Also, to Tom's point about NYC of the '80s...how would Times Square Elmo, Karens on the warpath and Vape Enthusiasts Gone Wild compare to the hookers, addicts & general weirdos from the original series?
M-D "...and the bishop says '20 bucks - same as in town'!" On Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 10:23:08 AM UTC-5 Jim Ellwanger wrote: > I wonder how much this is part of the issue: 2020s "Night Court" episodes > are probably 3-4 minutes shorter than 1980s "Night Court" episodes due to > the increase in commercial time. (I also wonder if that's why they only > have one bailiff instead of two.) > > > On Jan 18, 2023, at 8:07 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > > One of the core ideas of the original Night Court, which it inherited from > Barney Miller, was to bring New York’s weirdo characters into the squad > room/courtroom every week. They served as a snapshot of what was going on > in Manhattan at the time. So far, this iteration of Night Court treats the > trials and defendants as disposable and makes no effort to make them part > of the fabric of the show. > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 7:20 PM Brad Beam <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >> Behalf Of *Jon Delfin >> >> *>*Fienberg at THR said his review was based on seeing six episodes, and >> that three were okay, while the other three weren't. I'm guessing last >> night's pair were in the latter group. >> >> >> >> The show should move on from "It's what Dad would've wanted" and stick >> with the surrealness (e.g., the Getty Museum) that made the original >> fun to watch. >> >> -- >> 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/009d01d92b9a%24e0e8c750%24a2ba55f0%24%40suddenlink.net >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/009d01d92b9a%24e0e8c750%24a2ba55f0%24%40suddenlink.net?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/CAJE-FiFrjc81rZT8awQCfFJWj3%3DsdRNnTFvnZ8JZNnYVy%2Bgg2g%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiFrjc81rZT8awQCfFJWj3%3DsdRNnTFvnZ8JZNnYVy%2Bgg2g%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/c6489714-fa7e-49c0-b557-a81aad3d2675n%40googlegroups.com.
