy and
> >Scratchy cable channel)! How you can judge this episode so harshly
> >without even a nod to everybody's favorite cat-and-mouse duo is beyond
> >me.
>
> I hesitate to criticize I&S for fear of being tarred and feathered...
> but you are right about judging it too harshly. i only watched it once,
> and the first time I watch a new episode I am usually disappointed because
> my expectations are so high. I'll try it again.
> -jd
>