tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post4834747186859194970..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "Atomic Comedy"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-91218034604481521532018-08-17T13:55:02.228-07:002018-08-17T13:55:02.228-07:00I never watched Friends. I'm not sure why. Now...I never watched <i>Friends</i>. I'm not sure why. Now, though, with your mention of the "Atomic Comedy" scene and a mention of other scenes on Ken Levine's blog, I think I'm going to try it.<br />JEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538398157297345338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-91128093678051475512018-08-17T04:38:52.288-07:002018-08-17T04:38:52.288-07:00I have no problem with the character that can say ...I have no problem with the character that can say anything, although this can get overused (Jack *and* Karen on WILL AND GRACE; Anya on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER...) French Stewart on 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN and Andy Dick on NEWSRADIO were pretty entertaining.<br /><br />What I *can't* stand - and what there is mercifully now much less of than there was in the 1980s and 1990s - is the Village Idiot character. Joey on FRIENDS was often like this. Woody on CHEERS (Coach on CHEERS, too, but at least he had the excuse of having had his head pummeled a lot). The Village Idiot always seems to me an indication that the writers think that a lot of their audience is so dumb that they need a really stupid character so they can feel superior. Stupid is just not funny to me.<br /><br />Ed Norton on THE HONEYMOONERS had some of that - but he also had street smarts. And he was played by Art Carney. So: OK.<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.com