Archive for October, 2007

new show review: Carpoolers

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

In both my first sketch comedy group and the new one, when it comes time to consider our work for production, we find it helpful to vote for each script in one of three categories: “yes,” “no,” or “meh.” A vote of “meh” means that you don’t really have any problems with the script. It’s [...]

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new show review: Aliens in America

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

OK, so the basic angle the CW used to publicize it’s only new sitcom is that the show manages to be both funny and socially relevant. It is neither. The set-up is that Justin is a high school student so socially awkward that his mother decides to host a foreign exchange student, just to guarantee [...]

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new show review: Dirty Sexy Money

Monday, October 1st, 2007

In Dirty, Sexy Money, Donald Sutherland plays the patriarch of a family of spoiled eccentrics. Their exploits have always been covered up by the lawyer father of Peter Krause’s Nick. Then, as the pilot begins, Nick’s father has died, and Sutherland’s character lures Nick into filling his father’s shoes. Did you ever watch Arrested Development? [...]

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