Matt Albie was nothing like Chandler, and this new character he's doing on Showtime doesn't sound anything like Chandler either. Jennifer Aniston has proven her range with "The Good Girl" and "Friends With Money." I think that she could handle headlining either a comedy or a drama series, though I'd much rather see her do the former.
Congratulations, Primetime Emmy Winners!
Comedy Series: 30 ROCK Drama Series: MAD MEN Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 ROCK Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Toni Collette, UNITED STATES OF TARA Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, BREAKING BAD Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Glenn Close, DAMAGES Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Ellen Burstyn, LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
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Originally posted by RichterScale: Wow. This was one weak episode. Possible one of the show's least funny. But you know what, even on their weakest day, "30 Rock" is still head & shoulders above the other sitcoms out there. It's amazing.
30 Rock is amazing, indeed, but I thought there were funnier comedies last week (The Office and Old Christine come to mind). I just thought the latest episode was very, very dull. Hopefully, it picks up this week.
Yeah, with a clunker like this, it's already dropped to #3 in quality for me for the season behind "The Office" and "Old Christine", who haven't made a misstep like this so far.
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Originally posted by Atypical: Jennifer Aniston has proven her range with "The Good Girl" and "Friends With Money." I think that she could handle headlining either a comedy or a drama series, though I'd much rather see her do the former.
I don't know what it is about Jennifer Aniston, but i was never impressed with her acting chops. I didn't buy her attempts to break her Rachel image. For me, those were epic fails. We all know "Rock Star" was a big fat flop. And so was "Derailed".
There's always something with the way she acts. It's her reactions, it's the way she delivers her lines. it's like she constantly whips out these little Rachel-isms and falls back on them. I appreciate the effort to break free from Rachel Green, but it just doesn't work for me. Even in movies like "The Good Girl", a little bit of Rachel comes out.
I guess I'm just not a Jennifer Aniston fan. Even when she was on "Friends", Rachel was my least favorite female friend. (Monica was 1st, then Phoebe, then Rachel.)
Originally posted by Atypical: Jennifer Aniston has proven her range with "The Good Girl" and "Friends With Money." I think that she could handle headlining either a comedy or a drama series, though I'd much rather see her do the former.
I don't know what it is about Jennifer Aniston, but i was never impressed with her acting chops. I didn't buy her attempts to break her Rachel image. For me, those were epic fails. We all know "Rock Star" was a big fat flop. And so was "Derailed".
There's always something with the way she acts. It's her reactions, it's the way she delivers her lines. it's like she constantly whips out these little Rachel-isms and falls back on them. I appreciate the effort to break free from Rachel Green, but it just doesn't work for me. Even in movies like "The Good Girl", a little bit of Rachel comes out.
I guess I'm just not a Jennifer Aniston fan. Even when she was on "Friends", Rachel was my least favorite female friend. (Monica was 1st, then Phoebe, then Rachel.)
She's definitely better in comedic roles than dramatic ones, but I don't think she's been playing Rachel Green in everything she's done post-"Friends" either, and she can show range when given the opportunity.
Congratulations, Primetime Emmy Winners!
Comedy Series: 30 ROCK Drama Series: MAD MEN Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 ROCK Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Toni Collette, UNITED STATES OF TARA Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, BREAKING BAD Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Glenn Close, DAMAGES Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Ellen Burstyn, LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
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Originally posted by RichterScale: ...why can't Matthew Perry do the same either?
...Because Matthew Perry is a very, very limited actor. In the sixth season finale of "Friends" he had a big crying scene and it was awful. His crying seemed so phony...almost laughable.
I thought Matthew Perry managed to show different range in The West Wing (2 Emmy nods) and ThenRon Clark Story (Emmy-nominated). I also enjoyed him on Studio 60,
Yeah, with a clunker like this, it's already dropped to #3 in quality for me for the season behind "The Office" and "Old Christine", who haven't made a misstep like this so far.
I don't watch 'Christine' but I don't think 'The Office' has been very consistent this season. 'Baby Shower' and 'Employee Transfer' were not great, especially the latter, so I don't think consistency is TO's forte either. Besides they are completely different comedies.
3x03 was alright, if not underwhelming. It's weird that this was written by the guy who gave us 'Never go with a hippie to a second location' and probably one of the greatest 3 mins of comedy ever. The Jack/Liz ending was sweet as always. Love their relationship.
Synopsis: Liz joins Jack to a party at his friend Gavin Volure's mansion, only to have Gavin fall completely in love with her. Tracy fears his kids have sinister intentions when they become too nice to him. Kenneth entrusts Jack to invest his savings into Gavin's business venture.
Guest Star: Steve Martin
Enjoy!
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An okay episode. Nothing to write home about. Actually pretty boring. The only funny part was when Gavin shut the door on the guard in the mansion and told Liz what was really going on and then got tackled to the ground. Good job by Steve Martin there.
The Tracy bit just sucked and wasn't entertaining.
Alec Baldwin was his usual awesome self, nothing award worthy.
Tina Fey was simply like the pimple on my face - just there.
Episode Grade: C for Could have been a lot better.
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Excuses, excuses. If Tina couldn't handle the extra "work", then she shouldn't have taken it on.
But I think that the key issue here is the fact that when Tina is at her best, she's just not that great. Everyone, including the media will begin to come to their senses.
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Originally posted by cougar-letter: Excuses, excuses. If Tina couldn't handle the extra "work", then she shouldn't have taken it on.
I wasn't making excuses. I was just saying Tina was waaaaay off her game tonight. I think the witting saved her a lot though, so she was still pretty funny.
And she didn't even want to do Palin at first. She did it largely out of respect for Lorne and SNL cause she's classy like that. (Probably paid well too :P) She did get annoyed and tired with it towards the end like...hey I have a TV show too.
Good think Alec Baldwin's there to back her up.
Liz: Historical fiction? Jack: What if the Germans won, Lemon?
Great delivery, Mr. Baldwin.
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Originally posted by cougar-letter: Excuses, excuses. If Tina couldn't handle the extra "work", then she shouldn't have taken it on.
But I think that the key issue here is the fact that when Tina is at her best, she's just not that great. Everyone, including the media will begin to come to their senses.
What do you mean by "come to their senses"? Having the same opinion as you?
You have every right to think Tina Fey is the worst actress in the world. Just, please, understand that not everyone will agree with you and stop talking like those people are wrong or out of their minds.
Thanks.
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Originally posted by cougar-letter: Excuses, excuses. If Tina couldn't handle the extra "work", then she shouldn't have taken it on.
But I think that the key issue here is the fact that when Tina is at her best, she's just not that great. Everyone, including the media will begin to come to their senses.
What do you mean by "come to their senses"? Having the same opinion as you?
You have every right to think Tina Fey is the worst actress in the world. Just, please, understand that not everyone will agree with you and stop talking like those people are wrong or out of their minds.
Thanks.
I could say the same thing to all the people who were sooooo upset that their precious Tina Fey didn't make Entertainment Weekly's Entertainer of the Year.
Thanks.
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Originally posted by cougar-letter: Excuses, excuses. If Tina couldn't handle the extra "work", then she shouldn't have taken it on.
But I think that the key issue here is the fact that when Tina is at her best, she's just not that great. Everyone, including the media will begin to come to their senses.
What do you mean by "come to their senses"? Having the same opinion as you?
You have every right to think Tina Fey is the worst actress in the world. Just, please, understand that not everyone will agree with you and stop talking like those people are wrong or out of their minds.
Thanks.
I could say the same thing to all the people who were sooooo upset that their precious Tina Fey didn't make Entertainment Weekly's Entertainer of the Year.
Thanks.
Yes, I was upset when she lost, but we're different for 2 reasons:
1 - I have already let it go. So what if she didn't win? It's not like she never wins anything.
2 - I don't keep saying the same thing over and over again as if my grumpy rants on this forum would change anything. And I certainly do not call people who disagree with me crazy, stupid or whatever.
About the episode, I'll only be able to watch it tomorrow. I can't wait!
------------------------ "If reality TV has taught us anything, it's that you can't keep people with no shame down." - Liz Lemon
I could say the same thing to all the people who were sooooo upset that their precious Tina Fey didn't make Entertainment Weekly's Entertainer of the Year.
Thanks.
No you can't. I think Tina Fey should have won, but I totally see how RDJ deserved it too.
I could say the same thing to all the people who were sooooo upset that their precious Tina Fey didn't make Entertainment Weekly's Entertainer of the Year.
Thanks.
No you can't. I think Tina Fey should have won, but I totally see how RDJ deserved it too.
Maybe not you then, but some people were acting as if those of us who were glad that Tina wasn't crowned #1 were foolish.
Originally posted by cougar-letter: Well maybe you can wait pizza because it wasn't the best episode.
I don't recall ever calling anyone crazy or stupid or whatever.
I'm always excited for new episodes. And we have very different opinions about things, maybe our opinion will be different in this case too.
When you say "Everyone, including the media will begin to come to their senses", you are basically saying that they were out of their minds for thinking she deserved the kudos she got. Or did I completely misunderstand your previous post?
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