On Dec 16, 4:57 pm, "Pollak, Melissa F." <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thursday, my only choice was "Surviving Suburbia." I'll be shocked
> if this show gets more than a summer burn-off. Talk about a lame
> sitcom. It is the lamest of the lame. Who really wants to sit through
> a show starring Bob Saget? The writing's really got to be great to get
> past that, and, in this case, it isn't. And, while Cynthia Stevenson is
> cute on screen, her character couldn't whine more than if...well, I
> dunno, but you get the idea. The show contains zero memorable
> characters, and that combined with mundane scripts (we were shown the
> pilot), just makes it unwatchable.
This was supposed to be part of the MRC-controlled Sunday night CW
lineup, but wasn't ready for the fall, so got postponed to the
spring. Since The CW ended that arrangement, I don't know where it's
going to end up now--I assume the warmup guy didn't say anything. I'm
almost guessing that they'll sell it to Lifetime or TBS, since those
channels seem to be interested in old school multi-camera sitcoms.
I'm sorry to hear that Cynthia Stevenson grated on you in performance
live--I think she's utterly delightful in almost everything I'm seen
her in ("Men in Trees" most recently, along with one helluva ensemble
that made up for Anne Heche as the star).
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