Yeah, "Riot" was simply trying way too hard. And all those "edgy" statements Rove McManus (who didn't host the Australian version of this show) was forced to read off the prompter coming out of breaks were ridiculous--but Jane Lynch is forced to do the same thing on "Hollywood Game Night" when she can come up with better lines herself. (And don't get me started on Paul Telgedy's seeming edict on NBC reality shows that there have to be clips out-of-context at the top of the show and before every break--and that the paid extras that make up the audience are overwhelmed by the sweetening, which still sounds like it's coming from the next room. As obnoxious as "Mother MacKenzie" was on NBC daytime game shows--and variety shows--back in the day, at least it sounded like it could plausibly come from the same room.)
Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor [email protected] On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 10:01 PM, M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > Can't say I'm surprised about either of these cancellations. I didn't > bother with "Harry", but as an improv devotee I had set a series recording > for "Riot". After watching the pilot, I came away with the impression that > it was trying too hard to be "high concept Whose Line", and the added bells > and whistles (the trademark 22-degree stage for Slideshow, the bungee cord > gimmick in A Bunch of Jerks, which itself was three WHIIA games smashed > together) just got in the way of the performers and made things generally > unfunny. I pretty much gave up on the show after the episode with Andy Dick > (who apparently has never heard the "yes, and..." rule) and Tom Green as > guest performers. > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
