tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post4631797270343043184..comments2024-02-12T06:10:14.590-08:00Comments on Culture Shock: Just curious...culturejockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14263465772349376129noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-82396862303606962522009-05-22T15:54:37.894-07:002009-05-22T15:54:37.894-07:00http://nopoboho.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-tv.html
...http://nopoboho.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-tv.html<br /><br />I loved this show & I dig Nip/Tuck.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967985806955115917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-87066691280459446702009-05-20T18:27:06.707-07:002009-05-20T18:27:06.707-07:00Lest we lose our culture cred with so much TV talk...Lest we lose our culture cred with so much TV talk, I'll make this my last comment on this thread...<br /><br />Um, not enough absurdity in 30 Rock??<br /><br />I want to live wherever you are, absurdity-wise, if you've found more...<br /><br />oh, wait, you have a teenager in your house. 'Nuff said :-)cynseattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546172133271149911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-10040657754058147382009-05-20T11:11:48.141-07:002009-05-20T11:11:48.141-07:00I am glad you both asked. While I love Tina Fey an...I am glad you both asked. While I love Tina Fey and Steve Carrell, I find both "30 Rock" and "The Office" to be one-trick ponies. I'll giggle at every episode, but rarely have a reaction greater than that. Enjoyable television to be sure, but I guess I go for more absurdity in my TV sitcoms. (And theater comedies too.) I know, this doesn't explain my fondness for "Gary Unmarried." I'm going to chalk that one up to great chemistry.<br /><br />I agree that Christina Applegate is totally brilliant, and I think the Lucille Ball comparison is completely appropriate.culturejockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14263465772349376129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-30005757993838217772009-05-20T10:59:57.212-07:002009-05-20T10:59:57.212-07:00I enjoyed "Glee" as well, though not as much as I ...I enjoyed "Glee" as well, though not as much as I thought I might. As a high school angst/comedy, I didn't think it reached "Freaks and Geeks" level--though that may be because I could relate more to the "Freaks" part of that show.<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear that "Samantha Who?" is being cancelled. It hasn't been on my regular schedule lately, but I think Christina Applegate is one of the finest comic actresses working in television -- dare I say that she might be this generation's Lucille Ball? <br /><br />Really, Culture Jock, if you don't have room for "The Office" and "30 Rock," then I'm not sure we can be collaborators!MightyToyCannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523823158706838012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-26270655062533396962009-05-20T10:39:24.575-07:002009-05-20T10:39:24.575-07:00Oh Culture Jock, really? you can't find room in yo...Oh Culture Jock, really? you can't find room in your light heart (or pie heart) for "30 Rock" or "The Office?"<br /><br />I, too, enjoy "The New Adventures of Old Christine." Just enough absurdity...cynseattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546172133271149911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-36587378554142739582009-05-20T09:50:38.687-07:002009-05-20T09:50:38.687-07:00Thank you all for your comments. After reading the...Thank you all for your comments. After reading the EW reviews that shobiz sent, I became enthusiastic and worried at once. "Joyful" and "exuberant" were some of the words they used to describe the series; words that are not usually part of my entertainment aesthetic except perhaps at Christmastime. But in the end I did find GLEE to be a perfectly entertaining hour of television and a welcome reprieve from both reality TV, which is become tiresome, and dramatic television, which has become anything but dramatic.<br /><br />While on the EW site also learned that my favorite sitcom, "Samantha Who," was canceled by CBS. That leaves "New Christine" and "Gary Unmarried" as the only lighthearted entertainments I can stomach anymore. Thank god for the live and performing arts, eh? Let's all go see "Fabuloso" again.culturejockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14263465772349376129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-81872395780393642552009-05-20T06:08:40.958-07:002009-05-20T06:08:40.958-07:00Loved it!!! Laughed way more than I expected to......Loved it!!! Laughed way more than I expected to...and I love "Bring it On," but here combined with "The Office" and the Chris Guest genre for added hilarity made me happy.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492345588915199131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-15642849480662404712009-05-19T15:23:05.111-07:002009-05-19T15:23:05.111-07:00The creator of "Glee" is also the guy who created ...The creator of "Glee" is also the guy who created "nip/tuck," and he was interviewed on Fresh Air last night. So I blame Terri Gross, but now I'm totally intrigued by "Glee." Damn.cynseattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546172133271149911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-80864676046814973362009-05-19T14:22:01.217-07:002009-05-19T14:22:01.217-07:00I missed the ads for "Glee" because I've been out ...I missed the ads for "Glee" because I've been out of touch with this season's round of "American Idol." I lost interest in "Dancing with the Stars" early on and then, through a process of psychological transference, developed a case of ennui for all reality television. <br /><br />Based on your recommendation, and the involvement of the versatile Jane Lynch (there was a time when she was in every other TV commercial) I may take a peek at Glee.MightyToyCannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523823158706838012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-14568902283251999702009-05-19T10:21:00.000-07:002009-05-19T10:21:00.000-07:00I admit, it has piqued my interest, mainly due to ...I admit, it has piqued my interest, mainly due to a positive review in Entertainment Weekly, in which the reviewer said basically what you said -- that the premise sounded likely to be cheesy HSM-grade stuff, but that the show's quirks and seeming commitment to authenticity drew him in. I may have to check it out.shobizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471300080193371502noreply@blogger.com