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Andy Richter Controls the Universe, FOX
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I always enjoyed Richter's work on Late Night. Um, we like Wendy and Jessica. And it's a funny show. Not much of a plot, really, but it's good. Andy works in an office where he writes technical manuals. Other people work there, too. Oh yeah, and we get to see Andy's fantasies of how certain situations might go, in addition to seeing how they actually happen. And he talks to a dead jerk sometimes (the founder of the company he works for).
Are You Being Served?, British
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I don't think it was really all that great, but I often liked it well enough. Could be pretty funny. Bunch of odd folks working in the haberdashery department of a department store, Grace Brothers. Had some good characters, particularly Mr. Humphries. And we kinda liked Miss Brahms, I guess.
Becker, CBS
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Ted's cool cuz he was in Cheers. Alex Desert is cool cuz he was in the Flash. We like Terry Farrell (formerly of DS9), and we also like Shawnee Smith. And Bob's kinda funny, I guess. What else? Um, John Becker is a doctor. He hates pretty much everything and everyone. And he hangs out at a diner. And stuff. But I haven't watched the show in quite awhile, there have been some cast changes.
Okay. There's this guy named Nate Solomon, who is a mathematical genius with lots of neurotic quirks and obsessive compulsions and so forth. He works in a record store, instead of doing anything with his gift for mathematics, because people in his family always do all kinds of great things and then go insane, so he's trying to avoid going insane. Then there's this woman named Marni Fliss (who we like), who has some odd quirks of her own. She kind of reminds me of Dharma (from Dharma & Greg, see comedy 2), but not really. In some ways I think she's odder than Dharma, but in other ways more normal. I guess. Oh, and she has a retired, dying clown living in a walk-in closet in her apartment. (Not that he's dressed like a clown, or anything; he's always in a bathrobe.) Anyway, Nate and Marni are set up on blind dates, though it turns out not with each other. They discover this a little ways into their date. Then, despite liking each other, it seems they won't get together. But of course eventually they do start dating. It seems a pretty good match to me, these two slightly crazy people. I like them. They remind me too much of myself. I like the concept for the show, though the writing isn't as good as it could be, most of the time. But there are some good moments. Oh, also, Nate's friend Bowie works in the record store with him. And Marni has a friend named Tess, who's a nanny. And she has another friend named Todd, who's in a wheelchair, and he and Nate don't get along. Can't tell you much else, I missed at least the last few episodes, but it was reasonably fun when I did catch it. I'm not gonna miss it, though I think I could've really liked it if it had had a chance to develop. Or not. *shrug*
I think it was originally on NBC or ABC, which I never got to see; then it moved to CBS. It starred Randy Quaid who was kinda funny. And his sister was played by Bonnie Hunt, who we like. And Giovanni Ribisi was in this, probably the first thing I ever saw him in, and I thought he was pretty cool. Jonathan Winters was also in it, playing Randy and Bonnie's characters' father. Can't really think what to say about the show except that it was fun and I liked the cast.
Empty Nest, NBC
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We liked Carol best. We also quite liked Emily, the one season she was on the show. She was awful cute. And speaking of limited-season characters, Paul Provenza was funny as Patrick, when he was on the show. Anyway, there was this pediatrician named Harry Weston in Miami who had two grown daughters, Carol and Barbara, living at home. Um, and he was a widower, and his youngest daughter, Emily, was just sort of a free spirit or something who we never saw for the first several years, I guess, cuz she was travelling or whatever. And um, also Harry had a nurse named Laverne who worked for him, who told weird stories. And a pretty dumb and annoying and self-centered, thoughtless neighbor, Charley Dietz, who seemed to think he was friends with the doc and his daughters, except maybe Carol, who he never got along with and who really couldn't stand him. What else? I dunno. This was a spin-off of Golden Girls (IMDb; TV.com), but I liked it better than that show, and certainly better than its other spin-offs, "The Golden Palace" and "Nurses."
Everybody Hates Chris, UPN, Thursdays 8pm / CW Sundays 7pm
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The show is narrated by Chris Rock, on whose life as a teenager the series is loosely based. I'm afraid I'm not sure what else to say by way of description. The critics seem to love the show. I think it's alright, somewhat amusing and stuff, but not something I'm all that into. But I do watch fairly regularly. It's definitely worth checking out, if you haven't. And um, if you're interested... some of them links I provided should tell you more about the show....
Fawlty Towers, British
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I didn't think it was all that great, but it's okay, and worth checking out if you never have. It is rather a classic. Basil Fawlty and his wife Sybil ran this inn. Basil was fairly nuts (obviously, being played by ex-Python John Cleese). Most of his employees also seemed kinda nuts, except perhaps for Polly, who we kinda liked. But anyway, everyone could be rather funny at times.
Home Improvement, ABC
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Tim Taylor, played of course by Tim Allen, was this guy who had a show called Tool Time. He was um... interesting. Not the brightest bulb, but he was kinda funny and had some pretty cool ideas which usually ended rather badly. Although some things turned out as cool as envisioned, I guess. There was also a guy on the show called Al, who was more competent and grounded, also funny, and Tim liked to mock him, in a friendly way. Sort of. Also there were two or three different tool girls on the show at different times. And Tim had a wife and three sons. And an odd neighbor named Wilson who we never saw his whole face, and he was well traveled and very learned. Tim and his various family members often went to him for advice, conversing over the fence between their houses. He was weird. I dunno what else to say. Generally not a really great show, but it could be pretty funny at times.
Life With Bonnie, ABC
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To be honest, I don't watch much of this. Usually just if I happen to be in the room while my sister's watching it. It's a decent enough show, but I'm afraid I don't like it as much as other shows Bonnie Hunt has made, like "The Bonnie Hunt Show" and "The Building" (see shows that didn't last long enough). Still, I can't complain about this being more successful and longer-running, because Bonnie and the rest of the ensemble cast (some of whom worked on the earlier shows, including Holly Wortell, who we like) deserve success. Anyway, in this one, Bonnie (who we've always quite liked) plays the host of a Chicago morning show. Dunno what else to tell you.
Major Dad, CBS
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This was an okay show. The oldest daughter, Elizabeth, was cute. The show might've had a few scenes I remember fondly from time to time, particularly from Holowachuk's wetting down. Anyway, this divorced reporter, Polly (who we kinda liked), married this marine, John MacGillis. So um... they were very different people and it's just unbelievable that they fell in love in the first place; very sitcom concept, that. Especially the part about him having to become a stepfather to Polly's kids, hence the title.
May to December, British
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I rather enjoyed this show for awhile. I liked the original Zoe way better than the later one. Anyway, she was a PE teacher who was involved with this older man, a solicitor named Alec Callender. He was widowed, and had a couple of grown children. One of them was a woman who was really uptight and prudish and married to a vicar. His son Jamie, however, worked in Alec's law offices, if I recall. And he was a funny guy. It was a funny show. And there was another solicitor in Alec's office who was played by Clive Francis, whose work I always enjoy.
My Hero, British
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Thermoman is a superhero from the planet Ultron, living on Earth. He has a secret identity as George Sunday. He is your typically clueless alien not really getting certain things about life on Earth. But he falls in love with a nurse named Janet Dawkins (who we kind of like). She has a neighbor named Tyler who is nuts, but instantly recognizes George as Thermoman somehow. Janet works at a small medical practic for a narcissistic doctor named Piers, who also hosts a TV show or something. And there's a really nasty receptionist/secretary named Mrs. Raven who just seems to hate everyone. Um, and George has a cousin named Arnie who used to be a superhero, but was stripped of his powers for misusing them. And Janet's parents can't stand George because he's so odd. But I guess they make a nice couple, George and Janet, and eventually have a baby named Ollie, who also has superpowers and talks. And they get married. And stuff. It's a funny enough show, but seems pretty cheap and amateurish to me. Which isn't such a bad thing, in this case.
Ned & Stacey, FOX
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Quite liked it, for a short time. But it got old. Anyway, Ned needed a wife to advance at his career. Stacey needed a good apartment, and Ned had one. So, they got married. Just a marriage of convenience. No romance, no sex, no nothing. They pretty much couldn't stand each other. What else? Ned had a friend at work named Eric. Eric had a wife. Um... dunno what else to say.
The Piglet Files, British
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A sitcom about some fairly bumbling agents for MI5- or was it MI6? I think both were in this show, like they had a rivalry between them or something. I'm not at all certain whether MI6 even ever existed in reality or not. But whatever. Anyway, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Clive Francis were in it, and they're both actors whose work I enjoy, in this and other things.
Second City Television. I haven't seen much of it. Didn't always like it, but it's a classic and had a great cast and was sometimes pretty good. These folks worked on this TV station and y'know, put on shows and stuff. It was weird. It was very cheap. Could be stupid, could be funny. But like I say a great cast. Bob & Doug were great.
I didn't see a whole lot of this show, but it was decent. Good cast, funny stuff. And we like Cynthia Watros. Definitely better in this than she was in Guiding Light. I dunno what to say about the show. Titus talked to us about his crazy family and friends and and self, in between the scenes about his crazy family and friends and self. Oh, and his girlfriend, who wasn't quite as crazy as his family and friends and self.
What I Like About You, WB
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A comedy starring Amanda Bynes and Jennie Garth (we like both of them). Amanda plays Holly, whose father was transferred to Japan. Holly didn't want to go, so she was sent instead to live with her older sister Valerie, in New York. Val had a boyfriend named Jeff, but they broke up near the end of the first season. There's also a guy named Gary, who is Holly's best friend. Also part way through the first season, Holly started dating a guy named Henry, but part way through the second season, they had some trouble, because Holly was having feelings for this guy named Vince, who was completely oblivious to her feelings, which she wished she wasn't having in the first place because she still wanted to be with Henry. Also in the second season, Val quit her job to start her own PR agency. Her boss at her old job was this jerk named Peter who she has feelings for even though she doesn't want to. There's also this annoying woman named Lauren who quit her job at the same place as Val to work for Val. And Holly has a new friend named Tina (who we kinda like) who doesn't seem to get along with Gary very well, I guess. Well, that's about all I can tell you. It's a fairly amusing show. Okay?