On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 4:43 PM [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
> Those would not have been my guesses ... > > My own two "can't stand-ems" are Jackie Hoffman, who has always given > overplaying a bad name, and MacLaine, who has -- to the best of my > recollection -- given only one performance that I found even remotely > tolerable, and -that- was in 1962. > Hoffman barely registered with me. Neither good nor bad… just forgettable. MacLaine is one of those character actors, and you either like her character or don’t. I like her, but fully understand those who don’t. > > Gomez would be fine if she could somehow move her voice out of the back of > her throat. I generally dislike Schumer, but have to admit she was quite > (surprisingly) good in "The Humans." Fey is Fey. Good in some things, not > in others. As much as I liked "30 Rock," "Mr. Mayor" was a series of missed > opportunities, but I guess that's what one gets when one gives Bobby > Moynihan too much rope. > > I will miss Houdyshell, who is a national treasure. > > --Dave Sikula > > > On Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 07:28:40 AM PDT, Kevin M. < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I have always been a fan of Ms Gomez as an individual. Her music is not to > my liking, but most pop music isn’t so I don’t judge her harshly for that. > She’s very stiff in the first couple episodes, but her character is stiff > for reasons explained as the series unfolds. She does not have the comedic > timing of Martin or Short, but that’s a high bar to reach… Gomez holds her > own, though, which is commendable. > > I am generally averse to Tiny Fey, mostly because 30 Rock was not as good > as many thought it was. But the one I find genuinely devoid of talent is > Amy Schumer. Her entire act seems to be “I’m blonde and have breasts so if > you don’t think I’m funny you can f*ck off.” That act would work if she > actually was funny. But she stages it that any guy who doesn’t laugh at her > jokes must be sexist, and any guy who points out that her jokes aren’t > funny must be because of how she looks. > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 7:11 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > > So now *I'll* ask... Kev, are neither of these Selena G? B > > Dave Sikula, to Kevin M, Aug 25th: > > While I can only guess who those actresses are (I have my suspicions ...), > Rudd may be a bridge too far for me. I honestly can't stand the guy. > > This series is a pleasure to watch. Even two actresses I dislike are > pleasant on this show. > > -- > 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/ffcb67e0-7b8b-400d-a872-90477989053an%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ffcb67e0-7b8b-400d-a872-90477989053an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tvornottv/B_F3uYlScMM/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4Bc45Bcbmzq9xFbCHChv80G97ezS%3DZog0hAqCH7uTRcnQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4Bc45Bcbmzq9xFbCHChv80G97ezS%3DZog0hAqCH7uTRcnQ%40mail.gmail.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/1507549346.9346.1661471002555%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1507549346.9346.1661471002555%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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/CAKgmY4DOmpWmaWTfMHp9S5rY8RvAEWFvHAX9S3d21SLHzONC2g%40mail.gmail.com.
