Re: Comedy Writers Episode

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>> "Ryan Robbins" <redbird007@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> it was a pleasant diversion.
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>>> Sorry, guys, but the episode was painful to watch and one of the worst

>>> episodes in the series' history...
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>> Well, if you were looking for a straight procedural drama, I can see 
>> where you might be disappointed. The episode was very tongue in cheek
and 
>> I found it entertaining. I especially liked the killers reference to a 
>> writers' contrivance, stating they were "allowed one per episode". I
was 
>> only hoping the Miami writers were listening.
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> I don't mind a diversion from the formula. We've seen this before, with 
> Hodges' game and outright bizarre cases. The problem with Thursday's 
> episode, as with a lot of sit-coms these days, was the writers threw
joke 
> after joke at the wall in hopes that one would stick. The "CSI" writers 
> have written better comedy in previous episodes by using it sparingly.
The 
> script for Thursday's show just didn't fit the characters.


Point taken