"Episodes" is worth watching for anyone who would enjoy an all-too- accurate (and quite funny) behind-the-scenes satire of how American network TV works. It's also a blithe look at the depths to which American TV execs can and will sink. LeBlanc is very good, but it's the entire ensemble that makes the show really rock.
On Jan 16, 10:21 am, David Bruggeman <[email protected]> wrote: > Kate Beckinsale is whom you're likely thinking of, as she's got a movie out > soon (the Eurotrash vampire flicks will not die...). > > I don't know much about Enlightened (for which Laura Dern won, and the > ex-Chief has had mixed feelings about), but Episodes tracks the adaptation of > a British series for an American audience, with LeBlanc as the American lead > who's vastly different from the British actor that originated the role. > Think Joey as though he were really what Ricky Gervais plays at these days. > > David > > ________________________________ > From: PGage <[email protected]> > > Subject: [TV orNotTV] Globes 2012 > > The lack of comment here about the show is probably appropriate, as it was > relatively unremarkable. I never thought Gervais was all that cutting edge > (or hilarious) the first two times he hosted, and last night he was basically > Bob Hope with an accent. The selling of Gervais as subversive is one of the > great marketing feats of the last few years. > > The most actually subversive and potentially offensive (and, I confess, > funny) moment of the evening was Seth Rogan talking about trying to conceal > his massive erection while standing next to an attractive starlet (I forget > her name - I mostly know her from one of the worst movies of all time - Pearl > Harbor). If she was really prepared for that line, and just faking the partly > amused, partly disgusted, entirely uncomfortable response that pretty girls > almost always give in real life to the sophomoric humor of socially marginal > guys, then she is a much better actress then I ever thought she was. > > On the TV side I was just delighted that Homeland got so much recognition > (best drama and best actress). This is my favorite new show of the year, and > probably tied as my second favorite television series of any kind this season > (meaning shows on the air since August or so), after Breaking Bad and tied > with Dexter. I would have completed the trifecta for Homeland with best > actor, though Grammer did a very good job on a show I like but is not nearly > as good. Also delighted that Idris Elba won for Luther, which I caught up > with a few months ago on the Netflix and really dug. The acting winners for > comedy were both for shows I not only have not seen but have never heard of - > I will have to ask my daughter (who stayed at a friend's house last night) if > they are worth tracking down. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! 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
