On Oct 21, 2:55 pm, manitou <manitou...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Dorcie wrote:
> > Sorry I've been away for a while, but things have been crazy.
>
> > I just wanted to join in on the BTY conversation.
>
> > I have to say I am really struggling with it. I thought the first
> > episode was amusing, the second was a bit better, but I cringed all
> > the way through the third one.
>
> UGH !!! The goldfish slaughter, IIRC !
>
> > The number one problem, for me, is that the stories are, for the most
> > part, not interesting, making the comedy pretty flat. Sure, there are
> > occasional moments where someone will say something hilarious (usually
> > coming out of nowhere) that make me bust out laughing; usually, it's
> > Fred Willard's character. For the most part, though, the jokes are
> > not that funny.
>
> I watched virtually no sitcoms for more than two decades until getting
> into "Frasier", so don't know all these other shows very well.
>
> I do get the feeling the producers are trying for the ambience and
> style of more 'old fa****oned' TV comedies, as opposed to the edgier
> style which now seems to have morphed over to the 'dramadies' like
> "Desperate Housewives" and this season's "BIG SHOTS" and "Dirty ***y
> Money", both of which I'm enjoying
>
> > I also am having a hard time with the cast seeming to not fit the
> > writing of the show. I've thought from the very first episode that
> > this show was quite a bit like Murphy Brown. It even has the hot,
> > young female who's kind of an idiot, and the nerdy boss. I find the
> > humor similar to the older show as well. Unfortunately, KG and PH just
> > don't fit this type of humor. What I have always loved about these two
> > is that they have such a talent for seeming to fully inhibit their
> > characters, and they always seem to be thinking, even when they aren't
> > saying anything. With these new character, no real thinking seems to
> > be necessary and they seem so empty. My favorite scene so far in this
> > show was the dinner scene with their daughter. There was so much going
> > on in that scene that it was a joy to watch the actors act it out.
> > However, even that scene was a bit flat.
>
> And that scene, I thought, was very redolent of "Frasier".
>
> Agree KG and PH are excellent together, but don't seem right for this
> type of show. PH reminds me a lot of Patricia Smart.
>
> > To turn this more contem****ary, BTY is a lot like what Will & Grace
> > turned into after the first season: A bunch of people standing around
> > spouting off one-liners. Unfortunately, I am just not interested in
> > that kind of show.
>
> > Now, on a more positive note, this show has A LOT of potential. I can
> > see a seriousness trying to peek out behind the humor, mainly coming
> > from PH. I hope the writers explore this more. Oh, and give the boss
> > better writing. Please.
>
> I don't know offhand how the ratings have been, but find it difficult
> to imagine the show lasting more than a single season at best.
>
> While there may well be potential to improve I suspect it is outside
> what the producers have already settled on.
>
> "Out Of Practice" was vastly better IMO.
>
> BTW... welcome back Dorcie!
>
> Charles
Yes, welcome back!
I heard that BTY has already been renewed for next season with the
number of episodes increased by 2. AJG
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