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Post by Cambridge on Jun 13, 2005 11:47:55 GMT -5
"Excuse me...do these effectively hide my thunder?"
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2005 14:12:39 GMT -5
Ahhh Cambridge... "You should have stuck around to see me get some major action. From a major blonde. Who just majored in marine biology, know what I mean?"
Gob has somehow become one of the funniest characters on TV... Peter Griffin funny.
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Post by Cambridge on Jun 13, 2005 15:26:30 GMT -5
Ahhh Cambridge... "You should have stuck around to see me get some major action. From a major blonde. Who just majored in marine biology, know what I mean?" Gob has somehow become one of the funniest characters on TV... Peter Griffin funny. I couldn't agree more. Gob is the funniest character on TV these days: "Go for it buddy...but you know that she's kinda used to being with me, right? So, that would be like going from Prime Rib to, I don't know...weird brother of Prime Rib."
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Post by Cambridge on Jun 13, 2005 15:27:28 GMT -5
"I'm ideas man Michael...I think I proved that with F*** mountain."
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Post by Cambridge on Jun 13, 2005 15:28:32 GMT -5
Gob: "No, these guys are pros Michael. They're going to push the tension to the last possible moment before they strip."
Michael: "They're not going to strip are they?!"
Gob: "I told them not to, but I can't promise that their instincts won't kick in..."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2005 16:45:14 GMT -5
Gob: Dad you're gonna love this woman! George Senior: Well I am paying her a lot, but she's one hell of a stripper. Gob: No, dad... I meant my wife. George Senior: Oh no... I doubt that very much.
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Post by Hank Scorpio on Nov 11, 2005 9:23:15 GMT -5
impending doom fellas...this was the lead item in the office today:
Hardly a vote of confidence - Fox has pulled two of its series from the schedule for the remainder of the November sweep: Arrested Development (from 20th/Imagine/Hurwitz Company) and Kitchen Confidential (20th/New Line/Darren Star Prods). Look to the Monday 8-9p time period for a repeat airing of Prison Break. Kitchen Confidential is one of the new shows that has yet to receive a full season order from the network (the others on Fox not yet picked up are Reunion and Killer Instincts, tho additional scripts ordered for both). Additionally, Arrested Development's episode order has been cut from 22 down to 13, a network move which sounds like the final nail. Both shows are expected to return in December.
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Post by Hank Scorpio on Nov 11, 2005 9:29:02 GMT -5
allow me to say that i think Arrested Development is the best show on television. FOX's inability to make it a hit is truly stunning...instead of that ridiculous animation domination block on Sunday, if they slid Arrested in right behind the Simpsons instead of that wretched Michael Rappaport comedy, it'd do great in the ratings, build up a fanbase, and then you can slide it to its own night. i am angry just thinking about it...
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Post by Jack on Nov 11, 2005 17:36:57 GMT -5
Agree that it is a fantastic show, but it just got destroyed in the ratings on a consistent basis, even when it was directly following the Simpsons. I hope HBO picks it up, because that is really the only hope. It is a very expensive show to produce, so basic cable (FX, etc.) cannot afford it. It is also a tough show to appreciate if you do not watch it on a regular basis because it is so self-referential.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2005 18:16:31 GMT -5
My roommate and I were just talking... we agree, Jack. HBO is the way to go. Put it on after "Curb." If this show goes away for good, I'm done with network television for good (minus sports, of course).
Question now becomes: are ALL of the remaining episodes shot, or do the writers have the opportunity to write in some pot-shots at Fox and whoever else they want to kick in the nads?
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Post by Hank Scorpio on Nov 14, 2005 11:10:56 GMT -5
I don't know that Arrested would be a great fit for HBO...can't picture it with more adult language/situations and a bunch of F-Bombs strewn about. Arrested, i thought, would have done well this season between The Simpsons and The Family Guy - but yes, it has been unsuccessful in better time slots. i think part of he problem is that the network doesn't really market it well. the promos they shot for it never conveyed the humor of the show - granted, that's difficult, but i never even thought to watch it based on the commercials i saw for it. it was when friends/coworkers implored for me to get the DVD for season 1 that i became hooked. interesting article from SFChronicle... www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/11/14/DDG4NFMUAI1.DTL
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Post by Cambridge on Nov 14, 2005 11:15:55 GMT -5
I don't know that Arrested would be a great fit for HBO...can't picture it with more adult language/situations and a bunch of F-Bombs strewn about. Arrested, i thought, would have done well this season between The Simpsons and The Family Guy - but yes, it has been unsuccessful in better time slots. i think part of he problem is that the network doesn't really market it well. the promos they shot for it never conveyed the humor of the show - granted, that's difficult, but i never even thought to watch it based on the commercials i saw for it. it was when friends/coworkers implored for me to get the DVD for season 1 that i became hooked. interesting article from SFChronicle... www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/11/14/DDG4NFMUAI1.DTLDrop it on FX with Always Sunny in PA
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Post by Jack on Nov 14, 2005 11:43:42 GMT -5
Another brilliant idea, Steinberg.
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Post by Jack on Dec 1, 2005 20:46:10 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2005 21:36:21 GMT -5
I hope this person realizes AD actually hasn't been cancelled. They are merely cutting it from a 20+ episode run to about 15-17. It will resume in the new year to finish its run this season.
Come the summer, Fox will have the option to do what it did last summer and renew the series for another season. Unfortunately, I can't see this happening.
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Post by Jack on Dec 1, 2005 22:15:55 GMT -5
Meanwhile, pop-culture maven and occasional sports-watcher Bill Simmons has decided to use his bully pulpit at Page 2 to take up the cause of a tragically underwatched program on Fox, going so far as to direct his readers to sign a petition to save.... Reunion? sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/blog/index?name=simmons
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Post by nodak89 on Dec 1, 2005 22:24:32 GMT -5
I shall not rest until all Georgetown students and alumni know the proper spelling of the word "ridiculous." Learn your Latin, folks.
I definately agree.
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Post by Jack on Dec 1, 2005 22:33:23 GMT -5
Come on!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2005 22:48:12 GMT -5
Kulka-kulka-kulka...
(that's my poor attempt at the Gob chicken sound)
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Post by HoyaDestroya on Dec 5, 2005 10:04:08 GMT -5
i got it. i love this show and have let rupert know in writing.
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