tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post3383335046614577765..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "An Echo In The Wilderness - Conclusion"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-7056202583657668772011-09-27T16:08:40.261-07:002011-09-27T16:08:40.261-07:00That should, of course, be "as the guy who...That should, of course, be "as the guy who's so nice..." <br /><br />I swear to God, one day I'm going to read these things before I post them.Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-19160817662093970592011-09-27T16:04:01.078-07:002011-09-27T16:04:01.078-07:00I see your point. Working in TV, you get asked all...I see your point. Working in TV, you get asked all the time to put your real life aside and do something work-related. Career-wise, it's difficult to say 'no.' It's an industry full of divorce and multiple break-ups, so I'd have thought that would be a setup that would be shot through with conflict. <br />It's a situation a lot of couples find themselves in - the tension between "getting your priorities right" and hanging onto your job. As is being former party animals and having to adjust to domesticity. <br />Many people are in that boat, and it's a shame that this show doesn't seem to have nailed it. <br />If I can chuck in another observation, not unrelated - Will Arnett is so iconic to comedy fans as Gob Bluth - a man who was probably incapable of being reasonable and understanding - and he was very, very funny. I'm not saying he has to crank out the same character every time, and I'm sure he has range - I'm just not sure I buy him as the guy's who's so nice that you wish he'd crack up and throw a fit sometimes.Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-25695670198198861672011-09-27T14:18:44.424-07:002011-09-27T14:18:44.424-07:00I will only watch an episode of this dreadful soun...I will only watch an episode of this dreadful sounding show if it is rewritten by Earl.Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-41207359296451000802011-09-27T10:45:33.437-07:002011-09-27T10:45:33.437-07:00Dear Mr. Pomerantz; like high school, I didn't...Dear Mr. Pomerantz; like high school, I didn't do my homework, crept into the back of the classroom, and hoped I wouldn't be called on or at least be able to wing it after hearing what teacher and the rest of the class said. It's paid off again! <br /><br />How did sit-coms work? I can still laugh at some of Lucille Ball's antics from her first show, yet find many modern shows telegraph so much that I don't. So even though I know what LB is going to do because I've seen it before, I laugh; yet when I guess what's coming next in a contemporary show I don't. It is a puzzler.<br /><br />-zZarayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336440600394588306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-87871243743063546892011-09-27T07:12:30.633-07:002011-09-27T07:12:30.633-07:00When you write a sit-com, don't you have to wo...When you write a sit-com, don't you have to worry about painting yourself into a corner? <br /> My main complaint is that they call each other "Babe". That isn't used too much out here in fly-over land.john brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305919416597724136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-44275849744869280342011-09-27T06:22:44.093-07:002011-09-27T06:22:44.093-07:00My first thought that this show was in trouble occ...My first thought that this show was in trouble occurred when they changed the Maya Rudolph character from co-worker/friend to talk-show host/boss. Your observations are spot-on, and add to the disappointment.<br />Now, about "Two Broke Girls" -- no, never mind. Last night's second episode was so sitcom-robotic that the show isn't worthy of attention.Jon88https://www.blogger.com/profile/16908049871851563389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-43412697491974299752011-09-27T05:32:09.525-07:002011-09-27T05:32:09.525-07:00I respectfully disagree with Moopot.
This real hum...I respectfully disagree with Moopot.<br />This real human being would have a fit (in fact, I had many fits) over exactly this kind of conflict with my mate. Only mine would have gone to Santa Barbara!<br />Also, people don't turn in week after week to see 'characters acting appropriately'.<br />If I want to see real humans, I can cast my baleful eyes around my own life.<br />(Don't mean to sound cranky, but we could use more laughs on TV. I gave 'Two Broke Girls' a chance last night but had to turn it off when the horse in the backyard (?!?) did the inevitable and the pretty blonde princess fell in it and actually had to ask if the brown crap all over her white dress was mud!? The set up for this classy yuk took about 5 minutes to unfold. Thank you Judd Apatow)<br />Earl, your analysis reminds me of a perfect episode written years ago for the Dick Van Dyke show....when Laura goes back to work as a dancer against Rob's wishes. The conflicts are appropriate, the payoff is perfect, and there is nothing ridiculous about it other than that is the way women were treated in those days.Pidgy Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04862449114998197830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-18842007702404805162011-09-27T04:51:40.587-07:002011-09-27T04:51:40.587-07:00I respectfully disagree with your analysis of Up ...I respectfully disagree with your analysis of <i> Up All Night. </i> Personally, I found the fact that all of the characters reacted to things like real human beings, rather than conflict-generating-machines, refreshing. No situation depicted in the show was an end of the world type thing, and so it was nice to have characters act appropriately. Sure, it is funny when Frasier over-reacts to something wildly, causing the plot to go to ridiculous places no actual human would ever go to. But it is refreshing to see people on television act like real humans.Moopothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12127520307743231541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-77417109225229732562011-09-27T04:49:13.781-07:002011-09-27T04:49:13.781-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Moopothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12127520307743231541noreply@blogger.com