And earlier this year, a writer for the Chicago Reader who used to be theater critic at Time Out Chicago (which is now online only) called the man who wrote the original play, Tracy Letts, a sellout for approving "Superior Donuts" as a TV series:
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/cbs-superior-donuts-review-tracy-letts-steppenwolf-theatre/Content?oid=25971096 I once heard the writer say that he hates Steppenwolf Theatre, the company Letts is based at in Chicago (home base for John Malkovich, Gary Sinese, Laurie Metcalf and many other notables), even though he likes some of the people. I suspect his bile is more tinged by his hatred of Steppenwolf than anything else--and he pulls that "canned laughter" crap, even though like almost every other multicam that isn't on Nick or Disney, it's shot with a live audience. What is it about critics and their kneejerk "canned laughter" attack on multicams--and why do they never accuse the late-night shows of using laugh tracks? On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 7:34 PM, Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: > I've watched most of the episodes this season. They seem to be covering > very social issues (LGBT, racism) etc. Based on my wiki reading of the > stage production, that seems in line. I got the sense that a lot of the > themes reminded me of All in the Family -- tonight's ep featured a > "chinaman" punchline. > > Anyway, the writing I find funny and actually LOL'd at 2 of the lines > tonight. > > /doug - a bit of a sitcom guy. > > -- > -- > 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.
