I also watched it, pretty much agree with Joe, though in my case it amounts to liking it more than I thought. I thought most effective parts were when the old cast did script readings and then they cut back and forth to the original. They really didn’t need a moderator at all, as the other effective parts were when the cast reflected on being on the set, and the show. Could have just had an off camera moderator feeding them questions.
Definitely shocked they did not spend significant time discussing both why the show has continued popularity, but also how dated show seems in terms of ethnic representation and recurrent homophobic and trans jokes. That was a missed opportunity. On Tue, 1 Jun 2021 at 1:57 PM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > So I watched it with my beloved and a dear friend. They both liked it. I > was rather meh. My friend had never heard of Corden and kept asking me "Why > does he keep talking like that? Is that a bit?" and I had to tell her that > sadly, no, it was not. > > It could've been so much better (besides way less Corden). The hodgepodge > nature of the program, jumping from thing to thing, drove me nuts. The > random nature of the celebrities was pointless. I think it's telling they > didn't bring back Aisha Tyler, Jane Sibbert, or Jessica Hecht (i.e. The > Black Girlfriend and The Lesbians). The show has started aging rapidly in > the last few years: reminding us how very, very white and straight it was > doesn't help. > > > > On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 6:14 PM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am forbidden until Saturday night, but will report back after. >> >> On Thu, May 27, 2021, 09:24 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Without details, Corden hosting got GOBS of hissing... >>> >>> >>> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9625807/Friends-fans-left-baffled-berate-James-Cordens-hosting-reunion-special.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailceleb >>> (link) >>> >>> B >>> >>> -- >>> 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]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/b4920254-19dc-4f98-8026-9ae1a37986a4n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/b4920254-19dc-4f98-8026-9ae1a37986a4n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BcO%3DKz_4n-YM%2ByizowDAe8%2BG49U%2Bib9vt8QyU5SSUjDnw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BcO%3DKz_4n-YM%2ByizowDAe8%2BG49U%2Bib9vt8QyU5SSUjDnw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BXOHB4VjiH9BiyYj%3DeEjKBkbgf49nmg2Ha7dJe0da%2BZw%40mail.gmail.com.
