On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > On Apr 10, 7:35 am, "Mark J." <[email protected]> wrote: >> or is >> the one-camera mockumentary workplace sitcom becoming as cliched as >> the family multi-cam laugh track one? > > The technique, as used on "The Office," is wearing on me, but I have > yet to see "Parks & Rec." And I'm not eager, even though I like > Poehler. Cliche? No. Tired? Verging on it.
I don't really understand the focus on the technique. When it is done well, which it still is on The Office, it works. When it is not done well (as it appears on P&R) it is not. It has always been a mistake to reduce the appeal of The Office to simply the mockumentary format. Sadly, most of the bad things that we hard about P&R seem to have been true. I am predisposed to like this show, but the first episode was not promising. It will have to get a lot better just to be watchable - but I will give it a chance to find itself. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
