Comments on: Best pilot since Studio 60 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/television/best-pilot-since-studio-60 musings of a wannabe comedy writer Thu, 03 May 2012 01:03:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: StudioPicturesSuck http://www.screenwriterguy.com/television/best-pilot-since-studio-60/comment-page-1#comment-451 StudioPicturesSuck Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:26:00 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/08/15/best-pilot-since-studio-60/#comment-451 I haven't checked it out yet, but why do I feel that the reviews were so dismissive of it? The pilot is free on Netflix's Watch Now feature so I'll see what the fuss is...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('451','StudioPicturesSuck'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('451','StudioPicturesSuck','I haven\'t checked it out yet, but why do I feel that the reviews were so dismissive of it? The pilot is free on Netflix\'s Watch Now feature so I\'ll see what the fuss is...'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I haven’t checked it out yet, but why do I feel that the reviews were so dismissive of it? The pilot is free on Netflix’s Watch Now feature so I’ll see what the fuss is…
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]]> By: screenwriterguy http://www.screenwriterguy.com/television/best-pilot-since-studio-60/comment-page-1#comment-413 screenwriterguy Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:17:34 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/08/15/best-pilot-since-studio-60/#comment-413 I don't know... endlessly fornicating one's way through writers block sounds pretty good to me. ;) Oh. We're talking about the show... I agree that <i>The Riches</i> did a fantastic job setting itself up to offer storylines with insight and metaphor. I just felt like it lost focused as it continued. What excited me about <i>Californication</i>, much like what originally excited me about <i>The Riches</i> was its uniqueness in tone. It promises comedy without compromise to the formula. It's the new hybrid of the sitcom, like <i>Weeds, Entourage, Curb, The Office</i>. These shows say, hey, the sitcom isn't dead. It's just been in a cocoon, and the new butterfly will be intelligent in a way the caterpillar didn't have to. I say amen.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('413','screenwriterguy'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('413','screenwriterguy','I don\'t know... endlessly fornicating one\'s way through writers block sounds pretty good to me. ;) Oh. We\'re talking about the show...\n\nI agree that <i>The Riches<\/i> did a fantastic job setting itself up to offer storylines with insight and metaphor. I just felt like it lost focused as it continued.\n\nWhat excited me about <i>Californication<\/i>, much like what originally excited me about <i>The Riches<\/i> was its uniqueness in tone. It promises comedy without compromise to the formula. It\'s the new hybrid of the sitcom, like <i>Weeds, Entourage, Curb, The Office<\/i>. These shows say, hey, the sitcom isn\'t dead. It\'s just been in a cocoon, and the new butterfly will be intelligent in a way the caterpillar didn\'t have to. I say amen.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I don’t know… endlessly fornicating one’s way through writers block sounds pretty good to me. ;) Oh. We’re talking about the show…

I agree that The Riches did a fantastic job setting itself up to offer storylines with insight and metaphor. I just felt like it lost focused as it continued.

What excited me about Californication, much like what originally excited me about The Riches was its uniqueness in tone. It promises comedy without compromise to the formula. It’s the new hybrid of the sitcom, like Weeds, Entourage, Curb, The Office. These shows say, hey, the sitcom isn’t dead. It’s just been in a cocoon, and the new butterfly will be intelligent in a way the caterpillar didn’t have to. I say amen.

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]]> By: grapeshot http://www.screenwriterguy.com/television/best-pilot-since-studio-60/comment-page-1#comment-409 grapeshot Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:29:03 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/08/15/best-pilot-since-studio-60/#comment-409 It was an interesting show to watch, but I hope Duchovny's character goes somewhere, and doesn't endlessly fornicate his way through an unending writer's block. So far, I can't say it's more compelling than The Riches, which I thought was a boundless commentary on our American lifestyles, consumerism, family, community, loyalty, and friendship.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('409','grapeshot'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('409','grapeshot','It was an interesting show to watch, but I hope Duchovny\'s character goes somewhere, and doesn\'t endlessly fornicate his way through an unending writer\'s block. \r\n\r\nSo far, I can\'t say it\'s more compelling than The Riches, which I thought was a boundless commentary on our American lifestyles, consumerism, family, community, loyalty, and friendship.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> It was an interesting show to watch, but I hope Duchovny’s character goes somewhere, and doesn’t endlessly fornicate his way through an unending writer’s block.

So far, I can’t say it’s more compelling than The Riches, which I thought was a boundless commentary on our American lifestyles, consumerism, family, community, loyalty, and friendship.

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]]> By: Ashleigh http://www.screenwriterguy.com/television/best-pilot-since-studio-60/comment-page-1#comment-408 Ashleigh Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:38:14 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/08/15/best-pilot-since-studio-60/#comment-408 <p>I can't wait to see this! You have totally caught my attention!</p> <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('408','Ashleigh'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('408','Ashleigh','<p>I can\'t wait to see this! You have totally caught my attention!<\/p>\r\n'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I can’t wait to see this! You have totally caught my attention!

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