Photos
I heard some statistic the other day that, like, 60 percent of Americans approve of Arizona’s wildly racist new anti-immigration law. 60 PERCENT! That is so many percent. And the same poll showed that 50 percent of Americans disapprove of people protesting the law. YIIIIIKES. What I’m trying to say is that we live in a complicated nightmare world of terrified forest goblins whose hearts are filled with the greasy hatred born of stupid fear. Nothing makes sense. In that vein, I wouldn’t even know how to go about planning the fall schedule of a major television network. Clearly, I don’t understand what people want or why they want it. We are talking about creating entertainment for millions of people, most of whom are clearly wrong about just about everything. So with that in mind, I’m willing to take NBC’s announced lineup of fall shows with a grain of salt. Those guys keep messing up super hard, but they’re trying their best in a world collapsing under the weight of its own failure, I guess.
Here are some preview clips of the new fall shows unveiled at this morning’s upfronts, whatever those are, designed to appeal to as many terrified racist assholes as possible:
The Event:
Chase
Undercovers:
Outsourced:
Love Bites:
School Pride:
Outlaw:
The Cape:
Friends with Benefits:
Perfect Couples:
Harry’s Law:
The Paul Reiser Show:
All that, and they didn’t even bother picking up Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant’s pilot for The Strip? A regular and frequent miss, NBC. Not rare at all.
Bill the Cat had it right.
Ack, indeed, Bill the Cat. Ack, indeed.
 |
 |
Leave a Reply
Sign inSign in with FacebookYou must be logged in to post, reply to, or rate a comment.
Is it weird that I wished NBC did better, if only to beat CBS in the ratings? What is that about?
If by “did better,” you mean “Made better television, or at least not so doggedly aim below the lowest common denominator in this country in an effort to satiate the American public’s supposed desire for complete and utter shit,” then no it’s not weird at all.
I must commend you on your impeccable choice of avatar, sir.
I sort of get it: When I was a kid, the NBC Thursday lineup was my Safe Place.
I find it amusing that these promos ask if i want more and I find that I don’t. I really, really don’t.
The Cape looks hilarious!
I know these videos won’t load for me anyway, because I don’t live in the States, so I just judged all the shows by name and The Cape was definitely the runaway winner of show-I-wouldn’t-mind-listing-as-one-of-my-favourites-on-Facebook.
they loaded for me and I don’t live in the states.
and keep it that way, beaner! You’re not taking MY job!
Excuse me, kind racist, but I must correct you. I believe our friend duncan here is, in fact, a lorry.
Ok, busted! I was simply too lazy and preemptively judged everything as garbage. The Gabe way is the only way. (seriously though, I think it’s my computer because I was trying to watch some Community previews on the NBC website and couldn’t!)
They loaded for me too! And these things never load for me. Though I only watched the first few seconds of the first few clips, cos they are boring.
Worst of all, they bumped Parks & Rec to mid season. Eat one, NBC.
nooooo. parks and rec is my fav. mainly because it’s like laughing at my own life. community meetings- in real life, they so bad that they are (almost) funny.
Yay sb, fellow public servant!
Yeah, now NBC is like HBO and Comedy Central. They hook you on a show and make you wait forever between seasons so all the momentum is lost. #ripsarahsilvermanshow
What the WHAT?!
I thought I knew why, but it turns out I totally didn’t know why:
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b181245_spawn_of_amy_poehler_not_blame_nbcs.html
from the article Fearlessweaver linked in regards to Parks & Rec’s return:
“We’ve learned from cable that you can wait as long as a year, create more anticipation and not lose any momentum.” -NBC Chairman Jeff “Dumbass” Gaspin
Yep….and they bumped Parks and Rec for that crap ‘Outsourced’….which, I believe, was the worst clip up there.
And is supposed to be a comedy? Yikes.
Someone, please, anyone. What does this mean?
Friends with Benefits: Kissing like a thirsty bird is like a hobo cleaning out a margarine container.
Thank you.
I think we know what Stefon’s day job is.
Actually, I think ‘The Event’ needs more Stefon. After the president says “So this is true? It’s all true?” I wanted the CIA guy to be like “Yes, it’s all true – we have teddy graham people, human fire hydrants, screaming babies with Mozart wigs!” But maybe I just think that would be a really cool secret government facility to have.
i’ll actually give friends with benefits a chance since ryan hansen (veronica mars, party down) is in it.
Agreed! Not to mention he swept back his hair for the role, so you know he wants to be taken seriously.
He is one pretty man. I guess the power emo band didn’t pan out.
Funtastik, yeah, it’s a bit muddled but after watching her maul his face I feel like I’ve finally found the words to describe a similar incident that happened to me:
Dear J.M. of S., NE: We never made it up the stairs because you kiss like a dog eating rice.
#closure
the writers figured that they should follow the comedic formula of referencing the specific. so they went specific….too specific.
this is like when a girl* gets dumped by some douche** and then sees him at a party with a bunch of trampy girls***
*law and order
**nbc
*** terrible new shows
it’s finally Paul Reiser’s time to shine!
Honestly, I’d rather watch the Dan-the-Poet-Man show then these.
Logged in for the first time in like a year just to upvote you due to the fact that Cam and Dame Dash were the greatest guests in the history of the Bill O’Reilly show
I’m with you, but Andrew Daly is on it and I love him. I’m torn.
Network television? More like Networst television!
zing. nailed it
On the upside, I am sure this terrible terrible terrible lineup will be all the motivation we need to regrout our bathtubs, or get the legwork done on our 2010 taxes, or work on our seed art shrines to Topher Grace, or whatever pressing things we need to do but have been putting off to watch not terrible tv. So, I guess, thanks, NBC! Thanks for being the worst!
Speaking of The Toph, the guy in the still for the Outsourced trailer has some serious Topher Grace body language happening.
The only things a see wrong with this, were the absence of Betty White and quality entertainment.
I’ve never been so turned off by beautiful people looking beautiful.
School Pride is gonna be your mom’s favorite show when she forgets to DVR Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Also, I can’t wait for this show’s eventual spin-off series: Pimp My Skyscraper.
Extreme Middle School Makeover does what? Close a school for ten days? No wonder the students got so excited. I can’t wait for Monster House: Prison Edition.
Paul Reiser, NBC!!!?? Paul effing Reiser? The sun’s gonna shine on that dog’s arse what…a third time? Sweet jesus. Just bring back Greg Evigan and get it over with.
Hopefully the Paul Reiser show will be Jay Leno’s lead-in so Leno can see how it feels to follow unfunny irrelevance.
I know he’s not an Old God, but can he be an Old Demigod? Because in 1992 I basically wanted to be Paul Buchman? (New York filmmaker with a cute neurotic wife (i.e., 1992-cute)).
(ten seconds later) What, 1992 was 18 years ago? OK, everybody loses.
Parks and Rec is getting pushed to mid-season for Paul Reiser.
So, FUCK YOU PAUL REISER I WILL SEE YOU IN HELL.
Gabe, you definitely buried the lead. The worst part is that “Outsourced” is coming at the expense of “Parks and Rec” in this Fall’s schedule. What?!
I can’t watch these on my phone. Love Bites is about vampires, I assume?
It IS going to suck.
Ah, my wish came true! It’s The Office with uglier stereotypes set in the least convincing India ever. Thanx, Outsourced.
On the plus side, the NBC executives no longer have a need for all of that ExLax they ordered.
“heh, heh. ‘Cuz this stuff is poop, Jay”
You know, here’s the thing about that Arizona law: it doesn’t actually DO anything. It’s already illegal for an immigrant not to have their green card with them, and the police can already ask to see it if they have reasonable suspicion that the person is an illegal immigrant. Also, these shows look pretty bad, I guess.
well, there is the section that says residents can sue their local police department if they think they are not enforcing the law enough. that’s a pretty fucked up door to open.
you know the other thing about that Arizona law is that the definition for “reasonable suspicion” doesn’t exist, and that it implies if one has the appearance, or is in other words brown and can speak Spanish, they will be questioned. as a brown person who speaks Spanish and was born here, this is kind of infuriating. and also, who will make all the delicious tacos and burritos?!
The NBC in NBC Fall Lineup stands for NoBody Cares
Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see
Is that Shawn Hunter from Boy Meets World holding up a plane in the first one?
What has become of you, Shawn? You were always troubled, I know that. Your mom left and your dad wasn’t really a good father, and you got in lots of trouble at school because of your constant acting-out. But holding up a plane full of innocent people? You’ve taken this too far, Shawn.
Only a very emotional speech from Cory’s father, acting as the father-figure you’ve always desperately needed, can save you now.
Actually, Mr Feeney, and briefly Mr Turner, were Shawn’s father figures. Cory’s dad really had surprisingly little interaction with Shawn. Probably bitter about the time Shawn blew up the mailbox outside of his grocery store. I hate myself for knowing all of that.
Aw, but you soon forget, once Mr. Turner left and Shawn’s dad was off on the road and Shawn was living with his brother, Cory’s father did take that paternal role. In particular when Topanga dumped Cory and he was miserable and started to drink, and then Shawn took the blame. Alan Matthews went totally Dad on that one, and pretty much from then on following Chet’s death.
And I love myself for knowing that.
See, that was the one episode that Disney Channel refused to air, so I had no way to know about Shawn’s drinking habits. This is why censorship is wrong. It deprives people of vital Boy Meets World knowledge.
I love this whole thread.
Is it really necessary for their promos to end with “beep boop bop bop WANT MORE?”
Can someone explain to me why the AZ law is terrible?
Asking sincerely. No need to be an ass.
I’m pretty liberal, and I usually get these things easily, but I’m not seeing the cause for outrage on this one. I appear to be the only non-racist non-asshole who doesn’t get it?
Here’s my take on it:
The law essentially makes racial profiling protocol. If a ring of 65 year-olds were discovered selling their prescription medications to kids, and Arizona decided that all persons over the age of 55 were to carry their doctor’s prescription and federally issued passport with them at all times, there would be chaos in the streets (at 3:45, just before dinner). You’re making anyone who is of Mexican descent into a suspect. Teabaggers & Republicans like to run around chanting about freedom from government and personal responsibility, but when brown people are stripped of their rights, its OK
The problem with that is, immigrants ALREADY have to carry their green card on them at all time. And not all immigrants are brown. Looking at my wife, you wouldn’t know she’s an immigrant, but if you heard her talk, it would be a dead giveaway. But until she becomes a citizen, she has to carry her green card with her. And the police can ask to see it and deport her if she doesn’t have it. And we don’t live in Arizona.
“And not all immigrants are brown. ”
…yeah…that’s the point of the problem with the Arizona law. The other half is not all brown people are immigrants. Your wife doesn’t get stopped on appearances wherever you live…and she would’t in Arizona…but if she looked more “immigranty…”
Okay, because my first sincere but potentially non-PC question went well, I’ll follow-up similarly.
Why is racial profiling an absolute evil? Yes, my fingers almost didn’t want to type that question because I know how awful it sounds.
But if (“If,” conditionally, hypothetically, thought experimentally) race combined with other indicators (type of vehicle, type of clothing, language, way of speaking) is a good enough clue to identify some type of undesirable behavior (illegal immigration, drug dealing, terrorism) with a high statistical probability of accuracy, should it then be used?
We’re not talking about internment in a relocation center (granted, yet), but it’s about showing that you’re legit by producing verification.
Again, unlike much of these kinds of statements and questions that appear on the internet, I’m sincerely asking and willing/hoping to have my opinions changed/improved.
Thanks!
Racial profiling is a way of denying people any sense of having an identity that is part of the greater society and instead making them an Other that is to be feared, regardless of any other aspects of their identity, which are all wiped away.
It’s terrible because if you treat someone like a criminal or a terrorist, if all of society treats someone that way, that can then become their actual identity.
If you’re okay doing that to massive portions of the population in order to have fewer illegal immigrants, and to maybe prevent a terrorist (while, of course, increasing the likelihood of someone becoming a terrorist), then that’s your deal. I’m happy to take the risk.
“It’s terrible because if you treat someone like a criminal or a terrorist, if all of society treats someone that way, that can then become their actual identity.”
That’s actually helpful, thank you.
but if they are illegal they do get shipped to relocation centers, and a lot of them (esp the ones run by ICE) are really fucked up places.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/specials/immigration/cwc_d1p1.html
most of the cases highlighted in that deal with legal residents who are being deported for (usually) minor infractions- but ICE also handles deportation of illegal aliens as well.
racial profiling is a very, very slippery slope- it can lead far too easy to racial demonizing. it’s just a bad idea to institutionalize suspicion of a population- that’s where the rubber hits the road. if you make a policy that tacitly says it is ok to persecute a population based on a shared characteristic that is not controllable (ie race, gender, disability) you’re effectively saying that certain populations deserve protection and certain populations deserve suspicion from their government. and that is reprehensible in a society that claims to believe in equal treatment under the law.
Thanks, that’s helpful too.
I think the slippery-slope argument is helpful for me too. If done intelligently and with restraint, it might be a good thing (again, “might,” conditional, hypothetical, etc.), but the odds of it being intelligent and restrained are probably near-zero over time.
I am an attorney in Arizona. I am not an expert in the new law or in immigration law generally. However, I believe I have a handle on the basic problems, criticisms, widely-circulated misinformation and other issues with the new law. I will try to get on vg chat later today (probably pretty late for some of you–about 5PM PDT) to discuss if that is something anybody would be interested in.
Otherwise, yes, the new NBC lineup looks like a real sh*tburger.
Just a quick note of clarification–the new AZ law: (i) does not allow the police to racially profile anyone and, in fact, expressly prohibits the use of race in a determination of “reasonal belief” that someone is in the country illegally (although this is probably unnecessary as racial profiling is barred by the US Constitution); and (ii) contrary to many of the news reports I have read, does not allow the police to stop people on the street to check their ID–the law only applies in the context of a legal stop, arrest or detention for other reasons (i.e., the police can only investigate citizenship after having stopped or arrested somebody for another reason). I hope that helps answer some of the questions here.
Spout,
First, thanks for asking questions. I think we all can agree civil conversation is great.
As to the Arizona law: the short version is that, though on its face it says, “Don’t use race,” it is about race. The law requires law enforcement to check the papers on everyone it has reason to believe night be an illegal immigrant. This means, as others have pointed out, not only does it incrase the burden on legal immigrants to always carry paperwork, but also on anyone who is a non-immigrant citizen who might get stopped to always have paperwork, which is unconstitutional.
Furthermore, the law was in part written by racists. I am not beling inflammatory:
http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/04/27/4210613-racist-roots-of-arizonas-immigration-law
Arizona has also just passed laws banning English teachers with accents, ethnic studies, and forcing teachers to report students that they think might be illegal (even though the US Supreme Court has already held that they have a right to education).
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/05/arizona-students-illegal-immigrants
Does this mean that Hispanic Americans have to carry their birth certificates around with them to prove they are in fact American citizens?
With all due respect to Mans and Mother Jones Magazine, the last part of Mans’ comment does not accurately reflect the state of the law in Arizona.
Regarding the thing about no English teachers with accents. First, there was no such law passed; the state department of education initiated a program requiring that teachers be comprehendible by their students. It is my understanding that, out of several hundred teachers screened, 20 were pulled from classes and sent to “professional development” courses to improve their language skills and none were fired.
Also, teachers are not forced to report students that they think might be illegal. A law was passed that prohibits certain public officials from providing certain public benefits to illegal immigrants and to report immigration violations discovered in connection with such benefits. Primary and high school education are not included among those benefits and primary and high school teachers have no such reporting requirement.
Finally, the recently-enacted law regarding ethnic studies programs does not “ban” such programs. It does, however, require that primary or high school programs may not: “(1) promote the overthrow of the United States government; (2) promote resentment toward a race or class of people; (3) [be] designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group; (4) advocate ethnic solidarity instead of the treatment of pupils as individuals.” The law was passed to address a program in the Tucson school district that, according to its critics (including at least one hispanic gentleman who was formerly a teacher in such program), did all of the above.
I support and will defend the right of all persons to object to these laws (and Arizona’s other laws) on human rights, civil rights or other policy grounds. I ask only that such objections be based on accurate representations of the content or application of such laws.
I don’t want to misrepresent the law, so thanks for the corrections.
As attorneys, I think we both realize that a law doesn’t have to be racist on its face to be problematic. What matters is how it is used. For example, the law regarding ethnic studies: if the board reviewing the class doesn’t like what the class is teaching, or the teacher, or the students, or the students’ parents, it won’t be too hard for them to find that the class is in violation of one of the four very broad restrictions.
Also, for the record, I am not suggesting that you are racist or support these law. I assume not. I also don’t want to pretend that I know everything about them. I do not. I repsect your desire to get the issues right. Part of the problem with the discourse in this country is we all spout off about stuff people told us that they heard–with little regard for the facts. So, I am sorry if I am doing that. On the other hand, the support and drive behind these laws seems to me racist–but then again, I live some place that still celebrates, openly, the Confederacy; some place where people get pissy if you point out that this might be a little problematic.
I’m sure everyone has moved off this topic but I’ll just throw this out there:
There was an almost identical law passed here in the DC area a little over three years ago by a county council. Its a suburban county that was fairly rural until the late 70′s and since then has been constantly growing in population. Only in the last 10-15 years have they had a big increase in illegal immigrants, mostly there to work on housing developments etc. So the overwhelmingly white council passed this law where officers could require proof of citizenship for pretty much any offenses. Anyway, after a while, the hoopla sory of died down and now we can all see that it wasn’t quite as apocalyptic as we all thought.
However, there are still a couple of pretty sinister things going on here. First of all, the real damage of a law like this anywhere and in any form is that the government is sending a message, in not so uncertain terms, that they DO NOT want a group of people in their municipality Yes, being an illegal immigrant is illegal, always should be and no one will argue that those people aren’t breaking the law and should be handled accordingly (eliminating the barriers to citizenship is another discussion) but these people are still part of the community. As such, the Latino/Brown or w/e community is affected as a whole and will likely stand as a whole against such laws so you are basically instilling resent in that community for their leaders. Furthermore, in this specific case, the proponents of the bill have basically put up a “mission accomplished” banner. The number of illegal immigrants has declined pretty sharply in the past three years and they point to the new laws acting as a deterrent. But last time I checked, there was a much bigger deterrent, the financial collapse. Everyone simply just moved further out where things are cheaper, or moved on to an area with more jobs. Now, I fear that others may point to the “success” here in forming their own policies when the truth is, their results are highly suspect.
The last thing and most important thing, to me, is the break down of the arrests/questioning. I’m not going to look up the exact numbers right now but the overwhelming majority of deportations resulting from the bill were for minor violations such as traffic stops and loitering. That’s racial profiling, plain and simple. Stop enough brown people on bullshit technicalities and you’ll get a few hits.
I guess in the end, it more about the message. The gov’t is saying “fuck you.” Again, the overall effects haven’t been as drastic as initially received but it has still alienated a big portion of the population, led to at least a fair degree of actual racial profiling, and may not have worked at all b/c cash money is still number one.
Sorry, ignore my rant and let me summarize it.
Its not about the technical content of the law, its about what the law stands for. What it is really saying is:
, Brown People
Love,
Your White Elected Officials
it makes being brown in Arizona probable cause.
so far it is a violation of a Constitutional right that protects a person against unreasonable search and seizure. I believe the Amendment in question is the 4th, but I am too lazy to look it up.
Even if you are not a citizen, you are still afforded certain rights, even if here illegally. Racial profiling is a justifiable police tactic with probable cause. It is applied, however, without any cause whatsoever, and the fear is that all people of Central American extraction will be stopped and asked for papers.
We are a forgetful people, and so many naturalized citizens or people who were born here will forget their papers, and if they fall into the hands of overzealous cops (i.e., they think they are shutting down OB Laden), the people who are rounded up are in for some scary, inconvenient and maybe even dangerous nights in the detention center.
These detention centers could get quite large and unruly quite quickly, as Mexico (et al.) are in no mood to accept en masse a bunch of forced expatriations. If Mexico refuses them entry, these people will live in camps, just like the Palestinians. Maybe not “just like,” but close enough to really suck.
The problem with this law, is the same type of problem with the death penalty, in that if all the grey areas were eradicated it would be easy to apply this law: illegal Hispanics would be removed from the country. In this fantasy land, this would not mean endangering children, ripping apart families, mistaken identifications, threats to their well-being and so on. Just like in the death penalty conundrum, if you catch the person red-handed and there’s no question whatsoever of their guilt, then it’s a bit easier to apply. However, the Innocence Project (among others) have already freed something like 170 people who were on death row. They got their because of overzealous cops, mistaken identifications, bad paperwork, and yes, racism.
Underlying the immigration issue, though, is the idea that some types of immigrants are preferred to others. In this case, skilled, white, immigrants are thought to be getting more visas than the poor, downtrodden huddled masses of Central America, sub-Saharan Africa, the far east Asian poor countries, and so on. It’s a perception problem. If the visa numbers were upped to reasonably accommodate all illegal Mexicans (for an example), that would not be “fair” to all the other countries’ applicants, and this has no relationship to how much we “owe” these countries, or how much our country has profited from the exploitation of a cheap labor market and a cozy oil trade deal.
To sum it up: I think the people in favor of this law just haven’t thought through how rough it’s going to be on innocent civilians and illegal immigrants both. Or they don’t care. I think the people who are against this law realize that it’s hard to blame someone for wanting to get out of a shitty situation in another country, and to enjoy the (relative) freedoms we have here. I honestly don’t think it’s all that racist.
Thanks for reading, I’ll turn out the lights.
NBC’s Midseason Schedule-24 hours of The Marriage Ref
Wait, is The Paul Reiser Show a comedy? I’m confused.
It’s a confusedy. Apparently an effective one.
I didn’t even know that Paul Reiser was still alive.
It took me pretty much the whole trailer to realize that School Pride wasn’t a mockumentary. I spent the whole trailer thinking, Oh man, NBC, you’ve got the Office and Parks and Recs, give it up!
I thought it was a mokumentary too! Glad to see I’m not the only one.
Yeah, not a mockumentary but it should be. I’m just wondering how heavy handed the product placement will be: “Okay class, now that you’ve had a minute to relax in the cool air of our GE HVAC system and snack on a General Mills Pop-Tart toasted in our GE toaster, please get your Staples notebook and Bic Pen and get ready to take Coke Notes.” Barf.
Barf barf barf.
When the trailer started I was so afraid it was a remake of Summer Heights High, and that they were doing the segment where Mr. G does overdramatic safety drills.
I wish we could just have Summer Heights High.
I definitely do not “want more?”
Meeeeeh. I’ll definitely be checking out Undercovers because my allegiance to JJ Abrams is unwavering, but otherwise this is a big tub of “whatever”.
JJ doesn’t love you. You need to find a new pimp.
Well i watch three of the ones that looked “funny.” Dancing poorly and using “I’m a virgin” as a pick up line are seriously the best jokes they have? And the School Pride show is actually supposed to be real-real-life? This is terrible news.
Oh and I thought Paul Reiser was dead. Who knew?!
Friends With Paul Reiser With Benefits!
What? No doctor shows?
Outsourced is making me very nervous.
Community is safe though? It’s all I have invested in NBC.
Please tell me you only included the bad ones and not all of the new shows NBC will be airing.
The woman barely whispering in the Outsourced one kind of made me laugh. Does that make me a bad person? The rest of it was garbage but…her smile at the end is priceless. Congrats, NBC. Out of all that, you have 3 seconds that entertained me.
No, that joke didn’t rely on her “speaking all sorts of funny,” and though it did seem to play on some stereotype of the timid foreign woman, the same joke could have been used for any shy, timid person. So, congrats, you’re not a bad person!
I have to wonder what keeps the bodies of NBC executives filled up because they certainly all lack any type of soul whatsoever. Parks and Recreation is the best show on Thursday night right now with nary a bad episode this entire season. It has consistently out shined every show on Thursday nights in terms of constant quality. And now NBC thinks the best way to promote it would be to dick around with the schedule? Is NBC headquarters located in parallel universe where only the worst choices can be made?
Dear NBC New Line-Up:
Can you all go jump off a metaphorical bridge? Thanks much.
Smooches,
Palmer
The Paul Reiser show had about a second of Omid Djalili in the preview, so on that basis I’m going to give it a chance. Almost everything else up there looks like crap.
ugh, Outsourced seems to be based on this movie from 2006, which when I watched it last year I thought was actually kind of charming (even if not anywhere near Parks & Rec caliber). Seems I can’t even say that about your show though, NBC.
Apparently it’s available on Netflix Instant. Is it worth putting in the effort to give it a shot?
I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it unless you have nothing else to do, though if you’re like me and always have time for a romantic comedy, then go for it lol. It tends to confuse boring for understatement enough to feel like it runs too long, but its premise is sweet and the main actor charming, and its humour way more innocent than NBC’s version if I’m remembering well (though granted, I may not be!). Anyway, I thought it was worth the $4 rental at the time.
Am I supposed to be laughing after watching the cape and undercovers trailers? Because I am. I can’t wait to see how NBC turns generic 90′s action movies into full 20 episode seasons. Good luck!
Oh man, the waitress. my wish is that someday she will be on a show where she’s not constantly yelling.
oh, and nice move, guy from “party down.” it hurts when people choose a bad project after SUCH GOOD ONES.
Not only is NBC making terrible shows, they’re poaching the stars from some of the very BEST shows to do it.
Why must (NBC make) everything I love turn to crap?
Selfishly, this pleases me as I can’t watch any of these shows in Australia and get frustrated every week reading the Thursday Night Thread here. And SNL is oh, about 6 months behind, awesome! Sorry monsters! I’ll stop hating now… LotsOfLove to US TV even if it’s crap.
Okay, I finally watched the clip for “Love Bites,” and I have decided I don’t understand anything about anything. It seems like it was written by 12-year-olds, to impress 14-year-olds. It kind of makes me want to scream. Isn’t there some place where I can scream? I’m at work. Maybe the roof. Bye,
What the fuck is “The Event” even about.
I think NBC deserves credit for trying so many new scripted shows and not just filling the schedule with reality trash. That said, there’s nothing here that looks really compelling.
So what’s going on with Paul Reiser’s hair? It looks kind of Shatnerific.
Are you kidding? This NBC drivel looks like GOLD compared to the shit ABC was flogging during the 400 commercials on the series finale of LOST.