On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:

> It's a short two paragraph announcement:
>
>
> http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/10/04/nbc-gives-full-season-orders-to-up-all-night-whitney/
>

Free Agents is about to get cancelled - I think NBC should move Whitney to
the slot after Up All Night, it seems to be a better fit there than with the
other Thursday night shows.

I don't actively dislike Whitney, but apart from the obvious pleasure in
seeing her in various stages of undress, I don't have any particular
positive, let alone humorous, response to her. I read she is on the late
night talk show with the woman (Chelsey something) but I have never seen
that program and have no context for her. The guy who plays her lover seems
likable enough - the rest of the cast is a huge (and I can not emphasize
that enough) turn off.

I really want to like Up All Night. I love Arnett and Rudolph, and have
learned to have some affection for Applegate, especially if I can keep her
performance in Anchorman in mind. So far it is only the likability of the
main cast that has kept me watching it, waiting for it to be funny. I am
still waiting, but I will probably keep watching.

I read a review in the NYT a few weeks ago that liked Free Agents, but said
the original was better. I have put in a pass for it when it starts showing
on BBCA I think this weekend so we shall see, but the US version is for me a
total dud. I guess I can see why Azaria wants to do a mostly straight role,
but I don't really see why NBC thought it would be funny to watch him do it.
And I keep thinking the woman who plays his non-love interest is going to be
Sarah Silverman's sistern, and then realize she is not, and wind up
disappointed. It is nice to see Giles again, but that is not enough to make
me want to watch this show.

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