How Is This Show Still On?!

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The said:

I was in a focus group for a Who's the Boss spin off that starred Remini. I did my best to sabotage the show. Does that count?

Oh my god. I remember that show-Living Dolls, wasn't it? It had Michael Learned. I was only about 10 or 11 when that show was on, and being a pre-adolescent girl who loved clothes and stuff about "cool girls", I adored that show.

7th Heaven is still on? I HATE the goddamn show.

Sadly, The Simpsons is a mere shadow of its former greatness. There are a few hits (the one where they went to England was great-"He hit the friggin' queen!"), it's just gotten very old.

Personally, I cannot imagine Law & Order without Jerry Orbach.

[CAgirl]

The said:

I was in a focus group for a Who's the Boss spin off that starred Remini. I did my best to sabotage the show. Does that count?

I remember this show, too! Halle Berry was in it as well.

I also agree that Bachelor/Bachlorette needs to go. Do people actually watch these shows?

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Annathree said:

Doesn't the host Jan Carl (not sure about her name) look over botox?

That would be Mary Hart, and she really needs to go!

[hasbro]

Guinastasia said:

Oh my god. I remember that show-Living Dolls, wasn't it? It had Michael Learned. I was only about 10 or 11 when that show was on, and being a pre-adolescent girl who loved clothes and stuff about "cool girls", I adored that show.

Trust me it's not as good as you remember.

I was like 14 and two pollsters asked me about 50 questions of which the subtext was "Does this girl make you want to masterbate?" I was biting my lip not to laugh at the dumbshit coming out of my mouth, and I think they bought every bit of it. Really a Facts of Life rip-off without the lez-yay and weight gain.

I don't think Halle was part of the pilot another now famous actress had the part originaly.

Topic: If only I could have done something to stop America's Funniest Home Videos. Just the thought that Trace Belleu is whoring him self out to this nut shot montage makes me want to go back in time and terminate Bob Saget.

[vacationland]

Just the thought that Trace Belleu is whoring him self out to this nut shot montage makes me want to go back in time and terminate Bob Saget.

Dude, if it were at all possible to go back in time and terminate Bob Saget, don't you think someone would've already done the honors?

Though I have to say, I might've actually tuned in if I knew that a naked guy was going to appear in a ball of blue lightning in the middle of the AFV set and set about terminating Saget. Beats a football-to-the-crotch clip any day.

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I know others have mentioned Everybody Loves Raymond but I may as well chime in. I mostly see it on re-runs. It seems like towards the beginning the characters got into their weekly spats but more often than not patched it up at the end. An old one that I saw recently had Debra and Marie at each others' throats, but they came to a compromise and the ending was actually very touching, with them making up (but not touching in a sappy way). Now the characters all seem to just simply hate one another.

And I'm sick of Debra's schtick -- Ray (or someone) will say something really funny and she puts her hand on her hip and stares at the person with that deadpan look, then lowers her head to the side and runs her tongue briefly over her upper lip before retorting.

Oh, and any reality show -- I can't believe new ones keep coming out. (I loved the FT piece on possible reality shows: One of them was "A group of people who think they are on a reality show... But they're not!")

[monsterzero]

I was in a focus group for a Who's the Boss spin off that starred Remini. I did my best to sabotage the show. Does that count?

You deserve a freaking medal of honor. Without your help, Leah Remini could have become a big star instead of a constant second banana throughout the '90s (anybody remember 'Moving Up?' No? Exactly) who only got fame on a pathetic CBS sitcom that nobody really watches that much of for her.

I was like 14 and two pollsters asked me about 50 questions of which the subtext was "Does this girl make you want to masterbate?" I was biting my lip not to laugh at the dumbshit coming out of my mouth, and I think they bought every bit of it. Really a Facts of Life rip-off without the lez-yay and weight gain.

WHAT?? You gotta be kidding me. They tried to sell this as jackoff material with Tony Danza in it? I'm going to be sick.

I know others have mentioned Everybody Loves Raymond but I may as well chime in. I mostly see it on re-runs. It seems like towards the beginning the characters got into their weekly spats but more often than not patched it up at the end. An old one that I saw recently had Debra and Marie at each others' throats, but they came to a compromise and the ending was actually very touching, with them making up (but not touching in a sappy way). Now the characters all seem to just simply hate one another.

$5 says the ending involves gunfire. Another $5 hopes that it'll be the bloodiest series finale ever. It would just be so fitting somehow.

[InchoateDetails]

I am happy to note that ABC cancelled the following dreck: My Wife and Kids, Extreme Makeover, 8 Simple Rules, Blind Justice and Less than Perfect. My heart stood still when I realized that meant they were keeping According to Jim, America's Funniest Blah, Jake in Progress etc.

[Spurs]

InchoateDetails said:

My heart stood still when I realized that meant they were keeping According to Jim, America's Funniest Blah, Jake in Progress etc.

They're also keeping Hope&Faith. Why?

[chuppie]

Meet the Barkers *insert Sideshow Bob shudder of disgust* The worst thing I have ever seen. Your wife is a big boobied famewhore, you're a total douche, and your baby has a mohawk... how does this make a show?
Dang! ABC needs to bring back the Urkel to TGIF! My mother will probably the only one sad that Less Then Perfect is axed.