TV in the Lounge, Fall 07 Edition - Page 17

lennytheduck · #**161** 10-03-2007, 04:20 PM

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Fox Exec #1: What's our most successful drama?
Fox Exec #2: House.
Fox Exec #1: Well, since we have nothing else to do, how do we make it more successful? If it already works, obviously we can make it better!
Fox Exec #2: What this world needs is more reality competition shows.
Fox Exec #1: Excellent! Let's infuse some reality competition elements into our most original and best-written show.
Fox Exec #2: Great work. This can only make the show's most hardcore fans love it even more! They won't be turned off in the least by such a lame gimmick.
Fox Exec #1: Great. We need a sassy female unknown with a smoking figure and some ethnic underling for House's new team.
Fox Exec #2: I wonder if Kumar is available. You know, he went to medical school. It was in that documentary he did about White Castle.
Fox Exec #1: Brilliant. I don't think he will be blown off the screen by a great thespian such as Omar Epps. He will definitely hold his own.
Fox Exec #2: Alright. Let's round out the competition with an old salt, a complete caricature of an over-competitive aspiring female doctor, and that annoying guy who plays scummy defense lawyers.
Fox Exec #1: You're 100% right. There's no need for original characters with depth and nuance.
Fox Exec #2: And I'm sure Hugh Laurie's contempt for all of this won't be evidenced at all through his performance!
Fox Exec #1: Brilliant!
Fox Exec #2: Brilliant!
Fox Exec #1: Oh, and make sure the writers don't make any tongue-in-cheek jokes about how cheesy a convention this is.
Fox Exec #2: Brilliant!

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I loved this episode. It's easily in my top 5 for House episodes (Three Stories #1 obv).

I will agree that Kumar is just too much though. Hypothetically he could be wayyyyy better than Foreman as an actor on that show and I would still think of him with Harold.

This is in contrast to Omar Epps who enters my mind as Foreman rather than that guy from Love & Basketball, etc.

Thug Bubbles · #**162** 10-03-2007, 05:58 PM

Finally saw my first episode of 30 Rock. THIS SHOW IS GOLD! I can't believe it's sulking in the ratings, Baldwin and Tracy Morgan off the charts funny.

The end of the episode, when Tracy's entourage saves him from the protestors and a rendition of "I will Always love you" (as sung by Tracy Morgan, I think) plays. I just lost it.

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katyseagull · #**163** 10-03-2007, 09:26 PM

I'm going to have to start watching 30 Rock. Everyone is raving about it. It's on Thursday night right?

So tonight is Kitchen Nightmares and the finale for Top Chef. Blarg, you going to watch? I like this episode of Kitchen Nightmares because it doesn't seem as over the top as the last one. This restaurant is really struggling to bring in patrons. We'll see if Gordon can spice up the menu a little bit. Wow, the owner is very quiet.

Blarg · #**164** 10-03-2007, 11:06 PM

Yeah I'm definitely going to watch the finale. I think I can catch that and still see the Kitchen Nightmares one too. I am going to miss seeing Padma. I hope that she doesn't file for divorce from my fantasies.

Marwan · #**165** 10-03-2007, 11:10 PM

I was flipping channels tonight and came upon Pushing Daisies on ABC.. first time I've heard of this (I don't keep up with TV that often).. anyways so like 10 mins into the show and I'm glued to the TV.

I remember thinking that the writing and overall theme of the show reminded me a lot of Dead Like Me, which happens to be one of my favorite shows.. So as it turns out it is from the same writer and now I'm giddy.. I just hope this doesn't get cancelled prematurely like Dead Like Me was.. DLM seems a bit more quirky/funny, but I'm sure Pushing Daisies will grow on me even more in the coming weeks.

MrWookie · #**166** 10-03-2007, 11:18 PM

I recorded it based on Aloysius's recommendation. I haven't watched it yet.

lennytheduck · #**167** 10-03-2007, 11:33 PM

Pushing Daisies had me glued to the TV as well. Chuck (a girl) is really cute.

katyseagull · #**168** 10-04-2007, 12:35 AM

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Yeah I'm definitely going to watch the finale. I think I can catch that and still see the Kitchen Nightmares one too. I am going to miss seeing Padma. I hope that she doesn't file for divorce from my fantasies.

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I really enjoyed this episode! I won't give away the ending but I will say that I was very surprised with the way one of the chefs performed. Can't wait to hear what others thought of tonight's challenge, as well as the Top Chef winner. Thanks to Blarg for recommending the show to me. I like it so much better than Hell's Kitchen and I will miss it now.

I wish I could try some of those dishes that the Chef's prepared. They looked yummy.
(oh and Rocco Dispirito is very cute.)

MrWookie · #**169** 10-04-2007, 01:00 AM

Man, Bionic Woman from last night. This show should be good, and I should want to watch it. And yet, the acting from the other bionic woman is terrible, and in the last showdown sequence, there's a room of 20 some soldiers being assaulted by a group of another 20 some good guys. The good guys throw one flash bang, and all the bad guys simply surrender? WTF? C'mon, give us a shoot out. I want to like this show, but it's got one more episode to prove itself.

I have yet to watch Life and Pushing Up Daisies.

shane88888 · #**170** 10-04-2007, 08:07 AM

Whoever cuts Kitchen Nightmares should have their editing hand smashed with a hammer.

Very, very disappointing second episode. They took all the most distasteful elements of the first installments, and turned the volume up to 11 on them.

The absolute low-point for me was when the douchey manager had his eruption, and they cut it to seem that the restaurant was full at the time when it obviously wasn't.